On all things Asian, Democratic, and Very Late

My RSS feeds have exploded over the last couple of days with news about Chinese Democracy. Again. But this time, Axl Rose is absolutely not involved in the controversy. Apparently a blogger named “Skwerl” posted nine unreleased tracks from the long-awaited album on Antiquiet. (How long has it been now? Thirty years?)

The songs quickly disappeared after FBI showed up at the blogger's work to "ask him a few questions." I would probably pee my pants if the FBI showed up at my work, but according to Listening Post,

[Skwerl is] not too worried about getting his ass handed to him in a court of law. "It may be a legal gray area since it wasn't for download; it wasn't a finished product," he said. "We aren't sure who owns the recordings. I feel like I might survive this."

I can not wait to see what happens to him.

Judging from the nature of the comments on the Aniquiet site, early reviews of the songs seem split right down the middle, with half the listeners loving the new songs, and the other half wanting to tear their ears off after listening. I was not fortunate enough to find the site before the FBI and Axl’s people forced asked Skwerl to cease and desist, so as of now I have no comment.

Perhaps someday the album will actually come out. In my humble opinion, Axl knows he waited too long, and is terrified of releasing an album that will never live up to GnR fans’ expectations. Or maybe he is just biding his time, waiting until the time is ripe. For now, dear friends, we wait, until the next Skwerl leaks the tracks (and then will someone please tell me before the FBI gets involved!)