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(Oct. 10) -- No, we're not talking about the election -- 'Chinese Democracy,' the looooooong-awaited Guns N Roses album that's almost become an industry fairy tale, is set to be released on Nov. 23. Seriously ... November 23.

Billboard.com is reporting that the album will be a Best Buy exclusive (aside from all of the leaks bound to spurt out beforehand), released on a Sunday in order to entice pre-Thanksgiving shoppers to scoop up the almost-two-decades-in-the-making album.

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GnRs Long-Awaited 'Democracy'

(At least) Thirteen years in the making and $13 million spent during production, Axl Rose's long, lost Guns N' Roses album 'Chinese Democracy' has become a music industry enigma. Now that it's finally being released on Nov. 23, take a look at the history of the legendarily delayed album.

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In all those years, Rose has gone through at least three studios, four producers and countless musicians during the recording process of 'Democracy.' Rose has notorious issues with creative control and perfectionism, and hoped 'Democracy' would be the greatest album ever made.

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Guns N' Roses was one of the most important and influential bands to come out of the '80s, as their aggressive, blues-heavy take on rock was a delight amid the rash of light hair-metal fare.

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Axl's staggering ability to go from shrill screams to sensitive ballads to staccato bursts of half-words gave GnR an vocal edge over many softer late '80s acts.

Slash, seen here rocking with Michael Jackson at the 1995 Video Music Awards, was nearly instrumental in the success and image of GnR as Axl. The top-hatted axeman pulled notes out of his blond Les Paul like few before him.

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Their landmark 1987 debut album 'Appetite for Destruction' album is often considered among the top records of the past 25 years, and some consider it to be one of the best rock records of all time.

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Clashes between the bandmates, however, did them in. Axl's unpredictable temper often wound up in him walking off of the stage mid-show, which incited riots in some cases. His bandmates eventually had enough of it.

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In an iconic moment in the video for their epic 'November Rain,' Slash walks out on Axl's wedding to play solo in the desert. Many view this as a metaphor for the eventual breakup of the band.

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Slash, who was the band's lead guitarist, has been the most oustpoken against Rose, often saying that he has zero interest in ever playing with him again. He currently mans the axe for Velvet Revolver.

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Rose did his best to revive the band's legacy by coming out of retirement for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards ... only he was the only ex-GnR member on stage. While exciting, the anything-goes danger certainly wasn't there.

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The last studio album from Guns N Roses came in 1991, with the double album set 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'II.' Since then, the original band dismantled and frontman Axl Rose began work on 'Democracy.' He has gone through millions of dollars and countless studios and musicians in the process.

Aside from the good news of the album release, Americans may get themselves a free soda out of the release. In the spring, Dr. Pepper declared that "everyone in America" (excluding ex-GNR members Slash and Buckethead) would get a free pop if 'Democracy' hit the shelves during the calendar year 2008.

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Camisado4ever

03:58 PMMar 02 2009

Chinese Democracy...mostly sucked. Huge disappoinment, but when an album takes that long to make, it has to be a huge disappoinment.

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Hgallo1944

11:14 AMOct 11 2008

MYSTIC LIGAMENT IS A CORD THAT RUNS UP AND DOWN YOUR LEG ,LEGITIMATE IS WHAT YOUR ASKING IF OBAMA HAS A SON BORN OUT OF WED LOCK ,PALIN IS ATTACKING OBAMAS RECORD ONABORTION HOW CAN HE WHEN HE HAS TWO LITTLE DAUGHTERS , THEY BELIEVE IN THE PRESERVASION OF THE SPECIES UNLIKE GOPERS WHOSEND OUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO FIGHT INIRAQ AND AND GET THEM KILLED IN ILLEGAL WARS , PALINLOVES TO DESTROY WILD LIFE WHICH HAS ARIGHT TO COEXIST INB THERE ENVIRONMENT FREEOF INTRUSION BY MAN OR WHITE MAN INALASKA THATS WHY THE FEDERLA GOVERNMENT HAS LAWS PROTECTING OUR L;AST KNOWNSPECIES OF BEAR IN THE ALASKA N FRONTIER AND MAN IS INTRUDING INTHERE HABIITAT FOR THAT GOD DAMNED OIL

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Newjeff121

01:04 AMOct 11 2008

Please remove poopeater as a feature on aol

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Drum950

07:08 PMOct 10 2008

Yeah, if that 'dip-shit' No Bama doesn't get elected!!! Wake up Americans!!!

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LifeView09

06:43 PMOct 10 2008

The Real Barry ACORN Obamahttp://www.johnmccain.com/videolanding/acorn1.htm

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Bonmik19

06:37 PMOct 10 2008

There is no way this album will be good enough to justify the time it took to be released. Seriously, who cares about this any more? Music has evolved several times over, for better or worse.

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Spambofirstblood

06:34 PMOct 10 2008

Oh cool... finally that CD that took so long to be released from that burned out band that hates downloaduing songs off the internet.

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Spambofirstblood

06:32 PMOct 10 2008

I wonder if there are any gay azzed songs like Sweet Child o Mine on that CD so Axl can dance like a queer while he sings.

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Misterretired7

05:39 PMOct 10 2008

BLOW IT OUT YOUR ASS !

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Keljojer79

05:24 PMOct 10 2008

I would like to know the same thing. Why are you idiots talking about politics when the article is about GNR's new "old" album coming out? Save that crap for the articles about politics. Just because their album is called Chinese Democracy, doesn't mean we want to hear all this political ranting. GO AWAY!!

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