I agree if he found forgiveness in his heart naturally then that would be the best thing for everyone concerned, most likely including Axl's own health.

But this thread was about a promoter offering GNR $150 million to 'get over it' for the sake of playing 21 shows..when Axl clearly  hasn't yet found that forgiveness.

So while you might be right that he should get over it for other reasons, I still respect him for choosing not to give in just over a bunch of cash.

It depends how you look at it.

It could be said there is integrity in that he will stick to his grudge rather than forgive a person for the sake of dollars.

I don't know or understand why Axl feels like he does about Slash...and like any fan from back in the day I wish he didn't - but at the same time I do respect that Axl can stick his ground against all odds - public opinion, millions of dollars....whatever else. One has to respect that on some level.

Fall to Pieces to me is one of those "half cool" kinda songs...the types of riffs are in the same style as some classic slash stuff that is cool...reminds me of some of the GRR-Lies type stuff...but it also sort of goes no where in the end - Scotts vocals are WAY repedative in general but it's really obvious on this track, and I dunno it's the kind of song I enjoy now and then or live but dont want to hear all that often on my home system. I'd have loved to hear it with some different vocal melodies...like an Axl approach to it.

Slither is a different story...great riff....not a big fan of that intro pre the riff kicking in...but once that riff hits it's a good fun song, and it's got a cool solo. Good song to me.

I tend to like bucket's more shreddy stuff...so whitewash wasn't so much my taste....now something like Soothsayer or Notthinham lace...now those are songs I'd have trouble voting much over!

Yeah it's strange that it never happened. Maybe they're holding it out  for a re-release....release a box version with new art..and a bonus disk with a live montage footage from the 06 tour - you just like 4 or 5 tracks - Maybe Better, CD, Street of Dreams, and a couple of AFD songs like "Nighttrain" or "Paradice City". I'd buy it

While I agree with james about the loss of Robin and Bucket from a marketing view, I also think that a lot of people percieve GNR as "Axl and the guys who arn't slash"  - which as much as it can be negative for the band would actually come in handy in this context - I think outside of the hardcores like us - a lot of people - if they can pursuaded to buy a GNR record (or re-relase) from the 'new' gnr at all - don't much give a shit who it is - they're just buying for axl.

Or another idea would be do do something like NIN did with the physical version of "The Slip" - had an album and then that bonus dvd with the rehersal footage of like 4 or 5 tracks. Record a private intimate dvd like that of a live version of a few tracks with Bumble and DJ really ripping it up and I dont think people will care that people are missing from the CD version. If they promote it right people wont know unless they start reading the booklets. Maybe Rhiad or shacler's so bumble can go nuts....recorded in an intimate setting with close ups of Axl and the guys rocking out...would be amazing!

What it comes down to is that Axl hates slash for personal reasons. Axl is friends with Richard.  Axl is an enigmatic interesting famous person of the kind people like to follow. So people want to do as he does, and thus hate slash and like richard. Unfortunately, While Axl has own personal experiences, and thus legitimate reasons to feel the way he does about these people, the fans do not. So they're left trying to cook up justifications and reasons for them to be able to exhibit the same behaviour themselves.