It took 14 years, 13 million dollars and a veritable battalion of hired and fired musicians but Axl Rose finally unveiled the 6th Guns N Roses album.
"We're here to see Ozzy and shake his hand and buy the Guns 'n' Roses albums," said 19-year-old Russ Porcino of Staten Island.
The song, "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory", from the Guns N' Roses album, "The Spaghetti Incident?"
The title of "Lose Your Illusion 1" is a reference to the Guns 'n' Roses album Use Your Illusion I.
Originally released in 2009 as "Chinese Democracy" as a taunt to the continually delayed release of the Guns and Roses album, the title was changed to avoid legal problems.
Also during the interview on Talkback Radio, Rollins comments on the wait for Hank's next novel being comparable to the wait for the next Guns N' Roses album.
The Bette of Roses album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2001, six years after its original release.
His search stopped when he first listened to the Guns 'n Roses album Appetite for Destruction.
As Guns N' Roses albums go, it's a complete delight, returning to the ferocious, hard-rocking days of Appetite for Destruction".
The band first worked on those titles with producer Stephen Street during some recording sessions in 2003, before re-recording them for the Roses album in 2011.