DannyVinyard

When Beta threatened to leave, Axl should have told her to not let the door hit her ass on the way out.

Even though you are joking, this is absolutely true.

Who chose the singles for Chinese Democracy? Was it Axl or the record company? I'm thinking record company since they forced the album out and zero support from Axl. Whoever chose the singles didn't do the album justice. The megahit that should have been is There Was a Time, which IMO is the best song on the album and one of the best songs of all time. How this epic song was not released as a single baffles me. It's so much better than the title track. Imagine the traction it would have gained (along with the album) if Axl released TWAT as first single along with epic UYI style music video. Street of Dreams would have been a hit, maybe megahit, too. Oh well, two amazing songs that nobody knows about.

Agree 100%. I loved Perhaps when it leaked, but the Slash replacement solo ruins it for me. The school bell ruins Hardschool, in which case the leak overall was much better. I hate the cash grab reunion. Axl would have released a full CDII, with proper Buckethead/Finck versions of the songs, if it weren't for the reunion. All we got from that was an endless cash grab tour to milk the casuals.

I would proudly blast the The General from my car (and have when it first leaked along with Monsters). Def better than any of that rap garbage I hear blaring from some cars.

Axl Rose pre 2011. It's been all down hill since Rock in Rio 2011.

Does anyone else hate Yesterdays?

They were way better than what we have today, and that performance was way better than anyone else's that night.

I still love the General. Since that song and Monsters was leaked, I've listened to it as a lead-up into Monsters. These songs are an exceptional listen, back to back, especially on the way to the gym right after having my pre-workout.

"The general public hates it" Good. They're the same simps who have fueled GNR's endless cash grab tour. "Why did Slash accept this?" Because it's better than all of his solo stuff.

This is the Axl I miss, the real Axl Rose, not the TB controlled cash gouger that we have now. Not sure how there was a lack of communication between Axl and Robin though. Did they really not have each other's cell phone numbers?! You'd think Axl would realize his contract was up soon and reach out to him for an extension.

Agree 100%. AC/DC has always been an okay band to me, not remarkable, but not bad either. I don't think Black Ice broke any new ground for them. Death Magnetic, same thing, an okay album (better than St. Anger), although it did have a great song in The Day That Never Comes. I wouldn't rank these albums anywhere close to Chinese Democracy.

I think he left because Axl refused to promote/support the album.

Call me crazy, but I rank it as the best album to this day, post 2000. It sold a million copies in the US without any promotion or support from Axl Rose, and releasing one of the weakest songs on the album as the first single. Let's say, Axl does proper promotion of the album, interviews, shows, releases There Was a Time as the first single along with epic UYI style music video, followed by Better, Street of Dreams, Prostitute, Catcher in the Rye....all with epic videos, this monster sells 10 million plus, easy. If Axl did this, Finck stays and hell, even Bucket might have come back.

Thanks, Dean. I was trying to figure out how to embed it, but was not working for me. After this show, I was certain this band was poised to take over the world. Axl no-showing Philly 2002 and the tour being cancelled was a huge disappointment for me. All that potential that this band had, gone just like that.