Tommy is an indie meat and potatos rocker. No flash....no dash...just cool. Again, there are 8 players in this band.....bass is obviously only one part of the mix. He is good when he needs to be good. Simple as that. I am more disappointed that I don't hear any background vocals from him or any other bandmembers. You need the different voices to add texture and different tones to the songs. Maddy would be much better with the band singing part of the outro.:peace:

I think it would have been a great solo record. For all we know, it may end up that way.:ummm:

Live bootlegs and demos of varying quality stacked up against 20 year old classic songs that have been in stores, on radio, and formally released for two decades. James James James, kind of an unfair fight by ANY standard. For arguments sake why not put up Crash Diet by comparison? Or Ain't Going Down? Or let's say Reckless Life?

I still think interest will perk up EXTREMELY quickly once you get a formal single out and an actual record company announced release date. For example, I am a huge Radiohead fan but never go to their chat boards or You tube to look for unreleased material. I just wait for it to come out and I purchase it. Same goes for Wilco and Tool. I will buy their albums when they come out and always go see them play when a concert is in my town. But, I never go to their message boards. A lot of people will come out of the wood work when there is something to care about.

You have to remember, we don't represent the majority, we represent the lunatic fringe of Gnr fans.

ps on the flip side, I do think Axl has killed whatever buzz CD may have had over the past years. People simply don't believe him or anyone when it comes to the release of this record and are over the rumors-even casual fans. The boy who cried wolf syndrome. However, that doesn't mean when the album is actually formally released that people won't care. There is a subtle difference there.

as The King would say...."thank ya...thank ya very much".