i loved guns and roses. he is an incredibly good guitarist. listen to the end of a song such as "Nighttrain". At the end when it is fading out he goes into an incredible guitar solo. His sound is also very distinct and original. All the great ones are like this, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Ray Buchannon,Stevy Ray Von,etc. The new guns and roses that will be coming out with chinese democracy later this year will not compare with the old stuff. All that it is left is Axl. This cd is a bunch of new age grunge crap. The guitar sucks.