I wouldn't go that far as to say Contraband killed CD since it only pushed 2k more units in it's first week, four years ago. It's scary how close the numbers are. Makes me wonder what a illusions era line up could pull off.

The sales are pretty much what I expected. Nickelback only pushed 325,000 units in their first week. 250k is hardly a flop. Oh and since I'm spewing out random numbers, Hinder sold 91k in their first week. .

I picked mine up today (Sunday). I got the vinyl and CD.

I don't really care about any more CD demos except anything from 98-99. It would be cool to hear some bucket era demos but, I'm just fine with these final tracks.

I like everyone else here, would like to hear ANY unheard tracks if there are even any out there. I think the possibility of that is slim at best. Has anyone ever claimed to have anything else besides the demos of the tracks that appear on CD and that 16 sec clip song?

I emailed my local rock station dj and he said he didn't know anything about a new single. He said they played "Better" when it leaked but soon stopped because, well you know. On a side note, "Chinese Democracy" is still receiving heavy airplay.

I'm a little surprised also. I expected a mediocre reaction to this song. Don't get me wrong, I think it's one of the best songs off the album. I'm just surprised that it's doing well. I figured no one would give it a fair chance considering the drama and baggage that came with this album. Most of the negative reviews I've read never tell you why they don't like the song, just why they hate Axl Rose.