Exactly.

I mean I agree broadly with his stance on downloading - I think the long term effect of making paying for music optional is that once a band has a successful past there's less motivation to create new works. A good example is Metallica - actually about to drop a new album this year but have been playing festivals and hits shows every summer for the past 8 years since their last album. I think we will see more and more of that.

So although I see his point, to play AFD himself each show, publicly brag that there's no point attempting to move forward as a band, and generally trade off the old band's reputation for the past 20 years, it seems a bit odd to call out the actual songwriters for wanting to return to their own band and play the same material.

I thought it was the opposite to be honest.

Love him or hate him DJ is actually quite useful to bands in the studio.

He co-wrote a lot of "Saints of LA" with Motley Crue - and I think he did a good job there of modernising the production but essentially putting out a classic feeling Motley Crue record - like capturing the style.

Additionally, although their hybrid sound isn't for everyone, he's done several records with Sixx:Am and been quite important to the development of those.

So I thought him joining might have given Axl the creative spark to finish up CD2.

If we only get one I'm going to call for "The Garden"

Out of the covers I'd go with "Hair of the Dog" as it would be great with Axl's current rasp.

I sort of want to cheat and have a new-slash version of "Oh My God" also but I know it was  performed in 2001 so I suppose it technically fails the "pre-2001" test - but it has been a good (bad) 15 years

I think you're both right on the screams.

I agree with misterID to an extent in that it gave me chills too. So nice to hear Axl with rasp again, and I enjoyed Slash's cover of bucket's solo - so it was a phenomenal version.

That said Apex-Twin is spot on that the scream was less than 2009 levels. Although I'd say the overall vocals and rasp were more prominent in the other parts of the song. But as far as the screams in the middle - Axl didn't perform the super high note - from memory it's a g#6 or something insane like that. He sang that word a couple of notes lower yesterday.

Listen to this scream in 2009 and then last nights and you can hear what I mean:

That said. It's an amazing performance anyway. Lets hope at some point later in the tour he nails it. It's worth noting that yesterdays version was well above 2014 levels.

The more I ponder this the more I'm filled with outrage.

Slash and Duff return to GNR to play the songs they wrote and made famous, and this guy questions their integrity while for the last 20 years he has been playing those same songs under the original band name even though he had nil to do with their creation.