The New CD

Album Title: Chinese Democracy

Rumored titles: Cockroach Soup, 2000 Intentions

Line up: Axl Rose [ Vocals, Guitar ], Dizzy Reed [ Keyboards ], Tommy Stinson [ Bass ], Brain [ Drums ], Robin Finck [ Guitar ], Richard Fortus [ Guitar ]

Current status: Recording done? Mastering in Oct/Nov 2004?

Release: 200x

Producers: Axl Rose, Sean Beavan

Engineering: Critter, Caram Costanzo (Engineer), Eric Caudieux (Pro Tools), Dan Monti (Assistant Engineer)

Tracks / Info(Possible album tracks):

These four songs were performed during the 2002 tours:
The Blues - first performed in Las Vegas
Chinese Democracy (Freese/Rose) - "almost grungy" according to RS, first performed in Las Vegas
Madagascar - first performed in Rio de Janeiro
Riyadh And The Bedouins (aka Rhiad & The Bedouins) - first performed in Las Vegas

Titles from the press/concerts(uncertain if these will appear on the first album):

Silk Worms (Pittman/Reed) - performed in Las Vegas & Rock In Rio 3)

Catcher In The Rye - mentioned in RS

Oklahoma - mentioned in RS

I.R.S - mentioned in RS, supposed to have been played on Eddie Trunk's radio show on Aug 30th, 2003

Twat - mentioned in RS
Prostitute + - working title, mentioned in Spin magazine

Possible Guitar Players: Robin Finck, Paul Tobias, Buckethead, Dave Navarro, Gary Sunshine (Axl's guitar teacher), Richard Fortus, Zakk Wylde and Axl.

TIMELINE(from Use Your Illusion to Chinese Democracy):

July 17th, 1993 - The last show of the "Use Your Illusion" world tour.

June, 1994? - Gilby is fired.

October, 1994 - Slash's Snakepit finished recording their album. The album includes songs that Slash wrote for GN'R. He's joined on the album by Dizzy, Gilby and Matt.

December, 1994 - "Sympathy For The Devil" is released as a single. Paul Huge/Tobias plays rhythm guitar.

February, 1995 - Slash's Snakepit releases "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" and the band goes on tour.

August, 1996 - Neurotic Outsiders, with Duff and Matt, releases their debut album.

October 30th, 1996 - Slash leaves GN'R. He's replaced by Robin Finck in 1997.

Early 1997 - Rumors that Matt Sorum was replaced by Chris Vrenna (ex Nine Inch Nails). Chris was supposed to be the drummer and programmer, Moby was rumored to be the producer.

August, 1997 - Duff quits GN'R. He's replaced by Tommy Stinson.

Early 1998 - Josh Freese becomes the new drummer.

Late 1998 - GN'R begin working with producer Sean Beavan. Other producers that were rumored to be part of the project were Moby, Mike Clink and Youth.

August 1st, 1999 - Robin Finck leaves GN'R and rejoins his former group, Nine Inch Nails.

September 9th, 1999 - A short clip of a new GN'R track called "Oh My God" appears in a trailer for the new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie End Of Days.

November 8th, 1999 - The title "Chinese Democracy" is revealed.

January, 2000 - Some song titles were revealed in a Rolling Stone article. ''Catcher in the Rye,'' ''I.R.S,'' ''The Blues", "Oklahoma" and ''TWAT,'' (stands for ''there was a time.'')

Spring 2000: Producer Roy Thomas Baker is working with GN'R.

March, 2000 - Buckethead is reported to be working with GN'R.

March, 2000 - Josh Freese leaves GN'R. He's replaced by Brain.

October 27th, 2000 - Buckethead and Robin Finck are officially confirmed as guitarist by management. At the same time, they announced that Bob Ezrin was the A&R man for the project

January 1st, 2001 - The new GN'R line-up plays their first show together at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas.

May 10th, 2001 - GN'R cancels/postpones their European summer tour.

November, 2001 - The rescheduled European tour is cancelled.

Early 2002: Roy Thomas Baker is fired.

Summer 2002 - Paul Tobias is replaced by Richard Fortus.

October, 2002 - Marco Beltrami says he provided orchestral arrangements for a few songs (Seven, Leave Me Alone, General, Thyme).

July 16th, 2003: Axl plays Chinese Democracy tracks at Crazy Horse Too in Las Vegas, NV.

Early 2004: GN'R are recording at the The Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles, CA with producer/engineer Caram Costanzo and Pro Tools engineer Eric Cadieux.

March 30th, 2004: A press release stating Buckethead has left the band is issued.

September 15th, 2004: Tommy states in an interview that he expects the album being mastered in October or November.