I had to start a new account, but years ago,  I used to post on here w/o the 2 in my handle. (Never could get it reset.)

In 2019, I was given a ton of music in Beta's Barn and The War Room, which I shared by DM with many folks on here. I still give great thanks to Dadud and Darknemus for their amazing efforts there!!

As far as "new" music goes, I strongly prefer the leaks over the way the songs were eventually released. At this point, I'm sure that SOG will be thoroughly ruined and that is one of my favorites of the leaks.

I don't believe that the additions by Slash & Duff have made any song better, but rather, they've made boring contributions and turned potential hits in subpar singles. After seeing how they play Live the CD Era songs, I had a feeling that this would happen. Slash seems to go out of his way to fuck up riffs & solos that don't sound anything like the way that they were originally written. He's either dumb and can't learn them correctly, or he's fucking them up on purpose. (Btw, please note that other GNR guitarists didn't change Slash's solos so that they were unrecognizable.)

I sincerely hope that Slash & Duff have been forbidden to even go near The General or any of the "Big Guns." I'm looking forward to having similar closure that others have mentioned, but it's bittersweet, because these 2 couldn't care less about these songs.

In regard to a new album, I don't think that it's ever going to happen. After seeing the process for CD, I don't see how anything is going to just be whipped up and released. Factor in the "let's not step on eggshells" unofficial mentality along with Axl's perfectionism, this thing will take YEARS.

Some songs might be put out, just so that the touring can seem fresh, but they'll ALL be happy to release 1 or 2 tracks every 2 years, because the touring payday (1 Million per show) is where it's at, not album sales. Eventually, multiple singles can be assembled into an album, but the tour money is simply too good to rock the boat with the pressure of writing a full album, possibly opening old wounds, and then trying to get Axl to believe that it's good enough to put out. No, "cause I think we've seen that movie, too."

And remember, they have a Lot of vault material that they can just rework and take their time to release! (Thanks CD Era GNR members!!) Any interview about an album will just be deflection and obfuscation, as it's been for so long now.

It's our choice to accept, or not, what the band has become. Enjoy the closure of hearing some songs that we should've heard years ago, but don't expect anything grand in the future.