I still think the only democracy going on in this band is the voices in Axl's head
Hey, seriously, if this really is a collaborative effort, then all the better...there's alot of talent in this band.
Axl as producer? Fuck, he was always the producer (Moby down ro Beaven)...the other guys probably had the wrong 'vision' i.e. not Axl's, and they just had to go.