I can honestly say that I own and enjoy AFD and Lies, I also respect Slash as a good guitar player. But GnR just don't got it anymore. They were great in their day for what they were - a rock n roll band. They even had a couple (a couple) of decent songs since their heyday - but Axl's voice - while unique and original on recording sounds like a sack of hammered dog crap live. Axl's self-centered mindset doesn't help either - if he IS GnR, then GnR sucks.
AC/DC for instance has proven that there is nothing wrong with simply being a rock n roll band, if that's what you are good at. I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with expanding your horizons a lot of bands do that - but come on - saying Axl Rose is a "great musician" is like saying Carrot Top is intellectually stimulating.
D.