Chinese Democracy "Chinese Democracy", tour for a year or two, then release the second album without having to return to the studio. The band worked with producer Sean Beavan from 1998 to 2000. Stinson stated that "most of the songs on the album started and ended with what [Beavan] did". Beavan worked with the band when Rose recorded most of the vocal tracks that appear on the final album in 1999. Rose's vocal parts were recorded in less than a week. Beavan claimed to have worked on 35 songs during his time with the band. In late 1999, Guns N' Roses released
Let It Go (The Clarks album) Let It Go (The Clarks album) Let It Go is the long-awaited fifth studio album by Pittsburgh band The Clarks, released on June 20, 2000. The album outsold many major national releases in the Pittsburgh area and generated huge local radio hits. The release was the band's first on Razor & Tie, the New York-based minor rock label. "Let It Go" has been critically acclaimed, despite being unknown to rock fans in most parts of the country. However, the success of the album's singles in the Pittsburgh market led to their spread to audiences in nearby Cleveland and Central Pennsylvania.