Tho I dont see the GNR GH album selling anywhere close to AFD.
The point is though it doesn't need to does it? He/or they (inc old GN'R) will never top AFD. So everybody needs to mentally stop trying to compare success with that album. It's a landmark album, where they had years of building up all their history, all the angst, experiences, pain, ideas and it all made an incredible album. They have done what all bands dream of in that one album. Let alone what they did with the Illusions and the touring -incredible.
See from now on, as so much time has passed. Aslong as it's a creatively good album the sales of it doesn't matter. While we all hope it does well and it will do reasonably well, even in the "worst" case it will reach Top 10/20 because of the name and curiosity alone.
I'm just wondering how many of those "dead against it's" ended up buying the GH lol who's going to admit it?? lol
The sods law is I'm all for it, but haven't bought it yet- waiting for student grant lol