I think this is great.  Kudos to Axl!   I thought the man was very fucking cool for doing this and handled himself very well.   

The video and some decent promotion will really help the sales, guarantee it.

Looks like Uncle Axl said "fuck it" to CD but why I have no idea.  Sadly it does look like he took the Best Buy deal to break even basically.

I agree with James on this, had CD been released back in 2002 it would have been a much bigger hit.  Many of the fans (let alone we diehards) got really pissed off by all the excuses, delays, blown chances, etc. The album went from myth to joke in the public's eye.  Losing the key members of the lineup didn't help any either.  I think the death nail was Axl saying "this year" in 2006.  The "Tuesdays left" countdown didn't help.  That year was the last chance CD had to get maximum effect.  I still think the album can (and probably will) be saved to some degree but it will take some participation by Axl, some better promo and a video would go a long way.  Of course a video may not be possible...we don't even know if there is a band left to do a video.

I have a few disappointments. The lack of promotion, no videos and a silent Axl being the first wave.  I think the album is good and I'm glad it is finally out but a video, some more (significant) promo and Axl acting like he gives a fuck would be nice.

Another disappointment is songs like The General/Something Always not being on the album and if this album flops the strong chance that the other rumored tracks will remain tucked away in a dark room for a long time to come.

Finally the Best Buy deal.  Best Buy has not, will not and could not help the sales of CD the way an exclusive at Wally World could or (better yet, imo) NO exclusive.  This along with little promo, silent Axl and no videos REALLY has hurt potential sales.  I think the album will creep along until we see decent sales but it will be a slow process.  It will happen...yes, I do think it will.