Hope your right. I'd really dig a new song.

Just seems like robin comming back for "limited engaments" while otherwise touring with NiN wouldn't create the impression of a cohesive full band like you'd think they'd want to for the release of CD.

The bucket back idea seems to be being brought up a lot. Is there any hint that bucket is back though or is it just that a lot of people seem to want it.

I don't think theres a reunion with the old line up happening either. Although Scott and Robin quitting at once is maybe God's way of telling Axl and Slash to stop kidding around

Another possible theory. Some say an album was turned in and rejected in 02. Maybe this album negotiation whatever it is, as been so hard to solve that axl has begun chaging the album again...and robin can't take re-starting it for the zillionth time....

I wish one side would give us an update...cos right now it could be anything...could be Axl wears Zebra socks and robin didn't like it when bumble said they were cooler than his spiderman boxers. We're forced to speculate.

So if robin is gone...what kind of time frame can we expect a comment from GNR? Will they wait till a replacment is found?

I agree if your a horder the value only goes up with each year and especuially if the band goes into hiatus for years while searching for new member(s).

But there must be people now who have the album and arn't horders. Like the folks at the record company. Obviously they wont purposely leak it and loose dollars. But all it takes is one dodgy employee or dodgy friend/relative of someone to start the chain....

It would be funny to watch the folks at places like HTGTH who say slash sold out for appearing as guests on other artists records and guitar hero deal with an "osbournes" style Axl show

I doubt it would happen. Firstly because if it was going to happen - it would need to have happened already. The album is finished. What will they do now? Film him making the next CD? or hanging out at home before the tour. The news story was how he made the album sans the old band, and with the new musicians..and the whole CD saga..and in terms of a new TV show...that ship has sailed.

Secondly..axl has always been very interested in and taken a lot of care with the image he presents to the public. Remember the rants at journalists who lied. His rants over the intercom at the crew when he thinks he's looking unprofessional. The amount of control he keeps over all things GNR...i can't see him allowing someone like MTV to come in - edit the footage how they wish - and present him, his family, and friends in whatever light they choose - just for their ratings. (Remember what happened to Jack osbourne  - apparently he was edited by MTV to look like more of a brat than he was). Only way i can see this going ahead would be if Axl was given TOTAL control of the edits and final broadcast cuts - and would a network go for that.

Or - maybe he has produiced his own doco about the saga? There was that doco footage floating around a while ago showing him arriving at 2006 gigs remember? I can see him developing some kind of offical record of evnts to go with CD....but i dont think it would be reality tv in the tradiitonal sence.