Glam metal C.C. DeVille in 1999, producing the mostly live "Power to the People" (2000); both bands began to tour extensively. There were reunions and subsequent tours from Van Halen (with Hagar in 2004 and then Roth in 2007). The long-awaited Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" was finally released in 2008, but only went platinum in the US, produced no hit singles, and failed to come close to the success of the band's late 1980s and early 1990s material. Europe's "Final Countdown" enjoyed a new lease of popularity as the millennium drew to a close and the band reformed. Other acts
Couples (The Long Blondes album) of brains". Despite good reactions from many music critics in the UK, "Pitchfork Media" had an average take on the album, writing that "In an attempt to be taken seriously, they've sacrificed too much of their effervescent appeal." The album was rewarded a 5.8/10, compared to the 8.2 score their debut album received. Click Music's Andrew Grillo named "Couples" his ninth best album of 2008. Couples (The Long Blondes album) Couples is the second album by the Sheffield band The Long Blondes. It was released on 7 April 2008 by Rough Trade Records, with the first single, "Century", released on