I dig Fergie's voice and stage presence, too.

I'd say the team was so great in many seasons, yet they haven't achieved anything. ..So rid of the manager, Mr. Rose can't make a successful team.

I couldn't name more than 2 or 3 fillers on 5 O'clock. It's a great album, even without Axl. A lot of pure, great, energetic riffs, fantastic, over-the-top solos, great structures and decent lyrics. I'm more satisfied with Dover's singing than any post-Slash guitarist's playing (except BH). The best GN'R-related stuff since the Illusions.

Point taken.

U2 don't need GN'R to sell-out stadiums (not to mention that they wouldn't tolerate Axl's primadonna antics)

Metallica don't need GN'R to sell-out stadiums

Rolling Stones don't need GN'R to sell-out stadiums

AC/DC don't need GN'R to sell-out stadiums.

The only band that needs other big names to sell-out stadiums is GN'R. But Axl will not open for anyone  - or he'll leave his 'habit' of being 3 hours late behind?

The only big name band that would have hard time selling out a stadium beside GN'R is Aerosmith. But since their fan base is really similar, I don't see them doing a full stadium tour together.

Anyway, it's not more than a dream of someone who's so far of reality that cannot even do a simple math. CD sold like 500,000 in the US. It means like ten stadium shows with 50,000 attenders at each. Won't happen cause the US is a little bigger than having a chance for such a 'concentrated fan base'.
GN'R was bigger before CD came out - if the GH success didn't make them sell-out arenas, I don't see how they could after a failed comeback. GN'R can do like 3 festivals in Europe and that's it. No stadium tour. It's not 1991-1993 anymore.

I don't know if this was mentioned before, but the 'interview' made the official site.

http://web.gunsnroses.com/index.jsp