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Sound Bytes

Sound Bytes

George Chin
This Sunday, long-suffering Guns N' Roses fans will finally have in their hands something that many probably thought they'd never see again: a brand-new album. Literally 15 years in the making, the often-ridiculed "Chinese Democracy" documents band leader Axl Rose's transformation from the savage ringmaster of sleaze rock to the finicky maestro of overproduced epics. More

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