Who chose the singles for Chinese Democracy? Was it Axl or the record company? I'm thinking record company since they forced the album out and zero support from Axl. Whoever chose the singles didn't do the album justice. The megahit that should have been is There Was a Time, which IMO is the best song on the album and one of the best songs of all time. How this epic song was not released as a single baffles me. It's so much better than the title track. Imagine the traction it would have gained (along with the album) if Axl released TWAT as first single along with epic UYI style music video. Street of Dreams would have been a hit, maybe megahit, too. Oh well, two amazing songs that nobody knows about.
If anyone’s interested, I have a new post on my blog that includes some GnR: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-top-3-albums-per-year-1963-2023.html?m=1
EDIT: and another one: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2024/02/biggest-rock-bands-per-year-i-think.html?m=1