wtf are you talking about?

gnr isn't suing anyone and they aren't rewarding msl

msl didn't break any laws. if he did he would be sitting next to skwerl.

msl became gnr's unofficial spokesperson and they didn't like it.

it's possible they bluffed, as gav said, by threatening legal action but i think they paid him off cause they didn't have a legal leg to stand on. that's not rewarding, that's doing all you can to stop the guy.

axl is not gonna forget about all of the hard work he has put into this album and either not release it or throw it out the window with no promo as an "unwanted democracy".

if there is a reunion before a cd tour it will be for money, and knowing the news alone will promote the cd.  i don't think the original members will want to play cd songs so that may or may not prevent it from happening.

if a reunion is possible in the next year i see it going like this:

announce reunion
release cd
tour the world (without playing news songs)

if they could get slash on the cd before this happens then we could have our cake and eat it too but i doubt that will happen.

i don't think they are the same. testing the waters by putting it on a video game where most people will not have expectations for the song and releasing a single to the radio, itunes, etc are two different beasts. releasing a conventional single to the world really promotes new gnr and gives people an idea of what the album will sound like. managment and anyone else involved know as well as us or even better that this song does not sound anything like what people are gonna expect from gnr and it's long over due album. whether the expectations are fair or not does not matter. even us hardcore fans, who have been following this closely, expected something different. sr clearly does not match up with the other leaks, many of which have been confirmed to be on the album. if the cd release is near, expect a more classic sounding and more conventionally released single before november 25th or whenever it happens. we all know they have better songs to introduce the album to the world by. if this was the end of cd's chances at a release they would not choose this song and this release method as a desperate hail mary pass in the final seconds of the game, they would choose a song with a higher possibility of success. i do agree that a reunion before cd release is a possibility but only for sales reason.  i don't really think they need a specific lineup to promote the album cause if slash isn't on stage with axl noone will really care who else is.

i was responding to the album release - i don't know about any world tour nor was it mentioned. now it makes a little sense but.........

gnr is gonna tour cd well past march. they are gonna have to postpone the album/tour farther off then that if what you are hoping for comes true.