A Chinese Democracy Means Free Dr Pepper For All

Author: Kaye
Published: October 23, 2008 at 8:23 am

Little Miss Thang, also known as Axl Rose, has been letting the long-long-long-awaited Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy out in fits and starts...If The World, one of the tracks, was featured in the movie Body Of Lies, and another track, Shackler's Revenge, is in the new Rock Band 2 video game. But now, news is that the whole thing is coming to a Best Buy near you:

The album, “Chinese Democracy,” will go on sale Nov. 23 at Best Buy stores and online as part of an exclusive deal, the chain and Guns N’ Roses’ record label, Geffen, announced, confirming rumors that have been circulating in the music press for weeks. It will be the first new album in 17 years by the band, which has sold more than 42 million albums in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Best Buy is already accepting online orders, so fire up that computer and get yours today! After all, GNR has to recoup some of the money poured into this project:

“Chinese Democracy” has been in the works for 14 years at enormous cost; a report in The New York Times in 2005 put recording expenses to that point at $13 million, based on record company documents. Many recording deadlines and release dates have come and gone over the years, exasperating fans and turning the very phrase “Chinese Democracy” into pop-culture shorthand for any endless and indulgent folly. Mr. Rose has been promoting the album on tour since 2001, and over the years many songs have leaked on the Internet. But only recently, it seemed, did a concrete plan for the album’s release take shape.

And just how does Dr Pepper fit into this, you might ask? Well, waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in March we did a story...if Axl released the album this year, we all get free pop!

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Many have tried, but so far nobody has been able to pry the decade-in-the-works Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" from the hands of lone remaining original member Axl Rose. Now, Dr Pepper thinks it's up to the challenge. The soft drink company says it will give a free can of Dr Pepper to "everyone in America" (excluding ex-Guns members Slash and Buckethead) if "Chinese Democracy" arrives anytime during the calendar year 2008. Rose responded on his band's web site (http://www.gunsnroses.com) that the band was "surprised and very happy to have the support of Dr Pepper." But the offer did not prompt him to rose to the challenge. "Chinese Democracy" was most recently scheduled for release in March 2007, but promptly vanished from the schedule without a new date being set. Rose said at the time that all the recording had been completed, but there were some "scheduling difficulties."

Yeah, Axl couldn't figure out how to schedule the multiple runs to the bank to deposit the millions this album is certain to net him inbetween visits to the plastic surgeon and the hairdresser. Hey, I'm just in it for the Dr Pepper! Srsly, awesum! And you know I can't pass up the opportunity to visit the warm-up scale that became their signature song...