I think some GNR fans resent him because they think he doesn't play Slash's solos right, when really I think he's just trying to "make them his own" while still preserving the essential elements. I think he'd be better off just playing them straight up like the originals.
As for "There was A Time", I thought it was really sloppy when they played it at Hammerstein. Good song, but it was the first live performance, so it's not like it was going to be perfect.
Hey JAxl, do you have the instrumental versions of "Better", "I.R.S." and "There Was A Time"? I know they leaked to the internet but GNR's management got them pulled real quick.