Maybe you'd know the answer to that James.  Was BigBoss from Splat a fraud?  As for this Mysteron thing.  Not that I root for Mysteron but I think Fernando is trying to cover his ass for being blamed for the leaks.

Not to me War.  As I've said before, on CD the only songs I never skipped when I listened to the leaks are CD, SR, Catcher, Madagascar and TWAT.  Back in 87 I never skipped an AFD song.  I ain't saying CD ain't a good album.  It's a good record from the 11 songs we've heard thus far.  But you've got some really weak songs on CD.  The 3 remaining unheard tracks could change things.  But CD is different than AFD and in my ears not as good.  But then again I never expected it to be so I ain't disappointed.  CD is a good album and that's all I wanted.

Laughable but can be worth a discussion.  But should be changed to how it compares to UYI's 1&2.  AFD is just untouchable in my opinion.

If you rank CD against AFD then CD is weak.  I agree with Sandman on this.  AFD is one of rock's greatest records of all time and CD can't even dream of touching AFD.  I would put it in comparison to UYI 1&2 no probs.  The only 2 songs that would break my top ten favorite GNR songs from CD are CD and Catcher.  Maybe I'll change my mind after the release but that's where I stand now.  And none of CD's demos (leaks) I've heard thus far comes even close to any songs on AFD except maybe Anything Goes, I think about you and maybe You're crazy.  And even with those songs there aren't many CD songs that comes close to those 3.