Not having him front the damn cover would probably have been a sufficient compromise. Axl surely puts himself in a lot of conundrums when he's trying to sell a new band, but that doesn't mean he didn't get fucked over here. And of course it's about the money. He's letting them use his product.

It is funny if you actually believe he's some sort of altruistic musician, or that he believes it. Obviously he's not, he got into this to get rich from the start. There's a difference between going the Led Zeppelin route or the Kiss route though. He might no be very successful at the former, but clearly he's trying not to be the latter either.

Axl could benefit from letting someone else write his business and pr shit though. Either that or his lawyer is cooked.

I suppose it shows he's not stubborn enough to turn down what he considered fair compensation.

But sounds like he got outsmarted here. Activisions laywers probably knew very well they could present this argument if they strung him along for the necessary time period.

Typical for a modern corporation. Maximizing profits with no adherence to ethics, morals or even the law may make sense from an immediate profit stand point, but I don't see how it makes sense long term. When the mafia shows more care and aptness in customer relations you got a problem.

Now I know why it became two albums, one would have been simply too good.

I think the less serious songs like You Ain't The First creates a more laid back atmosphere. Kinda like if you compare Exile On Main Street to Sticky Fingers.

Freudian slip by The Edge there.

It definitely would, but let's not kid ourselves, he'd be ripped whatever he did. He's the "boss", so he gets to take responsibility.

On a personal level and releasing material it would maybe have been better, but a large group of GN'R fans will always hold a grudge. They miss that classic lineup and the blame has to go somewhere.