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I disagree.

I think the best thing they could have done was release a single like Madagascar, push to get it PLAYED on the radio in heavy rotation let some hype build up for the new album then release it and lauch the tour a few weeks later.

I was at the show a few night ago in Detroit and while it was a great show the crowd was a very strange mix.

People just didnt know what to expect and near the end of the show the band played 3 or 4 new songs in a row and A LOT of people left.

Personally I was pretty pissed to see people walking out like that especailly since the new songs were excellent.

My point is, if they would have put out the new material first then I think the arenas would be sold out instead of 75% full AND most of the "The New Band Sucks, We Want Slash!" people would stay home.

If people can not support the band for what it is today (and I loved the old GnR too) then they need to just stfu and go away, because this new line up is here to stay.

I was at the show last night also.

Axl sounded fantastic, in fact I think his voice was better than the 2 previous times I saw GnR in the early 90s. I think he may be taking better care of himself now than he did back then (less drugs, patrying, ect).

The show started a little late but thats to be expected (around 10:35pm) everything was EXCELLENT until the very end. There was some problems with Patience and Axl was clearly not happy. At the end of Patience he said "Goodnight" and walked off. That was it, no encore, no Paradise City

I'm still trying to figure out why the show was cut short.

Some people thought maybe the arena cut them off, there seems to be a local ordinance about concerts not going past Midnight and it was around 12:15 when they walked off.

Overall the show was still great, the new band was excellent. I just wish it had not ended on a bad note.