Cornell, Weiland and even The Killers have absolutely no chance of competing against Chinese. I'll go so far as to say Chinese will sell more than all three combined in the first week. Kanye is a way different story though...nobody in pop music and radio gave a shit about the Eagles either and they put up huge numbers due to their exclusive deal. There is you point of common reference.:ummm:

actually, I would LOVE to see it come out as a boxed set and don't give a shit about album sales, etc....the more music the better.

a medium to get a paycheck and help recoup recording costs...all the while not having to commit to a release of an album.

Tommy makes more money from a Gnr Chinese Democracy tour than he would from a Replacemnts reunion. The Replacements would get some good US festival money from someone like Lollapolooza or Coachella, but for the most part, would draw small theatre crowds of 2500 or so. Gnr in any incarnation is a meal ticket as long as Axl is involved. Tommy is smart and can ultimately do Gnr and a Replacements reunion if he wants to and IF Axl wants him. Simple as that.

I find it absolutely comical that someone would take what Axl said two years ago as being relevant to today.....too funny, out of all the bullshit Axl cast upon us in his open letter, somehow the 8 week window is the ONLY thing he said that wasn't a "lie".....rofl!