Ok, Ive only just bought the album today and listened to each song about 3 or 4 times but here are my thoughts.  (I may dwell a bit more on the new songs since I held off listening to them).

Overall I think the album can hold it's head up high against most of the other shit out there on offer in a similar genre at the moment and more recently.  I really like it and it will get lots of airplay at my house/car/work.  Overall I like a lot of the mixes compared to the leaks (doesn't mean they are perfect though and couldn't have been better - this album could have been better with some more work at the mixing desk mainly - there I said it.  But hey so could most albums).  It's also great to finally be able to play them in good quality cranked on my good quality stereo at home!!!

Now some general snippets/observations and comments:

Better - the chorus bit of "Now I know..." it just sounds too busy - too much shit and sounds in there.  They also got rid of that noise of someone farting in the bath just before the solo.  I used to hate it but now after playing it for so long I miss it.

Scraped - I admit I am going to have to give this a lot more airplay before my final judgement, but intitally my thoughts are "this song sucks the sweat of a dead man's balls"!!!!!  WTF is this doing on there????????????????

Sorry - I really really like this song.  Very very, different style.  I don't know what else to say other than hats off for a great job.  BTW - I think he's singing to Slash too.  One negative with it, the start of the solo, it sounds like whoever is playing (scuse me for not knowing since there are 67 different guitarists on the album), it sounds like they are fumbling for the note??  It sounds like me when I'm drunk and I plug in to my amp and crank it up then try and play and all you can hear is my clumsy fingers searching for the note.  Mwwwhahahah

The other thing about Sorry that really struck me was the way the lyrics were sung.  It almost reminded me of sitting in a theatre watching Les Miserables, Cats/ Phantom of the Opera etc.  It reminded me of a moment in those sort of live plays where there is a really poingant moment where the main character is singing alone on stage letting their feelings out.  I know that's a bit left field but the whole tone of the song is really strange and that's what it reminded me of.

This I Love - I think this is a VERY good song.  I really buy into Axl's emotions and feelings in this. HE connects with me.  I think this has the potential to be a big single. One criticism (since it is a very emotional song) - the solo doesn't quite do it justice, there isn't the same feeling in the solo as the rest of the song and lyrics evoke in me.  What do I mean? - at the risk of being flamed badly  - it needed something like Slash's solo in Elan - Street Child.  I don't mean Slash had to play it, but it needs something that really has that level of emotion and feeling where even though Axl isn't singing, the solo continues to carry on with that same vibe.  I actually think the solo is played to quick, it needs more sustain in there.  Even so, it's a great song.

The only other thing thats annoying, and maybe its because of the cut and paste style, a couple of songs every single lyric/line is in a different Axl voice that sounds like they could have been sung and recorded years apart.  It's not like he is in the studio singing the one song and just chopping and changing his voice around, they have all been recorded in a very seperate and sterile environment.  It stands out too much and interupts the flow too much.  That could be a continual bug bear of mine with the cut and paste - but hey it is what it is, in the main it works for me.

Look I have highlighted a few things that may seem like I'm negative - but I'm actually not at all.  It's simply that I haven't commented on so much stuff simply because I like and enjoy it.  I also don't mind the new Catcher song so far (gonna have to hear it some more though).  Even Riad is growing on me (and I have hated that song more than IRS for a long time - don't know how you have liked it James, although I am coming round).

With the risk of sounding like a total fan boy - for a FULL album and total listening experience, for me it personally beats anything I have heard for a long time.  I don't believe there will be too many songs I skip. 

Will add more comments as my listening experience grows.