With such a frenzied build up it would take a real masterpiece to live up to expectations. Unfortunately, Chinese Democracy is not that masterpiece. Although the broodingly atmospheric intro pulses with promise, the main body of the track contains none of the sharp genius that the golden days of G’ N’ R’ produced. With a huge sound that seems to lean towards an angry version of Aerosmith-esque stadium rock, you can’t help but feel that the producers are over-compensating for what is expected of the band. The guitar solos are undeniably impressive, but the weakness of the vocals and the lack of any real direction in the track overshadow the positives by a lengthy margin. Maybe its time for G’ N’ R’ to lay down their sweaty laurels whilst they can still do so with their pride intact.