Agree win neemo. Ron's always been a teacher, and like he said, this is his livelihood. He has to charge, and he should command a bit more than your local guitar shop. Given the number of responses he's gotten, I'd say there are plenty who agree. He's one cool guy.

I think my problem with DJ is really my problem with GNR. We don't know if these guys will ever put anything out, from start to finish, as a band. I'm a huge Robin fan, in the interest of full disclosure. But I LIKED GNR taking a new direction 10 years ago.  With DJ, and with the lack of band promotion and unknown future direction, it just seems like they've got a perfect "80's rock"(-er), that they can sit back and tour the back catalog with.

With Robin/Bucket/Brain, you could be sure something different was in the works, and from the leaks over the years, it was. But this line up is just so... "classic", I guess.

I'm not a hater, though- I'll go to any show within 150 miles of me. I love the band. But I fear that this lineup is a fallback/backup plan more than anything. I hope I'm wrong though.

Hey- these should still count as straight album sales, no? Not sure how these exclusive deals work.

I snapped up the last two vinyls at my local store. That's after explaining what it meant when I asked where they kept records. Cmon now, I felt old.