soon Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 LENNY KRAVITZ RECALLS ‘FLUID’ STUDIO EXPERIENCE WITH SLASH Lenny Kravitz recalled the “fluid” experience of reuniting with former schoolmate Slash for his 1991 album Mama Said, and explained why he let the Guns N’ Roses guitarist record only one take of his solo for “Fields of Joy.” The pair reconnected at an awards ceremony and decided to work together while Kravitz was in the process of making his second LP, and the first collaboration was the addition of a lead guitar track to the already-written song. “Slash and I went to high school together, but we hadn’t seen each other since,” Kravitz told Music Radar in a recent interview. “When my first album was out, I went to the American Music Awards and Guns N’ Roses were getting awards and they were sitting in front of me. He and I just kept looking at each other. "Then we realized we knew each other from school. So we started talking and were excited to meet each other again, especially the fact we were both making music. I was doing some overdub sessions for Mama Said, so he came in and played the solo on ‘Fields of Joy.’ It was a one-take solo and he wanted to play it over again, but I wouldn’t let him. I always love first takes.” Having enjoyed the experience so much, they decided to write a song together on a later occasion. “We started to jam, and that riff to ‘Always on the Run’ ended up coming out,” Kravitz recalled. “The song just wrote itself. To cut the track, he played the riff, I was on the drums. So it was just guitar and drums – that was it – and we got through the take and then I played my guitar part, which is the counter-rhythm part. Then I played the bass. He played his solo and then I wrote the horn arrangement, had the horn players come in and that was that. Did the vocals. It was a great session. Really fluid, it was very quick and spontaneous.” ... https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lenny-kravitz-slash/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Some contemporary quotes from Slash: "[…]my girlfriend and I were just head over heels in love with [Kravitz'] album. When I met him I told him, 'You're so great, we fuck to your record all the time!' He was probably a little shocked [laughs] but he's a really good guy. I put a solo on one dills new songs, which is the most out of tune first-take dry guitar solo—but he really digs it. He's really raw, one of the most soulful people" [Musician, December 1990]. "We didn't know each other then. I was in what you call Continuation School, which was for kids who smoked in class, that whole thing. But we recognised each other, jammed one night... He's a real cool character" [Q Magazine, July 1991]. "I went down to the studio where [Kravitz] was in L.A., and we hung out that night. He smoked pot, and I drank vodka, and we did a solo on one of his songs called “Fields of Joy.” I just finished recording another song for his new record, a song I’d originally written for Guns that never happened as a Guns song. We had a great time hanging out in New Jersey. The guy is so fucking down-to-earth. It’s a pleasure to work with somebody like that, where there’s no bullshit" [Rolling Stone, January 1991]. "I fell in love with his first album. We met at some awards thing and got to be friends. I went to the studio and put a solo on "Fields Of Joy" and played the riff on "Always On The Run" [both on Mama Said]. That was a great time too" [Guitar Player, December 1991]. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I never knew Always on the Run was supposed to be a GNR song. Or well, the riff anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lio said: I never knew Always on the Run was supposed to be a GNR song. Or well, the riff anyway. Well, it wasn't. Slash thought it was too funky for GNR and never introduced it to Guns. That's at least what I've read on anothe source. Edited March 19, 2019 by Free Bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 I always thought that they knew each other in High School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I wonder if axl had thoughts of wondering when he first heard it what gnr material it could have been used on..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 If you've not heard that Fields Of Joy solo, it's magic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 54 minutes ago, moreblack said: If you've not heard that Fields Of Joy solo, it's magic. It's fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Free Bird said: Well, it wasn't. Slash thought it was too funky for GNR and never introduced it to Guns. That's at least what I've read on anothe source. I seem to recall at another point that he said that at the time, it frustrated him because Steven Adler could not lock in a groove to the riff. This was probably around the time Steve was on the outs and couldn't play anything to their satisfaction. Edited March 20, 2019 by appetite4illusions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 4 hours ago, appetite4illusions said: I seem to recall at another point that he said that at the time, it frustrated him because Steven Adler could not lock in a groove to the riff. This was probably around the time Steve was on the outs and couldn't play anything to their satisfaction. I've never read this before but it seems possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Mama Said is truly a great album. Early Kravitz kicked ass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 3:36 PM, EvH said: Mama Said is truly a great album. Early Kravitz kicked ass. Love his first album too.. Can't stand him now though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 10 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: Love his first album too.. Can't stand him now though. Agreed. I only have his two first albums, which I can still listen to and really enjoy. Always found it odd that Are You Gonna Go My Way was his biggest hit here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Lio said: Agreed. I only have his two first albums, which I can still listen to and really enjoy. Always found it odd that Are You Gonna Go My Way was his biggest hit here. I did buy "5" but never really got into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 3:36 PM, EvH said: Mama Said is truly a great album. Early Kravitz kicked ass. That's the only Lenny album I own on vinyl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 That's the only Lenny album I own in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drexl Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 12 hours ago, Lio said: Agreed. I only have his two first albums, which I can still listen to and really enjoy. Always found it odd that Are You Gonna Go My Way was his biggest hit here. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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