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"As the inexorable march towards Chinese Democracy stomps along, the dangling carrots of periodic leaks and hints have made the decade-plus dry spell all the more tantalizing. But today&amp;apos;s latest batch of tunes &amp;#x2014; which are purported to be, finally, the real thing &amp;#x2014; really may signal the end of the wait. [UPDATE: Not shockingly, the site may already be down]. With all the curious &amp;quot;free Dr. Pepper&amp;quot; talk a few months back reeking sweetly of a publicity stunt to come, the timing doesn&amp;apos;t feel all that off for tunes to really start making it through the cracks.\r\nToday&amp;apos;s leak features nine tracks, and besides the six which have already made the rounds (including a stunning version of &amp;quot;Madagascar,&amp;quot; complete with a chorus of Axls singing on top of each other), a trio of thus far unheard and unnamed songs offer further suggestions as to what may be around the corner. Axl&amp;apos;s howl is unmistakable, and one track features a porno-guitar wah-wah, hard-edged synths, flamenco guitar and delicate piano for what&amp;apos;s perhaps the most unique mish-mash of sounds in a GNR tune to date.\r\nIf it&amp;apos;s just another batch of demos, then they&amp;apos;re perhaps the most well-produced and complete demos in the history of the industry. And damn, they&amp;apos;re really pretty good.\r\nRelated Stories: &amp;#x2022; Is &amp;quot;Chinese Democracy&amp;quot; Close? Axl Rose Gets Top Management Team\r\n&amp;#x2022; Axl Rose Thanks Dr. Pepper For Supporting &amp;quot;Chinese Democracy&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#x2022; Guns n&amp;apos; Roses in Rolling Stone: The Cover Stories"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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