Are you talking about the Sun article or an actual quote? If the latter, then I must have missed it can you send me a link? Thanks

Anyone else see this? I wonder is this from the source or where are they getting this from. I doubt its true tho. I don't think a reunion will happen but -

I kinda hope there is a reunion just to shut all them boys up at htgth - jarmo, jim bob, chineseblues and adz. I've never seen someone hate someone else as much as they hate Slash. Every little thing he does is analysed to make him look like an asshole. I wonder if they really mean everything they or do they realise how rediculous they sound. There comes a point where you have to let it go - we know you hate Slash - no need to troll every thread till someone says something stupid and then they get to ban or give karma to a "Slash-loving hater of the current band."

They assume that anyone who dares suggest something Slash says might be the truth or that Slash doesn't have an agenda in saying something, that they are obviously are a troll and hate the new band. Its pathetic. I pointed out that all the people who were defending Slash were massive fans of Axl, the current lineup and Chinese Democracy but nobody responded to that.

I just want to see them backtrack if the old lineup get back together.

Then again they have been caught out before with Richard Fortus playing with Rhianna and Shackler's Revenge on Rock Band. There explanations were pathetic - "Richard was just a session musician". WTF. He played live!! If anything thats worse coz he was cashing big pay cheque. Not that I care, hes perfectly entitled to, but so is Slash. They came up with any little difference between the two and use that to explain even if it makes no sense.

So if they complain about Slash doing something, then Axl does the same thing later, then they called on it, they same something like

"Its ok for Axl coz he has red hair"

It looks like Robin and Caram Constanzo done the drum arrangement for Better - presumably they programmed the drums we heard in some of the original demos. Brain and Frank simply recorded those parts and presumably Axl/Constanzo cut and paste the best parts by each. Brain also gets a credit for drum arrangement so perhaps he added some variations or perhaps he was also involved with programming the drum machine.

There are couple of examples of this - looks like pitman, constanzo and even axl originally programmed drums on TWAT - with Freese and then Brain doing their own variation enough to get credited for drum arrangement. Frank also recorded drums and once again their drum parts were cut and pasted. The level of perfectionism is just insane really.

Its likely Ferrer spent the last couple of years recording drum parts for every song, with Axl/Constanzo deciding where to use Brain and where to use Ferrer.

It also looks like Chris Pitman was originally responsible for programming the drum machine for Madagascar and Caram Constanzo for Prostitute (I believe the first demo had a drum machine if I remember correctly).

There are also various credits for MPC Drums/Drum Programming for Brain, Eric Caudieux and Pitman - presumably some drum machine parts were left in.

I think if anything Perla would support a reunion - in her most recent interview she left no doubt what her favourite band her husband has been in is and even praised Chinese Democracy. Plus shes a woman, and woman love money haha.

I don't think a  reunion will happen for a long time. I think from Slash's point of view its more likey than ever - VR have broken up; he is working on a solo album but he's still a band guy - he seems to have tired of the search for a new fulltime lead singer and probably doesn't want to start a new band. With Axl having released CD, he must see it as the best opportunity. That doesn't mean he wants to, but for him its the right time.

As for Axl, there is no way he wants a reunion now. I just don't see it.

I'm not sure if its at the same point, but there is some note (could be guitar or synth or keyboard, not sure) that sounds like one of these AIM sounds added to the second leak. I thought one had been left on the album for a second. Its in the second verse, as far as I remember.