the only thing that stopped steven being unarguably one of rocks great drummer's was his addiction (& maybe his relationship with axl).

tho, imo, his playing on Jungle alone cements his status as one of rocks iconic drummers. on the album, to use the parlance of our times, he is the one that brings the ruckus. as has been mentioned his groove is essential to that album's sexiness & swagger, & charm.
i am surprised at the haters. they seem to be missing the essential funk steven brought.

& yea, if he hadn't of fucked it up he maybe coulda held it together... but i don't subscribe to the idea that "he only made one album" or "if he'd played on yada yada yada" or, the worst argument, "technically he wasn't great". AFD is his meal ticket, yea - but it's the greatest album ever & he helped make it. how the fuck is he not one of rocks greatest drummers? you only need one album when that one album is perfect.

it all went tits up after farm aid. you all know it.

&, fwiw, there's not one song on CD Slash couldn't have improved. that includes TWAT.

i think matt should get in. he helped them achieve great things. maybe it coulda been anyone, but it was him. & he played on great songs on great albums.

& i think it's OBVIOUS if they reform they should play Easy/Nightrain/ScoM.
but it's OBVIOUS they won't.