After careful deliberation I have come to the following confusion: Axl sounds fucking fantastic.
I wasn't a fan of previous live versions and arrangements of this piece but chose to withold judgement until hearing a studio version, and I'm glad I did. I agree with what others have said, this will be huge. I will say however they need to fix the choppiness and rhythm of the first piano change, or at least add some accenting notes to cover it up, it sounds extremely sloppy. (The part that occurs where the electric guitars and drums came in on the old arrangement)