my bad duh

Aliens

None of the other bands I care about have ever released such a thing as a "draft" version of the booklet. All of them take a great deal of care and pride in their products.
I dont know how I would feel if it was a band that didnt mean anything to me. I suppose since they never meant anything to me, then  I wouldnt have been excited and looking forward to the release for so many years and I wouldnt have been so very disapointed. I would probably still be a bit annoyed though and would just think they were half-arsed clowns.

I was suprised to read some people saying they never even look at booklets for any album they buy, especially the way it was said to scorn at people who did care about it. Its all part of the experience for me though with any album and helps me understand and appreciate the artist's intentions fully.

Axl said in the chats:

"whether anyone cares about such things the booklet or artwork has  always been something I've been passionate about"

I for one was happy to hear him saying that cause I cared a lot and I always believed Axl put a lot of thought into his works and must have been been raging about it as well. But I was actually beginning to doubt it as whenever I or anyone brought it up at htgth it was deleted or met with "who gives a fuck" Since his people lurk there and hold influence I started thinking that might be GN'Rs official stance. So it meant a lot to me hearing from Axl directly that he was also upset about it, I didnt feel such an outcast anymore for feeling the same way.

What pisses me off is that, even with dyslexia, with one quick scan of the booklet, errors jumped out at me. Its hard to fathom how cutting and pasting lyrics can go so wrong, its a complete lack care and interest by whoever done it. I just cant believe that noone in production noticed before going past the point of no return, they must have known and that why I think they disrespected us by throwing it out anyway.

This is one thing that absolutely cant be thrown back at Axl, he's not responsible for bloody everything afterall.
If this is an example of the kind of efforts that Interscope has been putting into GN'R over the years then no fucking wonder Axl is fucked off with them and the band "hates" them.
This booklet has to be an Interscope product, so when you consider the things Axl and Tommy said in interviews about Interscope not putting in any real effort etc it paints a clearer picture of what they were telling us about their dealings with that label.

I love IRS, always have. Everyone outside the forums I've spoke to about the album think its great as well.
I remember when it first leaked people thought it was great, then when it started getting played live people seemed to think it was even better, then when it was on the album people suddenly think its weak

In the last month I've got Madagascar and Catcher In The Rye a few spins on Rock Radio, IRS is next on the list. Best rocker on the album 

Doesnt sound like him to me.