All i know is that on June the 12th am gonna see GnR rock!! I dont care if it aint the "real" gnr, there the songs jast as well!! If the love we have for the old GnR is about image then theres no point to this discussion. I love the MUSIC!! Thats what GnR is all about!! So when they start with Nightrain and end with, say, Paradise City, am not gonna be thinkin, Hmm.. i miss Slash! Its the MUSIC folks!! And so what if there new album isnt as good as Appetite or the Illusions, i wanna hear some new material. Even if GnR are there own "tribute band".
So!!! Get over it!!!!!! Slash has left!!!!! He's with Snakepit now!!
When i listen to November Rain or Estranged, i think of people and places close to me, songs like that help me through times, like gettin over a girl. I'm in love with the music more than the people. I'd recommend you listen to Madagascar, its awesome.
Later Kriss. :)