The Real Chinese Democracy May Have Leaked

As the inexorable march towards Chinese Democracy stomps along, the dangling carrots of Cheap Rosetta Stone periodic leaks and hints have made the decade-plus dry spell all the more tantalizing. But todays latest batch of tunes which are purported to be, finally, the real thing really may signal the end of the wait. [UPDATE: Not shockingly, the site may already be down]. With all the curious "free Dr. Pepper" talk a few months back reeking sweetly of a publicity stunt to come, the timing doesnt feel all that off for tunes to really start making it through the cracks.Todays leak features nine tracks, and besides the six which have already made the rounds (including a stunning version of "Madagascar," 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. Axls howl is unmistakable, and one track features a porno-guitar wah-wah, Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 hard-edged synths, flamenco guitar and delicate piano for whats perhaps the most unique mish-mash of sounds in a GNR tune to date.If its just another batch of demos, then theyre perhaps the most well-produced and complete demos in the history of the industry. And damn, theyre really pretty good. But Im very anti this competition. I think its a load of bollocks.You guys still live in Manchester, as do bands like Elbow, Doves and the Stone Roses. Is there a sense of camaraderie, with you often popping by each others studios?Theres a lot of that. The other night, [former Stone Roses singer] Ian Brown was having a party just a few blocks away from us and we went out to see him. Hookys been doing some stuff with Andy Rourke of the Smiths and Mani of the Stone Roses. I sang on one of the Doves records, and Jimmy [Goodwin, Doves frontman] Cheap Rosetta Stone German played on some stuff that I did with [former Smiths guitarist] Johnny Marr, who still lives here.

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