I disagree and start the reunion talk Libertad was a flop, Contraband was a flop (in GN'R terms) and CD is a flop (in GN'R terms) because people don't care about fake GN'Rs. They are uninterested in an Axlless GN'R-copy and a Slashless GN'R-copy as well. Only the hardcores buy these albums and even some of them refuse to pay for Slash's or axl's work (not to mention Izzy's and Duff's solo career). Look at Led Zeppelin, Page and Plant. Both had serious problems with selling their solo albums, because the public thinks they together are the real deal. Same goes for GN'R. Had GN'R stayed together, they'd be in the league of Metallica and AC/DC, with some albums selling worse, some selling better. I'm really unsure if a reunion would ever take place, or it won't go downhill because of the egos and lawyers, but I think a functioning classic-GN'R that releases an album only in every 5 years (to avoid killing each other ) would be huge. The big-big success of Greatest Hits showed it and tht was in 2004, not that long ago. The compilation was still in the top 100 a few months ago.

Exactly. I'm not satisfied with the album, it's good, but not great, but hey, they (Axl and who?) don't really seem to be interested. The silence is cracking me. I mean, okay, Axl doesn't out there, cause he is Axl, but a damned interview wouldn't hurt! Just for the fuckin' fans, who followed him doing the years.

I'm quite disappointed that the players are still acting like puppets and they on't talk either. What are the afraid of? Getting fired when there is nothing in sight? The Axl camp said through their channels a numerous times that the players can talk about anything they want, but personal issues. They can freely talk about the music. Why the hell Tommy, Ron, Chris and Dizzy are not out there to talk about the album? They can skip the Axl questions, just talk about the fuckin' album and promote it a bit. So either they Axl camp lied and the guys can't talk about anything, cause it's so secret, or the musicians are uninterested in this effort and was around only for the money and they hope they'll get some more $$$ in the future. Other than that they don't give a fuck.

The problem is not the label, the problem is Axl. Axl is not supporting his own album and he is the one who doesn't push it. We fans seem to care more about CD's success than the creator. Guess none of us should give a fuck, but I still have some sad feelings about it. Not much, but still some.

What new band? The supporters of the Axl-version GN'R were mostly the Robin and Buckethead fans. They have nothing more to support, but Axl, who made even their heroes go away. Well, some of them still support Axl in his silence and loneliness.

Anyway, WeTheLiving summed it all well.

No offense, but I think your theory is thin. We all know that interviewers had to sign a paper about what cannot be asked. He can go the same route again. On the other hand, 2 guitarists are pretty much enough, so if he gets the 'who's in the band right now?' question he can tell the name of his 6 players. He can add that 'we're looking for a guitarist for the third spot, though' comment. I can't bleive he'd fuck up his album promotion just because he doesn't wanna say he's looking for another guitarist or unsure about Robin's future commitment. Throw away the work of a decade, just for Robin Finck's absence?