I actually saw the new G'n'R tour just a couple of shows before the tour was stopped. It actually wasn't too bad at all. Though the new band while perhaps technically better just didn't have the personality or chemistry as Slash, Duff, Matt Sorum and Izzy. The new stuff that may or may not appear on Chinese Democracy (which may or may not be released at this point) was not much of a departure from the Use Your Illusion albums. I know during that tour people were saying Axl's voice was gone etc etc...i didn't think so. It wasn't much different than when i saw them twice before (with brian may opening and the G'n'R/metallica tour)...his voice has matured since the Appetite days.
Axl may be many things but the one thing everybody associated with him thinks (including Slash, Duff etc) is that he's a brilliant songwriter. It'll be interesting to see if it ever gets released and if it does, whether or not it's brilliant or a complete disaster. Axl is making his way back into the public eye a bit more of late and is himself saying the album will be out this year.
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