...and they won't release a single and shoot a video, because they want people to buy the album without hearing a note (except a few thousand internet nerds who know the leaks). Great strategy and shows how much faith they have in the material.

Funny how the CD release date thread turned into another reunion topic. My two cents: they can do a one-off reunion, or 4-5 shows on the continents, but there won't be a real reunion (world tour or an album) in the foreseeable future, since Axl is more of a hermit than in the UYI days and the passion his camp hates Slash and the others tell a lot about how he feels about the guys. If Axl think otherwise, these puupets wouldn't dare to talk shit. On the other party... Slash wants the GN'R fame back, for sure, although he enjoys most of the spot light, more than anyone ever associated with GN'R. But he doesn't want to deal with some of the lead-singer syndromes. Duff would do it, I think, for a tour or so, but his focus is on his family. Izzy... he wouldn't be away if the others were ready.

I'm happy that this saga will end this year, but is it (Shackler doesn't even exist officially, the album relase infos are from a 'recording and uploading motherfucker') the 'proper promotion' Axl promised in his open letter?

"The band and I, along with our record company, feel that this record deserves the proper setup and promotion, not the '13 Tuesdays left' and 'It may just appear in your record store' approach offered by management."

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