Probably just some finishing touches

Best time for a rock album is the summer, during festival time so that's as good a guess as any. The record company supposedly has the album now so they're either waiting for the right time to release it or they're still slugging out negotiations, if that's the case then it'll take as long as it takes could be a couple of weeks or another year. Impossible to say

Very few songs have an effect on me like Comfortably Numb did the first time I heard it. One of the best songs of all time imo.

I'm afraid that is a consequence of years of let downs and silence, people are bound to be sceptical. I seem to remember most were pretty upbeat when his letter came out, it was informative, outlined album plans etc that's all most are asking for, a bit of communication. Yes i accept some will bitch whatever he says and at that time it was pretty uncalled for but it was far from a majority that moaned when his open letter came out. If he's holding out for universal popularity he'll be waiting a long time, forget about what people are saying and just focus on updating a fanbase that was kept in the dark for too long, he'd soon find there was a lot less bitching if the updates continued and the fans felt less alienated. It's about building up some trust and mutual respect between band and fans, the fans would be much more eager to jump to his defence and be much less critical if they felt appreciated. I understand it's a vicious cycle, why should the band respect or update a fanbase that's always negative and complaining right, but as the band are the one's that hold all the answers the first move's gotta be made by them. The letter was a huge step in the right direction in so many ways, however considering what the letter said and the previous 8 years of practically no information, going quiet again was the worst thing Axl could have done. Now it's all got to be done again at some point, and he will be met with scepticism again, I just hope whenever that happens he realises the best way to stop the negativity is to keep his word, not go silent.

I still am a Slash fan but yeah it was a bit lame, I'd say the girls version of WTTJ on GH sound better as well

I saw I Am Legend yesterday. Agree with the people who'd already seen it and posted in this thread. I thought it was pretty good, I was surprised at how much they focused on the horror element, I'd heard the basic plot before I saw the film but I wasn't expecting the horror/thriller angle to such an extent. I'd recommend it.