Yeah....a studio version of that sailing.....drool....it might be a cover but Axl owned it....

I dont wanna sound all counter-culture...but it depends how radio ready. Like if they can make songs that are 3-4 min kickass rockers that Axl has the same intergrity and emotional passion towards then i welcome it....but I don't wanna see some luke-warm album of the guys just trying to make the shit that mainstream radio tells them to make if their hearts are not in it.

One of the things I really admire about chinese is that yuo can feel the honesty in those songs. Like every word feels like it comes from a real emotion or experience of Axl. And that's also true of the old albums - which were more radio friendly - like jungle and songs like that - but i'm just saying...i'm happy if DJ brings some great songs, and if his structures are more conventional (as bucket's tracks were awesome but pretty zainy and unfriendly for radio) - but only if it comes from that same authentic place that all the current works do.

I might be wrong but I thought Axl said he composed everything on this one, and that he was proudest of those parts in This I love?

TBH i'm not sure I like this mix more, but it is interesting to hear what else is hidden in there!

Well there is more to the music business than the strength of the songs thats for sure. the argument that a song is musically poor if it has low sales, and musically good if it sells well can't be maintained looking at the industry.90% of stuff is fluff and image and game playing and manipulation of the market and trends. it's the business.

Who do you think has more musical ability? the girls from the pussy cat dolls or buckethead? who sells more records? You need to get over the idea that if a record doesnt sell well then that means its a bad record. (And that's not even getting into what level of sales you want for it to be selling well.)