Great post thanks. I'd never seen that vid. Always thought that song was underrated...it really rocks.

Yes, but assessment is in the eye of the beholder. If I look at Axl I see a guy who could be said to have some problems but also has achieved more in his life than most of us do. He has come from a tough background, become famous, wealthy, made a bunch of great artwork and thus enriched the lives of a lot of people. Is he the perfect human? No. Is there stuff he could do that would please others more? yeah. But he is who he is - and the point of this thread was to wish him well on his birthday - as a human being - strentgths, faults and all - so it's kinda distasteful to start taking shots at him - especially when there are plenty of other threads for that very purpose.

That was the problem for me too. I like CD, and I like the new band. I'm ok with this being GNR. I can accept that axl and slash have problems on personal and business levels and won't reunite. When I get pissy is when people start to knock the accomplishments of the old band. The old records are classics and should be respected as such, along with everyone who contributed to them. The new band, and or its fans/mods, does not need to improve its reputation by insulting the old band, I think the new music is good enough to be recgonised for its own merrit.

Although its not in the style I prefer, I thought track 12-14 were kinda cool. I liked "Two Drink Minimum" cos its basicly classic blues...add like Clapton or Slash or someone to that and you'd have a classic...maybe some Albert King lol.

I guess its clear for a while Cornell has been going on an artist journey away from rock...Carry On showed that too.

While I prefer his other stuff, he's still a fantastic lyricist and awesome vocalist, so i'll keep following what he does, but I'd like to see him return to a more rock flavour in the future.