This seems strange to say, but... Axl should do what Weird Al just did.

Weird Al just had an album come out.  He had released some single songs on itunes, one of which I bought about 2 years ago.  I bought that because he put out a message on facebook asking people to because he'd never had a non-parody chart before, and he was hoping this one would.  I thought "What the hell, it's only $.99. 

Then he compiled an e.p. of those songs, which he called "Internet Leaks".  If you'd bought any of the songs on it, you paid $.99 less per song if you bought for the ep.

A week or two ago, he put out a full album with all of those songs on it.  Again, if you bought any of those songs you paid $.99 less per song.  The album also contains 10 videos put together by various animation studios.  He got 10 videos to include with very little work on his part.

That album charted #9 on Billboard, his highest chart position ever, about 30 years after his debut.

Axl should take fucking notes.

Wait...  Two episodes?  Did I miss something?

James (and whoever else) if you don't dig the vocals you should at least check out The Bakerton Group http://www.myspace.com/thebakertongroup It's the members of Clutch's take on instrumental jazz.

As much as I dig Clutch, hearing that you don't like the singer reminds me of 15 years of people telling me how genius Tool and Radiohead are.  With them all I hear is vocals that I can't stand when I try to listen.

I don't remember massive play, but I specifically remember hearing it on the way to a football game my freshmen year of high school (fall 1990) and at least a few other times. 

Then I hadn't heard it for months by the time the albums came out, or for that matter already by May '91 when I saw a live show. 

Now that it's in my head, I remember playing the radio specifically hoping to hear it again.  I remember hearing whistling multiple times and getting excited only to be disappointed when I got to the radio and it ended up being Winds Of Change.