They are talking about the NAFTA highway, and "public works" will pay for it. Check out the Trans Texas Corridor for an idea what they're aiming at.

The financial crisis is sure ushering in a lot of new ideas..

With Axl on vocals, sure.:haha:

Come on, not all music needs to be done in a week. Think about all the great albums over the years that happened because somebody went that extra mile. Not even AFD was made as fast as they claim it was, many of those tunes had been on their mind for years. That's why debuts are often very good and very fast, they've been perfected in bedrooms, pubs and parks for years.

It's not shockingly low, but kinda weird since he doesn't seem to mind playing for a week or two then releasing stuff. I might be off, but the other members some to have been way more active, and we have stories of Slash pulling the plug when Duff and Izzy was ready to go. So it's not all fair to always use the "issue" card with Axl. Everybody has problems. That shouldn't have anything to say for the quality of the albums.

Strictly speaking it's more than 14 songs though. We can't know for sure how many or how finished, but considering how long CD has been "finished" I don't think it's far fetched to believe that there are two or so close to finished albums out there. Like I've said before, Baz might exaggerate but he doesn't pull shit straight out the ass when he says he's heard 4 albums of material. The GN'R camp have been pretty consistent with that over the years too. If we set recording date at around 97 that's pretty even with most bands, especially bands late in their careers.

CD didn't take 17 years to make, but it took 17 years to release it. Major difference there.

I think a collection of songs from the ex-members would make a decent album, but the main problem is the lack of highlights. The vocalists are boring and the arrangements stale. The last part is one of the things I cherish the most in GN'R and I think Axl honored it well by keeping things a bit fresh in terms of structure and sound.

VR, Loaded, Snakepit, they all feel like "middle albums". The kind of stuff you throw out there on a limb. I think VR is appropriate to compare with since it is obviously an attempt from the ex-members to try and restart what they did in GN'R. Name is the same, album name references Axls band, the sound and type of music is pretty similar, the band set up is the same as classic gn'r. Loaded and Snakepit are a little less serious on their part it seems. Something they did for a good time. VR was an effort to build something, and at least subconsciously for some of them to challenge Axl.

Have Slash only done 4 proper albums since GN'R? That guy must have really been fucked up. I read it in his book and all, but I never thought about it that way.

No I didn't, and there's no need for this animosity. I can go posts without saying a good thing about GN'R too. Got nothing to with my overall opinion on a band. I have made my mind up, it's just not as black and white as you want it to be.