Funny enough, I heard Hardskool in my car for the first time today and thought it sounded great

Engineers Eric Caudieux and Dan Monti

I know I said wasn’t going to say anymore, but HOLY SHIT.

No, Caram didn’t mix those earlier tracks, that is NOT in dispute. No shit Axl kept changing things, THAT’S THE POINT.  How am I rewriting history? I am literally stating the events that took place. Axl had several mixes and not only CHOSE Caram’s, he dictated them. He had those mixes and said, “nope, not what I want. I know I have these mixes by Beavan and Andy Wallace, but I’m not satisfied, I don’t care what Dave thinks. Caram, this is how I want them to sound. I want them to totally melt Dave’s brain, so that one day he will get into an argument on a forum and claim that these mixes were not dictated by me, only you. Yeah, I know, I have the opportunity to mix these with anyone else, including those other guys, I’m choosing YOU. Now let’s totally fuck with Dave’s mind.”

Listen to what you’re saying. The earlier mixes were better (which Caram was involved with the production, at least those from 02-04, like Better). Axl had the Wallace mixes. Axl was not satisfied with them. He continued to add and cut & paste. I’m not even sure Hardskool was done in a proper studio, but over files and not tape. You’re actually saying exactly what I am. Axl had them changed. They were mixed the way Axl wanted them. He had the opportunity to release it a different way and with someone else. He didn’t. He sat in the mixing room, gave orders, listened to exactly what we listened to on CD and said “that’s exactly what I want.” And then it was turned in and released. That’s the last I’ll say about it.

Bullshit, everything was approved by Axl. Axl was a part of everything on CD production wise. That’s how he wanted it to sound.

It’s the Absurd logic of releasing singles.

My money is in Atlas.