Only hardcores were interested in the leaks and they bought the album anyway.

The fact that 'the most anticipated album of all time' (:laugh:) sold much less than AC/DC's Black Ice and Metallcia's Death Magnetic, which were bands in the league og the GN'R brand's and their albums came out in the same time; and the fact that after 2 weeks nobody bought a copy, no new fans came, proves that this album didn't express the world. It did express MisterID and a few others, but outside of the forums, nobody's talking about this record anymore, while AFD and the UYIs are still mentioned randomly. The big project failed. That's how it is. And it's not because the whole world is against Axl, it's because people didn't like too much what they heard. Simple as that.

Before anyone comes with Macarena or Hit Me Baby One More time again to 'prove' (:laugh::laugh::laugh:) that quality has nothing to do with quantity. You're just playing the usual hijack card. It's a huge rock band's album, so compare it to others' in this genre. AC/DC and Metallica, here they come. Black Ice and Death Magnetic weren't good albums, but still sold much better than CD. But rock fans didn't like CD. No other music fan liked CD. I hardly picture that people arounf the world went in denial, just to hurt Axl's sales and give a hard time for the believers. It's not a conspiracy.

This album wasn't good enough. That's it. It's not bad or horrible, but wasn't good enough. I'd say next time he could come up with a better record, but I'm not even sure that there will be next time, knowing Axl's history.