Chuck *Hearts* Axl
The recently-axed Spin icon sounds off on the new Chinese Democracy album.

With a re-worked "Think About You" and other songs such as "Thursday Morning Strip Club" and "Slash and Burned" [guess what that one's about, kids], CD apparently kicks a lot ass, but Chuck swears it wasn't worth the 15 years.

Klosterman puts it into perspective: "If you purchased a kitten on the day that Use Your Illusion I & II arrived in stores, it’s probably dead by now."

And if your kitten's not dead, it's probably too old to rock.

Still, he isn't afraid to ask the clutch question: "Does Chinese Democracy accomplish its goal? After all this time and all that money, will this album truly bring democracy to China?"

That, my friends, can only be revealed by the Chuckles himself: http://www.spin.com/reviews/magazine/2006/03/060323_gunsnroses/

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