To me the only thing creapy is the lack of promo....that makes me feel like I drempt this and i still have some kind of leak in my player...even though i'm looking at the cover of an offical cd

While being an Axl song it is probably working on a few different levels at once, to me there is a lot more to suggest it's directed at the fans/general public/media perception of him than there is to say anything directly about slash. Hell..the "Nobody owes you" is something jarmo has been saying for a while to people...

Yeah its funny cos people always say slash gave a bunch of interviews where he called Axl an asshole and so on...but i've never seen these interviews. I'm not saying anyone is lying but I wonder if its been exagerated cos we all keep saying that it happened. I've seen him say he was over Axl being late and cancelling shows and that he didn't like his parts being re-recorded(but that's just giving a reason for his quitting rather than saying axl is a fuckhead or anything). And i dont have any qotes on hand - but i've seen situations where the interviewer was bagging axl and slash shut it down. He's always come across to me as respectful of axl's talent and vaguely leaving the door open for a reunion one day if the things he doesn't like about the band are resolved. (mostly the cancelling of shows and lateness)

Yes..actually I'll grant that Jarmo seems keen to sow the seeds of anti-slash sentiment in the fan base. I always assumed it was a strategy of his to be seen as acceptable to the modern band (and I guess from the liner notes it worked!) given that it began right around the time he was getting access to the band. I wouldn't know what Beta and so on think so i'll take your word.

The interesting question then is: Why? Why do they hate slash SO badly. What did he do? He played a key role in making the previous works of the band successful. He allowed Axl to take full control of the GNR name. Appart from the occasional lighthearted joke about lead singers and lateness and that kind of thing he has refrained from bagging out Axl or the modern GNR to any real extent - and there have been a ton of chances for that. I don't see why the hate. Maybe it's because he left. He did leave big shoes to fill - and I can see that would be problomatic and cause some resentment - or perhaps axl has issues with abandoment in general now. Although - I think if we looked at things fairly - no one is a saint - NONE of the guys in gnr - slash included - but if Axl was getting people to re-do slash's parts...a guy who helped make AFD and stuff - it's no surprise that he got upset over it. Anyway...all i'm saying is...i'd love to know the reason they might hate slash. if that is the situation.

Yeah...I know everyone wants it to be about Slash cos of the Axl vs Slash vibe online...but I feel its more directed at the fanbase,public, media. But that's just my opinion.