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Well it looks like this is really happening! Yes, November 23rd will be an early Christmas for me. For everyone that's going to complain that its not the original band, and Axl sucks for making them wait 15 + years, please save your comments for the Ricky Lake show. For all the loyal Gunners out there like myself, we are in for a wonderful treat my friends. From the demos I have heard so far, my early favorites will be I.R.S, There was a Time, and Street of Dreams (previously The Blues). Not crazy about Rhiad and Catcher in the Rye but it's very possible that these tunes will grow on me over time. After all, I hated the Spaghetti Incident when it first came out, but if C.D. is at least on par with that effort I will lose my mind! I'm obviously partial here, but I really feel that once these singles hit the airwaves, rock music as we know it will be changed forever. Just like the late 80's when it all began. Long live GNR!
What's great about it: Musicians assembled on this record are more talented than the original lineup
What's not so great: But they may miss Izzy and Adler's song-writing abilities a bit. 17 years in the making=overproduced sound?