Chinese Democracy a "toe-tapper". Early Guns N' Roses guitarist Tracii Guns said he thought it was "over-indulgent, sterile and not that exciting". "Chinese Democracy"'s protracted recording process attracted extensive media coverage. According to "Spin", a cottage industry grew around covering its development; "the only way the record could have lived up to its legend would have been to never come out at all". Five years after its release, "Grantland" journalist Steven Hyden wrote: "For years, it was widely assumed "Chinese Democracy" would never come out; in retrospect, the delay is all anybody cares about ... As music, "Chinese Democracy" is merely the
Wilson (band) the band announced the details of their long awaited third album, "Tasty Nasty", to be released August 24, produced by the band and Scott Stevens (Sixx A.M, Papa Roach, Nothingmore). The album also saw the band separate from Razor and Tie, releasing instead via Sony RED music. In an interview with "Blabbermouth", frontman Chad Nicefield spoke of the stylistic changes in the upcoming release, stating, "I just kind of realized who we are as people and our DNA was that of a bunch of lovable, silly dudes, that love to make music." The announcement also coincided with the release of