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I hoped – I mean really hoped – that my previous opinions would change by listening to it full and giving it a fair chance. But nay.
Big picture (and opinionated) review:
The songs sound more or less the same.
The melodies share a similar sort of form, lacking imagination and go nowhere exciting. There’s no journey for the listener.
Kennedy’s voice is too perfect for Slash’s sleazy guitar playing.
Overall it sounded bland and contrived, and by the time it got to Driving Rain, the stand out track, I was bored.
If this was a debut album by some band starting out, most people would say it’s alright. Because it’s Slash and Myles Kennedy doesn’t make it better. Given their experience, I expected much better. Poor effort if you ask me.
Anyway, I’m going to stop talking before you all form a lynch mob and come “out ta get me”...
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
... I have however listened about 5 times now and it is beginning to grow on me. Some of the guitar playing really is Slash at his best. And some of the tracks like Slow Grind that to me sounded more like an effort from the Tubes than from Slash are suddenly jumping out as really quite great tracks. Different doesn’t mean bad and I’m certainly planning on giving it a thorough outing before making my mind up fully. Gut feeling so far is that it’s great guitar playing let down by uninspiring vocal melodies. Maybe that’s something that will grow on me too? But there’s definitely some goosebump guitar parts.
Having said all of this I absolutely loved World on Fire which I have noticed a lot of people on here didn’t like, so maybe ignore me if you didn’t like the last one!!
i think it’s quite different from his previous solo albums with far more variety and songs that actually do sound different. There’s some quality guitar on there and some very different tones to what we’re used to getting from Slash.
i’m giving it a few more listens. It’s like any solo album for me - it’s never as good as the full band because it’s far less of a collaborative effort.
Where did you see that? Not that I don't believe you but I want details
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Also, the official video for Driving Rain is superb!
Ahh yes I just found it on Facebook too.. BUT its a different colour? The one Slash has been playing is red around the edge
https://i.imgur.com/D6UbdWj.jpg
Clearly a different colour
https://i.imgur.com/BXQknC6.jpg
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I just watched some of the video.... I can see the production meeting..
Producer: Hey Slash, how about another video of the band playing on the side of a hill with sweeping shots and someone driving a car
Slash: Nah I cant be bothered, get some muppet to do it instead
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They haven't done a darkburst one in a while.. That about all I can tell you... We have had reds and greens before this one, I think the first one was the AFD copy (of a fake) and then a couple of darkbursts after that.
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Good point @Rabs , the one he has been playing is different. I struggle to see anything beyond the black pickup surrounds which just look awful to me. I think this new one should be called ‘Bile Burst’.
Maybe once they actually saw Slash playing it live they decided against it, once they stopped throwing up
Or maybe they have finally run out of stupid names for slightly different coloured bursts so just made it dark in the end....
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There was I beleive
Tobacco burst with piezo
A sort of faded lemon standard
Then the AFD (then in the reds later)
Anaconda burst
Firebird
This current one.
http://www.guitarscollector.com/slash-guitars.html
Was almost bang on the money too