buzzsaw wrote:

faldor wrote:

Yeah, the countless DJ's bashing Axl and new GNR over the years were really selling the album well. I'm not sure what strong selling point ther was from the mainstream media aside from the "Rolling Stone" review.  The best thing I heard on the radio, etc. was "it's actually not a bad album".  Not exactly screaming "you must go out and by this album."

I don't know - I've seen countless threads where I've said the album was a failure and people have pointed to positive media reviews as proof that the music was good.  I never called anybody on it because I assumed that such reviews actually existed.  So were there positive media reviews or weren't there?  If there were, then people were told.  If there weren't then people were lying about it as false evidence of the quality of the album.  Which is it?

Buzzsaw those reviews certainly DO exist.  I could send a bunch of links your way if you want.  My point is, who outside of these forums are going to read a positive review from various internet sites?  I certainly don't go around searching for reviews of other bands CD's, I can't imagine others would.  I brought up "Rolling Stone" because that's a pretty major music magazine and they gave CD 5 stars.  Your average music fan might come across that one.  But I doubt the average Joe would've done the research to find there were PLENTY of positive reviews out there.  They'd rather listen to the Dick and Harry Morning Zoo and believe whatever they say.  They make fun of Axl and refuse to play the new songs because "they suck", and the listeners buy into it.

If Slash still has a reunion in the back of his mind, it wouldn't hurt him to try and put his best foot forward for a change.  If the 4 do write together on the one song and are able to capture something killer then I think that's a positive.

Whilst I like VR and the 2 albums, since Slash left Guns, for me, there has only been glimpses of his brilliance here and there.  But unfortuantely there is been a lot of "run of the mill" stuff in between.   Hardly inspiring if you are Axl sitting on the sidelines wondering whether you ever want to work again with this guy.  In fact didn't Axl say words to that effect in one of his online chats?

I would say to Slash, get all 4 to play on the one song.  BUT only if you are able to come up with something good, if it doesn't click don't force it to happen.