I'm an Axl apologist an defender, so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt.  I believe him and don't think it's so hard to believe that management forced his hand to release "Oh My God" on "End Of Days".  That was back in 1999, pretty much when Axl and company started working on new material, so obviously that song was quite fresh off the presses at that point.  Heck, we're here nine years later and the album is only now finally finished.  Axl has an entire different timeframe than any of us.  In his words he was forced to tour in 2002, and 2006.  It would only stand to reason that OMG was forced out in 99.  And I think I heard people mention how he talked the song up before it came out or after its release only to turn that around after the public didn't exactly accept it with open arms.  Well, if it was forced out, I'm sure he was under orders to talk the song up and not say, "yeah it's a rough demo, it's really not that good.  They're forcing me to put it out". 

Again, I know my opinion is hugely biased, but so are some of the people who believe NOTHING that Axl says.  So there.

And I wonder if "Oh My God" would've been a bigger hit if it was on a soundtrack to a GOOD movie instead of that crappy film?  I think the movie bombed much worse than the song did.

Oh, and in relation to "Shackler's Revenge" and present day.  It's not 1999 anymore.  It's 2008, and it's been confirmed by people in the bands camp that the album is FINISHED.  That would mean to me that there wouldn't be any logical reason to put out a demo on a video game. 

I'll play the devil's advocate though before anyone else does.  Fast forward to 2012 when Axl says he was forced to finish the album in 2008 and put out a rough demo of a song on Rock Band. 

If that happens, I'll have to stop believing in Axl.  But as for now, I BELIEVE!!

I have heard that Axl said that.  Never saw it for myself.  I guess you have a point if that is in fact true.  Though I could argue that that was nine years ago when the album was far from complete, let alone even started.  It's done now, so that excuse wouldn't hold any water, not sure it would in the first place.

Did Axl really say that?  There's gotta be more to that story.

Yeah the Giants played well early, then kind of went into "let's try not to blow this" mode.  They were daring the Redskins to comeback, but the Skins didn't know how to do it.  They looked lost.

My only point is we don't know the half of it.  We know close to nothing.  We may think we know anything and everything about the situation.  We may think there's absolutely no reason why the album shouldn't be out by now, why we shouldn't have been informed on the progress or lack thereof, why we aren't given a rundown on Axl's daily routine through his own blog, why Axl doesn't babysit or house sit for the fans.  We really don't know what's going on or what has gone on behind the scenes.  You can speculate all you want and come to your own conclusions, but there are 2 sides to every story and I'm thinking those that are actually involved with the making of the album know the truth while the rest of us are just guessing.

That's all.

I don't know, things are kind of slow on the VR front right now.  Slash is sticking up for Axl and Chinese Democracy.  Axl seemingly is short a guitarist and Slash is lacking a singer.  Could this be the "big surprise" MTV is promoting?

Yeah, I doubt so too.  They've probably got the New Kids on The Block re-union planned out to launch on the show or something equally as lame.