Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

Got this yesterday. Not bad, a bit more poppier and accessible than their last ouevre. I wish the drum machine would go (or is it a possibly a mechanical drummer, I never bothered checking).

Great hoary hair metal solos screams "It's 1993 again!" although they're far more dexterous and skillful than anything Slash could possibly muster up.

Axl is in fine form though, never missing a screamed high note. Adding some diversity - flamenco riffs, heavenly girl choirs, brass sections, wins brownie points from me. Also like the crazy chord modulations in "Scraped". The power ballads aren't that drippy albeit nothing as memorable as "Don't Cry".

All in all, good job, Axl with G n' R Mk. 2, you've entertained me, even if the rest of the world might not bother.