Maybe on the surface it isn't different.  The songwriting is terrible from the little bit that I've heard and I've yet to see anyone that has listened to the whole thing say differently.  Just because it "sounds" as good or better than Skid Row doesn't mean it really is.  A technically advanced guitar player can make a crappy song sound better than it really is (isn't that right Buckethead fans?).

In another gnr parallel, I think they needed each other.  Baz can't write good songs to save his life, but he has a great voice for 80's rock music.  The guys in Skid Row wrote great songs, but needed someone like Baz to execute them.  Once again, neither has been as good apart as they were seperate. 

Someone listed Baz's post Skid Row career earlier...his most successful projects were all him performing songs written by someone else, mostly in musicals.  His best albums were unquestionably with Skid Row and he's never even come close to that success on his own.  Even going around promoting this album and Axl's presence on it like crazy hasn't led to strong sales.  Same thing for Skid Row post Baz.  None of this is coincidental.

I agree, he will be remembered.  I just don't think he'll be remembered as fondly as he could have been.  He's closer to Michael Jackson than he is to Mick Jagger.  He'll be remembered more for his quirks than his talents, which is a shame.

Some will argue that Guns never split up.  I disagree, but maybe that's the stance that the article is taking.