Chinese Democracy

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Chinese Democracy is a long-delayed and highly anticipated hard rock album by Guns N' Roses, known for its protracted production and departure from the band's classic lineup and sound.

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Label Occurrences
Chinese Democracy canonical 4
Chinese Democracy (album) 2
Chinese Democracy (song) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Guns N' Roses album
rock album
studio album
artist Guns N' Roses
billboard200PeakPosition 3
certification Platinum (Australia)
surface form: Gold (Australia)

Gold (Germany)
Gold (New Zealand)
Gold (United Kingdom)
Platinum (Canada)
Platinum (United States)
chronology Guns N' Roses studio albums
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDesigner Chinese Democracy cover art team
criticalReception generally positive reviews
distributionDeal exclusive retail deal with Best Buy (US)
firstWeekSalesUS 261000
follows "The Spaghetti Incident?"
genre alternative metal
hard rock
industrial rock
hasInfluenceOn perception of long-delayed albums in rock music
hasPart Better
The Catcher in the Rye
surface form: Catcher in the Rye

Chinese Democracy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chinese Democracy (song)

I.R.S.
If the World
Madagascar
Prostitute
Riad N' the Bedouins
Scraped
Shackler's Revenge
Sorry
Street of Dreams
There Was a Time
This I Love
hasSingle Better
Chinese Democracy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chinese Democracy (song)

Shackler's Revenge
Sorry
Street of Dreams
language English
length 71:12
mainSongwriter Axl Rose NERFINISHED
metacriticScore 64
notableFor departure from classic Guns N' Roses sound
extensive use of electronic elements
frequent lineup changes during recording
high production costs
long production period
prolonged delays and repeated postponements
numberOfTracks 14
partOf Guns N' Roses discography
performer Guns N' Roses
previousAlbum "The Spaghetti Incident?"
producer Axl Rose NERFINISHED
Bob Ezrin
Brian May
Buckethead
Caram Costanzo
Chris Pitman
Darren "Maggot" Reed
Dizzy Reed
Eric Caudieux NERFINISHED
Frank Ferrer
Josh Freese
Marco Beltrami
Mike Clink
Paul Tobias
Pete Scaturro
Robin Diaz
Robin Finck
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
Roy Thomas Baker
Sean Beavan
Tommy Stinson
Youth
recordingPeriodEnd 2007
recordingPeriodStart 1994
recordLabel Black Frog Records
Geffen Records
releaseDate 2008-11-21
2008-11-22
2008-11-23
releaseYear 2008
theme personal struggle
political commentary
relationships
ukAlbumsChartPeakPosition 2

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Guns N' Roses notableWork Chinese Democracy
Axl Rose notableWork Chinese Democracy
"The Spaghetti Incident?" followedBy Chinese Democracy
subject surface form: The Spaghetti Incident?
Dizzy Reed notableWork Chinese Democracy
Dizzy Reed hasPartIn Chinese Democracy
this entity surface form: Chinese Democracy Tour
Use Your Illusion Tour followedBy Chinese Democracy
this entity surface form: Chinese Democracy Tour
Chinese Democracy hasPart Chinese Democracy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chinese Democracy (song)
Chinese Democracy hasSingle Chinese Democracy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chinese Democracy (song)
Frank Ferrer notableWork Chinese Democracy
this entity surface form: Chinese Democracy (album)
Frank Ferrer performedOn Chinese Democracy
this entity surface form: Chinese Democracy (album)