Chinese Democracy which meant that the salaried musicians, engineers, and assistants were often unable to work; Zutaut said: "These fucking people are getting paid shitloads of money and they’re sitting on their arse doing nothing because Axl’s not coming to the studio and they can’t get him on the phone." Zutaut estimated that Guns N' Roses were working on 50 or 60 songs; he went through each with Rose, trying to decide which were worth finishing. According to Zutaut, during his time with the band they completed versions of "The Blues", "Madagascar", "Chinese Democracy", and a "good" version of "Atlas Shrugged". When
Annuals (band) year. The album would be delayed, however, and by the time of its release, the title would be changed, due in part to the similarly titled album "Born and Raised" by John Mayer. On April 23, 2013, after sitting in "near completed form for almost 18 months," Annuals self-released their long-awaited follow up to "Such Fun", "Time Stamp". A digital-only release, the album was initially released via Bandcamp and is now available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon, and various other music downloading sites. Accompanying the release was the following note from the band: In September 2013, following what the band