Someone hook Russ up with the track. I already deleted it from my comp.

Slash always says it will come out, but he relates the CD wait and eventual release to what the band went through with UYI. Apples and oranges. While all of the UYI lineup pretty much say those sessions were hell, they all(excluding Sorum) had an actual say in what went on. Even Axl himself has admitted that the pressure put on by other members is what caused the records to be released in the first place. Had there been no pressure, and Axl didn't want to tour behind the material before it was released, we would probably still be waiting for UYI.

in the CD era of 1999-2007, he has had no internal pressure to release and has no desire to tour on the back of the material, so what do we have: No album and several AFD tours.

While Axl may be a genius to a certain degree, its obvious by now he requires a push to get things done. This is where him owning the name and everyone being on his payroll creates a conflict of interest for the band itself---Do you bite the hand that feeds you? Kinda hard to pressure someone to release something who pays your bills. Make any demands you'll be walking out the door with a pink slip.

Kinda sucks for Finck and Stinson when something they have worked on for almost 10 years isn't deemed worthy of release but Axl can tinker around with Bach for an evening and its good to go.

I seriously don't know how much longer this band can continue in these circumstances. Its a miracle it didn't implode years ago.

I agree that from a musical standpoint, VR is a weak link in his resume. However, the band's very existence is a bright spot on his resume. They are one of the few successful supergroups in existence. He has been in two major bands, with alot of solo work and collaborations in between.

I don't want a reunion either. It will just cheapen what they did and drag the legacy through the mud. However, we don't need a reunion to do that. Axl is perfectly capable of doing that himself. So as the name loses its value and the legacy slowly fades, does the world want one last huge tour by the guys who made it all happen, or do they want a warped nostalgia head trip that fewer and fewer people are caring about?

Those are the only two logical choices left. While new GNR can release an album, they will never build a comparable legacy. The ship sailed on that dream years ago.

Why? So he can go from actually creating music, releasing it, and continually adding to his legacy to doing absolutely nothing? From a musical standpoint, the last place on earth a musician would want to be is in Guns N Roses. You stop being a musician the second you join. You just get to tour AFD every few years. Big deal.

I'm not even much of a VR fan. I can put all the songs I like from them on a disc and its pretty much an EP. However, that doesn't disregard everything Slash has done. He has had an amazing career, and his post 87-93 resume is the best of anyone that has ever been in the band or is currently in the band.

Axl would benefit more from a reconciliation than Slash would. Slash's legacy is secure. He is widely respected by the media, fans, and his peers. People look forward to whatever his next move is. He is pretty much the poster boy for that guitar game. He can go solo or play with any artist/band that he chooses to work with.

I know people like to say he is an "attention whore", but I bet my life if Axl's career had turned out as productive as Slash's the last thing they would be calling him is an attention whore.

A reunion is going to happen sooner rather than later. Its inevitable. In the meantime, Slash continues 'moving on' like he continually says and contributes to an amazing legacy/resume. Axl will continue the AFD head trip, and the only way a reunion will happen is if Axl begs for it.

Which he should have to. He has been the least productive member of the old lineup. A ton of money shouldn't be handed to him on a silver platter for nothing but living off what those guys did. Make him beg for it.

I'll pick Randy Orton.