I think you need to lay of the eletric lettuce mate

Scabbie wrote:

russtcb wrote:

This is why I say Axl is literally damned either way. If dude comes out and kills it with the original guys, everyone will shit on him for going back to tour with "today's Guns N' Roses" and if he doesn't do it, everyone will shit on him.

Probably. Mostly his fault. But I'd have far more respect for him if he'd 'man up' and do the reunion. Unless he releases an album quickly which is his get out of jail card.

That's kind of where I'm at right now.  I'd have no problem with Axl not wanting to "reunite" for one night if there was some new music on the horizon.  I love that the band is touring like crazy right now and I love that they're playing a fair amount of Chinese Democracy tracks while mixing in some older gems.  BUT, when they start hitting up the same countries, cities, venues without anything "new" to push, that's when I scratch my head a little.  I get that Axl is upset that the album release was screwed up from the beginning and he feels it deserves to be given its due.  But I still don't see what they're doing now as giving the album its just due.  I think that ship has sailed.  You can't really promote and push an album 4 years after the record company has wiped their hands clean of it.  It just doesn't work that way.  And there's NO indication of any new music on the horizon, so it makes me wonder.

It'd just be a lot easier to swallow Axl's wanting to take this current lineup to new heights, if there were any clear signs of them trending in that direction.  Unfortunately, it's a tough spot.  Albums don't really sell anymore.  Money isn't made off of albums.  I'm sure the label isn't thrilled at the prospect of a new GNR album after all that happened with the last one.  Music videos are a thing of the past.  Axl doesn't like doing interviews.  There's not a whole lot going for them, aside from them touring at this point, which is why I guess they continue to do so.