Pitman sure didn't see it that way

Anyways I agree the focus should be moving forward rather than just nostalgic based shows. But for me those ideas don't have to me mutually exclusive. If we can move forward with Slash as the guitarist then we could move forward with Matt as the drummer.

To be honest to me if they're moving forward it becomes more important. The backing players in a live setting doesn't matter so much. Studio versions we will have for the rest of our lives. Based on UYI and VR I have more confidence in Matt to deliver great drums for the songs in the studio than I do Frank who is a bit of an unknown quantity when it comes to composing drum beats for the songs. I know he re-did the drums on 3 songs or whatever...but we don't know how he'd go from scratch...whereas even the less interesting VR stuff like libertad all had great drumming.

But hey...things are going pretty well at the moment so i'll live with it.

That really does make you think about the media. I assumed the Irish struggles had been resolved long ago because I've literally heard nothing about it in our media for the better part of a decade.

Excellent.

I was devastated I couldn't come to the usa for this round. But we're going to make up for it locally - Metalalex and I have a fine tradition of meeting up in one of our cities come tour time it's been going on since the VR shows. I'm looking forward to meeting Gibbo in person too.

Anyways...come to our prison island...hmm that sales pitch needs some work but you know.....

Interesting.

The question is will they want him back in if it means giving him an equal share?

The problem for Izzy is that these days the money is made from live shows. These shows sell out with or without Izzy. His real value would be in development of new records but most of the classic acts have altered their models to only do that a couple of times a decade if that.

He does but then he's also been very open over the years to experimenting with tracks after they were originally finished.

Consider:

- The Lies version of "you're crazy"

- The alternative version of Don't Cry

- Changing the way KOHD is played

- The "Big Daddy" Sweet Child of Mine

- The rest of the re-recorded AFD

- The use of bumblefoot to redo solos to "Catcher" "Shackler's Revenge" and "Riad"

- Alternative versions of Better made with DJ and Bumble well after the albums release.

- The planned Brain remix of CD

So I feel that while Axl does tend to acknowledge the original creators, there's definitely a precedent that would suggest he can be open to further creative tinkering.

I feel it could be done in a way that's respectful to the old versions - like drop it as an EP or as a bonus disc with some other greatest hits - rather than a complete re-release of CD and delete the old versions. That way both could exist in the catalogue.