I don’t give a rat’s ass if Axl is singing. If he doesn’t have Slash back there, you don’t have Guns N Roses, but a Guns N Roses cover band.
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Paul Gargano writes: “Lead guitarist Robin Finck injected a personality to rival Slash, even if his guitar tones sometimes strayed slightly from the originals…”

That’s mere propaganda. You can’t rival Slash until you can play as well as Slash. And guess what? I fucking doubt it. I don’t even have to hear this guy play to say I doubt it.

When Appetite kicks in and “Welcome to the Jungle” fires up–the scream is pretty badass. But it’s the riff that tees the whole thing off. Don’t ever forget it.

Slash: drummers are my homeboys, but you are the man.