Overbearing, overproduced. Absurd, absurd. There are cute bits musically, here and there, but the mainline is overstuffed by the man's insistence to cover three decades of musical styles in as many minutes.

Hate to say this, but if CD2 sounds anything like this (meaning it was re-re-re-recorded by Caram & co, instead of Beavan's raw sounds), we may have dodged a bullet there. Given the mess these versions of these songs became, it may be better to imagine what could've been.

Those clips suggest an unpleasant possibility that the songs have not aged well, or worse, the release candidates were never that hot to begin with.

Was mainly refering to the workplace environment. The Lebeis et al have been known go into histrionics to reflect the boss. There's been infighting and members bailing off because of the no-communication and amateur hour management.

But sure, Axl's got chops as a singer-songwriter, so he can deliver if the stars align. It's a matter of nerve rather than talent.

This just in, Axl validates Velvet Revolver. In their 20-year feud, Slash has proven himself "the stronger".

Fernando should notice the irony of it all by serving as the messenger. But good on Axl, a nod to Scott, too.

When I first heard TIL, I wondered, did he actually sing,

And now it seems that I / gave up my goose to fry

I'd say a lot of it is about cajoling Axl to do something besides touring. They now have more efficient handlers, incl. top-flight crew from the UYI tour (e.g. tour manager Opie, instead of Del James). The touring budget is bigger and the scale of the stage show is now more to Axl's liking. That surely allows for him to focus on performing more. Convincing him further takes a while, as he's known to be such a hair-trigger - and any results are up for grabs.