Axl, im a hugh fan of GnR, i even named my dog AXL, and i also but the velvet revolver cd, but to be honest when ever i listen to/play VR, it makes me dissapointed to slash is so much better then what hes doin. The reason GnR was so good cuz they were different, VR however is not different, there music is mundane, there cd is generic and nothing seems to bring it to the light. Weiland should thank his luckey stars that he found such talented musicians to play with and GnR minus axl should curse the day they heard signed weiland to a contract. With that said, i open the way for some harsh criticism...its hunting season boys.....