If I've got my timezones right it's approx 10 hours from now, wherever you happen to be in the world.

Yes but at this stage that one good outweighs the bad anyway. We don't have CD now and have no idea how close or far away we are from getting it, long time fans are giving up on CD on an almost weekly basis. If Axl gets panned in reviews and it knocks his confidence he delays the release of an album that some (including you) questioned would ever come out anyway. How do we lose there? We were never getting the album anyway so what's the problem? Or there's just the slight possibility reviewers may say Axl sounds as good as ever and has been away for far too long, perhaps it's time he released his album if he sounds like this (something one review has said already). That might just be the spark that really makes Axl believe he can do it (assuming that's the reason for the holdup of course). I'd say that one 'good' however slim the chance of happening makes it worth it.

All Axl's gotta do is sound like Axl, judging from the leaks he can still do that, and he's more than done justice to every cover I've ever heard him sing. This is the bit Axls good at, whilst his productivty might not be the greatest, singing and making great rock music is what Axl does best and why I assume most of us are still here. I have faith these songs (Axls at least) will be pretty good because whilst he may have his faults, when Axl puts his voice to a song, 9 times out of 10 it's a damn good one.

I think no.1 is Something About Mary?

Well I agree to an extent I highly doubt this album will be widely recognised as the best metal album of the century. I think the reviewer got carried away there but there's no reason it can't be solid or even great album just cos he's an 80's singer.