-Jack- wrote:

Axlin08 wrote:

People sitting back hoping and discussing a 'release' for CD, are no different than those hoping for a reunion.

The lack of news or factual evidence is equal.

Except for there's actually.. reason to believe Chinese Democracy is coming out? Best Buy exclusive confirmed, 2 songs officially released, Billboard and BBC both reporting a Nov 23rd date, GN'R's manager playing finished tracks to random Best Buy employees after years of pretty much complete secrecy... even if it doesn't come out this year it's obvious that it's happening.

The reunion evidence? Uhh.. Slash has been nice to Axl in the press? ..... Hall of fame coming up?

One is a bunch of coincidences and hopes and the other is a bunch of facts and reasons. The only reason the second one isn't completely non-hope based is because people know things in GNR land can do a complete 180 and there's still no official announcement... but even then, this is the farthest we've been and things are actually happening/pointing to the album on the launch pad. The reunion rumors are pretty much the same as they've always been except now people are assuming because Axl isn't gonna tour Chinese Democracy that the new band is gone forever. Axl can just make a new band. Or wait until people come back (which they will if CD is even a semi hit, or they play their single at a MTV show, or anything pretty much)

To me it's obvious Axl and his crew hate Slash's guts and that's all you need to know to know that it's not gonna happen anytime soon.

Considering the fact Andy Gould's word is simply word of mouth from Best Buy's people, and nothing has been officially said or released from ANYONE in the GN'R camp.

I'd say 'official' or 'happening' could be just as easily tied into a reunion.

Both have no weight backed by GN'R right now, so to sit back and talk about CD, and ridicule those who talk about a reunion is hypocritical.

I think both Axl & his people and Slash and his people hate each other equally. Doesn't mean that should get in the way of business.

Is CD on the way? Yes.

Am I happy? I'm overjoyed. I love it.

Do I want more new GN'R albums? Absofuckinlutely.

Do I think the new band is dead? Yes.

And that's where the catch is. As a live act, I think these guys are toast. I'm just trying to express my opinion. This isn't about the fact of "aching for a reunion", this is my opinion, is that I think it has now become UNPROFITABLE for Guns N' Roses, in a new form, to go on tour.

Yeah there will be the occasional New Year's show, or headlining Rio or Ring or Download or Inland... but actual tours, I don't think so.