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
The Revolution Is Never Coming The Revolution Is Never Coming The Revolution Is Never Coming is the debut album and ninth overall release by Australian band The Red Paintings. After a long and troubled production, it was finally released on June 7, 2013 in Australia, and September 30 in the US. After completing the album mostly on fan donations and support, the band stated on their Facebook that the long-awaited album would be released first in Australia, with the majority of fans who donated towards the album receiving special packages ahead of the official release date. An exclusive signed pre-order for the album was made