Dude, from all accounts Axl is very bitter about Slash and all of the positive press Slash gets. Havnt you noticed the words "Lie" "Lies" and "Liar" that fly out of the GN'R camp like shit off a shovel.

They use those words far to easily and readily for my liking.

Its not difficult to proof read a product before giving the thumbs up. I have sent business cards back more than 10 times to the printing company before they finally got it right and I agreed that was indeed finally correct.
Its not rocket science.

Surely this is just an old example copy, that someone has got hold of and leaked.

I think its ok, I prefer the bands music on it to Axls vocals though.  I heard the bestbuy recording, it was difficult to tell what had changed.

I undertand what your saying about the reckless hate. I watched the outrageous mauling of fernando on mygnr a few months back. Honestly, that was one of the worst things I have seen on a GN'R board. Perhaps, on the flipside (is it?) but when merck became taboo on HTGTH, that was something that I really disagreed with and that also stands out as a low point on the boards.
But I was lurking on mygnr watching that fernando thread as well as being logged into the CD.com chat room. In the CD Chatroom some people were going nuts about fernando saying he was at mygnr ripping gnr fans apart, when he wasnt. He called one fan an idiot from what I remember, and from what was thrown at him, it was a fairly subdued reaction from him.
I pointed this out and nobody disagreed, they went on to complain about how unfair it was that he had heard the new music when all he was was just the son of the housekeeper! The jealousy really took me by suprise, I never really seen fernando as someone who was bigheaded or rude, who might deserve it. He seems quite decent, if a little rash. He called mysteron out in a way that was pretty hotheaded, but then publically apologised. I seen fernando popping up at that point as a red herring, because when news of the CD single hit, a couple of days after denying the press release story - he was there promptly saying "I told you Axl wasnt preparing a press release! )

Anyway if people are spreading the seeds of discontent behind the scenes, it wouldnt be the first time I have been informed that I'm fraternising with the enemy.
I dont really take into consideration peoples hidden agendas. Its happened in working life and personal life, I always try to take people at face value and if they not genuine, I'm usually the last to find that out.

Hurts like a bitch when you find out you were wrong about people.

Its all so much more complicated than it should be, thats why I'm hoping when the new album hits most of the negativity is diluted amongst all of the positive vibes that this release should bring.
If this album wasnt dangled like a diamond carrot for so many years and GNR had just disbanded in 95, GNR fan sites would be so much less cynical and disjointed as they are today.

There was a stream option. I dont know if that kept me safe, I'm sceptical. But it was probably cleaned up by a fan. I have heard a high quality version but it has all those fruit machine noises, so I guess it wsnt the real deal I heard.