I liked both VR albums, although I thought Contraband was much better than Libertad.  But I prefer these leaks way more than either of those albums or a best of VR album for that matter.  It's all a matter of opinion though.  We could argue who's better till we're blue in the face.  The only thing that's certain is we actually got to hear 2 albums from VR while we're still waiting to hear an actual release from Axl and co.

Yeah I'm with you, that doesn't sound like "prostitute" to me either.  Sounds like we're reaching there.  Song is growing on me, as they all do.  But it's not there yet.

And by the way, I really don't hear much of a difference in the "new" versions of the old leaks.  I don't have an ear for little differences but they sound as good as ever to me.

I'm really digging "If The World" out of the 3 new ones.  It's so different from anything I've heard from any GNR lineup, but I think I like it.  "Rhiad" is growing on me, wasn't a fan of the live version.  The other song starts out strong but doesn't do it for me the whole way through.  And I always liked the other leaks.

All I know is that by the time CD is actually released we're all gonna have like 9 different versions of the album with all the various leaks and such.

I never liked the song live, and after the first listen to this rendition I wasn't too impressed either.  However, after 6 listens later it's growing on me.