I'll have to listen to it more for a solid rating but right now I give it a 7.5. 

More Bucket would have elevated my rating but the writing is good and songs like Better, TWAT, IRS, Street of Dreams and If The World elevate the overall album even though there are (imo) some shit stains like Shackler's Revenge.

Some songs suffered from redos and some benefited.  Some did both at the same time.  IRS for instance is better in places and worse in places, same with Better. 

Catcher in the Rye is a great song but the poor guitar work deflates it.  TWAT doesn't need all the silly effects, Scraped doesn't need the goofy intro or pseudo-harmonies.  This I Love has a solo that is kind of right but some how is "minimized" through lack of emotion.  I like Madagascar better than the leaks but it is still "forced".  Chinese Democracy is solid.  Riad is good but  not great.  If The World has grown on me, Sorry has too but it still has some beginning moments that really take away from the song.  Prostitute has some great moments but it isn't really a song that lives up to the potential although I do like the ending added.

This album could have been a 9 with just a minimum amount of extra effort in the right places.  Still it is better than most albums and not a poor album by any means.  Axl has did good with this overall, I just think it could have been much better with a little bit of constructive criticism from someone who wasn't a yes man.