Captain Winkler wrote:

the inconsistency on GNR forums and in this thread in particular is hilarious. you guys get all up and tight and offended, overtly whining about all these guys insulting slash and bashing all these deluded axlites, and then turn around, and just as poorly, insult the new band.

some people on here (d-machine, buzz, tejanus) are so overly negative that they're as deluded and biased as the"OMG AXL IS GOD" crowd. two sides of the spectrum, both polarised opposites, but too many people act like axl worshipers are the sole problem. id much rather read "come on guys vote it up, this thing is gonna sell 5 million in its first week! hehe" than "look you fanboys, no one likes the single the only reason its getting play is because you fanboys skewed the results", however wrong either statement might be, i certainly know which one is more preferable to read.

i mean, i like guitar hero as much as the next man but fuck slash is a media whore and is as much to blame as axl in the whole fiasco, oh no am i troll now?!?!?

so many complaints about slash criticisms and all these terrible people bashing VR and poor scott weiland. yet you'll openly and stupidly say buckethead has no soul, bumblefoot and finck cant play, no one but us care about chinese democracy etc. wake the fuck up.

Negative? I love the new band, asshole. Why don't you get a fucking clue instead of constantly starting shit around here with everyone? You're the one who insists on telling us that we can't have an opinion that isn't insanely positive about every single new song. As I said earlier in this thread, that kind of crap is fascism. Telling others what they are allowed to say and not say. Fuck you. I'll say whatever I damn well please. The new band is not perfect. The old band was not perfect. The new band has some really good music, but the problem and REALITY of the situation is that there's millions of people out there who are ready to hate them right from the get-go because Axl has acted like a prick over the years. Now, you can either accept this reality or you can continue living in your dream fantasy and telling the rest of us to "stop whining and suck Axl's dick." No thanks. I've accepted the reality of the situation. Perhaps one day you will too.