Absolutely. Hell, the wider world didn't really notice when Gilby replaced Izzy back in the day; only fanboys really notice who the rhythm guitarist is - even if he was probably the most important member of the band in terms of songwriting ability!

I've always said that bands usually have two iconic members, and nine times out of ten they're the frontman and the lead guitarist; Tyler/Perry, Mercury/May, Page/Plant, Axl/Slash, the brothers Gallagher and so forth (RHCP are a rare exception, where the frontman and the bassist are the key players). In the eyes of the general public, the ones who'll be buying the majority of the tickets, every other member of the band is disposable - however much the fans kick up a fuss.

As long as Axl and Slash (and, ideally, Duff) are up there, it's a "reunion" as far as the mainstream press and the ticket-buying public are concerned. If I were picking a "reunion" line-up, I'd go for a mix of old and new; Axl, Slash, Duff, Fortus, Frank* and Dizzy. Since Izzy dislikes touring, he could pop onto the stage for odd guest appearances, and contribute in a songwriting capacity.

*Just 'cause Matt's a complete douchebag, really.

'Course, it goes without saying that I'd rather see Axl's new GN'R sticking together, and Slash and Duff happy in VR (with Chester Bennington, in an ideal world!).

The thing is... the attraction of Robin's solos is their simplicity. BBF has an unfortunate tendency to add fretboard wankery to simple solos; compare his version of the first Nightrain solo with Bucket's more restrained, melodic version, for instance. I wouldn't want Ron wanking all over, for instance, Robin's sublime TWAT solo...

Ah, okay. It's been a long weekend, didn't mean to snap at you.

'Course, if Buckethead was interviewed, the exchange would go something like this:

Blabbermouth: Welcome Buckethead! We're ecstatic that Guns N Roses are back, and there's no better way than reclaiming the throne by the first new song being on this Rock Band game flying off the shelves. The song is amazing! How do you guys do it?

Buckethead (thrusts Herbie puppet into interviewer's face): He just... thinks of chickens and it makes him play pretty. This slice... was when they brought a bucket of fried chicken into his coop and he tried to put the chicken back together and it made him sad. So he put the bucket on his head and just... played sad songs.

Blabbermouth: Uh, okay. What's the deal with the bestiality porn?

Buckethead: Girls make Buckethead feel funny. He doesn't like the feeling, so he watches the animals and listens to the noises they make and tries to make them on his guitar.