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#1751 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash New Album - Music Previewed at LAYN Rocks » 883 weeks ago
I'm still eager to hear those tracks he was working on before The Project, that were supposed to be on Slash's first solo album. He was exploring world music. That could have been great. Maybe we'll hear them on the second Slash album.
#1752 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl Interview w Korean Newspaper (Unconfirmed) » 883 weeks ago
This interview is bullshit. It's like a journalist made a fake interview and the geek's never even visited a GN'R forum and hasn't read an Axl interview from the past few years. B version: Axl lost the last bits of his sanity and he's under serious pression for a reunion. The odds are 99 to 1.
#1753 Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash: New Album Release And Tour Set For March/April » 883 weeks ago
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Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash has issued the following update:
"Driving around listening to the analog mixes of my solo record, I gotta say it sounds awesome. The whole self titled record was recorded analog. It will be released March/April - tour starts around then too. It will be released in all formats including vinyl."
The album will be released in Europe via Roadrunner Records. A release date for other territories will be announced soon.
As previously reported, the first single from Slash's upcoming solo album will feature Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. Other guests who will appear on Slash include Alice Cooper, Lemmy Kilmister, former Guns N' Roses men Duff McKagan, Steven Adler and Izzy Stradlin, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy Pop, Kid Rock, Chris Cornell, Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge), Fergie (Black Eyed Peas), Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine and Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale.
#1754 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash New Album - Music Previewed at LAYN Rocks » 883 weeks ago
I think it's a bit early to give it a 2.5 (or a 1 or a 5), because we've only heard 1 track (live) that'll be on the record. The Japanese single tracks will not be on the album.
He has 18 songs to choose from and I think he should choose the younger guys' songs. Less 60-year old legends singing for Slash would make a better stuff. It's not an album for Slash's childhood dreams, it should be an album for the music listeners.
#1755 Re: The Sunset Strip » Dream Theater? CAn someone Propose some Dream Theater for me ? » 883 weeks ago
Scenes From A Memory and Awake are both very good albums. I'd start there. Also the Change of Seasons EP is good.
Agreed. Scenes is their best, although the lyrics were better on the earlier records.
My very short description of their albums:
When Dream and Day Unite - it's a typical early record, with a different singer. Don't start with this, later you'll find more in this to like. It's their worst record IMO.
Images And Words - great album, although the synths and drums are very 80s sounding, which can be disturbing for some.
Awake - dark and heacy progressive rock/metal. 10/10, although the keyboard player, Kevin Moore's presence isn't very strong. At least he did Space-Dye Vest, which is still my favourite DT song.
A Change of Seasons - good album, but don't start with this. It's basically one song that lasts for like 26 minutes, and a couple of live covers.
Falling Into Infinity - their 'mainstream' album, with some Desmond Child collaboration. Some good songs here and there, but not a true progressive DT album.
Scenes From a Memory - an orgy of music. (The debut of the new keyboard man, Jordan Rudess, who replaced the Moore-replacement Derek Sherininan.)
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - a double album. Good, but not the best. The second disc with the only one song isn't very interesting.
Train Of Thought - the first album of the new, really heavy direction. Metallica on steroids. And some keyboard. Very good album.
Octavarium - a bit uninspired record, with some Metallica meets DT songs, some Muse-influences tunes and the very good title song.
Systematic Chaos - I really love it, it's like the more DTish brother of ToT, although the majority of the fans don't rate high this album.
Black Clouds & Silver Linings - well, I'm not a fan of the new record. I only like 2 songs.
#1756 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Jack White turned down Slash collaboration » 883 weeks ago
I wasn't talking about you, Russ, but those who try to even rewrite history and act like Slash'd have been almost irrelevant in the band's success.
I'm fine with somebody not liking his VR works, I'm not a fan of that. I'm fine with somebody not liking his Snakepit stuff, although I think that was great. I'm fine with all that, cause I don't like Izzy's, Duff's and Axl's works in the past years, except a few songs. But I can't tolerate the 'Paul Huge farted NR solos when he visited Axl, who later whistled those to Slash, to know what to play'-type of things. I also hardly disagree with the 'Slash can't play anymore', 'he lost it' shit. (I'm also sick of the Axl can't sing anymore shit.)
#1757 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash New Album - Music Previewed at LAYN Rocks » 883 weeks ago
Well, there will be no nu-metalish, VR-type of songs, nor thousands of synths and loops. I'd rather call it classic sounding than retro though.
#1758 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Jack White turned down Slash collaboration » 883 weeks ago
Since certain GN'R fans don't like Slash, nothing can suprise me anymore.
#1759 Re: The Garden » Spatialisation - Theory on Mike Clinks role in Shaping GNR » 884 weeks ago
I always found the production on AFD to be it's weakest point. It's straight forward and raw, but the guitars lack the finesse that you find on UYI. Other than that, the drums are way to heavy on the reverb and the overheads/hi-hat are too loud in the mix. The bass could probably carry the sound a bit more as well, to fill the sonic spectrum.
As for UYI, just go listen to the intro to Don't Damn Me to hear the perfect recorded representation of a full guitar sound. And this without the current bag of tricks of doubling and re-amping used all over the place (I'm guilty of that too... it's just so much easier to get a full sound that way
).
I agree with your thoughts, but recording technology improved a lot between 1987 and 1991. I think the first Snakepit album is the perfect production of rock guitar sound.
#1760 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » SLASH's New Single To Feature Ozzy; More Guest Singers Revealed » 884 weeks ago
Wolfmother should join VR, since WM is basically Andrew Stockdale and some other guys who were all replaced between the 2 albums. 
Anyway, I do agree that Slash and the crazy-haired guy make an awesome duo. 
