It\'s not GNR without Slash IMHO.
This album has been "leaked" all over the internets for some time now. I keep seeing where I could download it, but have refused to do so. There\'s a part of me that wants to hear it, but then there\'s a part of me that is going with all the hype from critics that says it isn\'t great. I read a review from Bret Michaels saying that it is good, but how is he a reliable source?
You\'re spot on saying it isn\'t GnR without Slash. I guess Axl figures the only way people will even consider buying it would be with the GnR name on it. No one would buy an Axl Rose self titled album. It really should be that way though because it\'s not going to be the GnR sound. Reviews say it is more of the Trent Reznor NIN industrial sound. Oh boy.
I guess we\'ll see though in one way or another right?