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the quality standard that Slash has set for what I personally consider a great Slash solo is high, I don't think he's as good as he was and I prefer Robin's Perhaps solo but I can honestly say I really like Slash's solo on the officially released version and for me it's memorable. those weird triple bends in it is my favorite part of the solo. really brought a nice flavor to it imho.

I wonder how many people wrote the Smoke On The Water riff before Blackmore wrote it again. imo it's not just the production, it's the way Slash plays on the record. it doesn't sound like Snakepit or post VR albums like his solo album. sounds like he was holding back, like it's too concise for Slash. I don't think there was much room for his classic playing with Scott in the band which you could say came from a more modern background at least compared to Slash and Scott did reject the first batch of tunes they've sent to him that they have worked with Izzy iirc saying it sounded like "Bad Company".

it's like the sound of the whole record, Contraband was wrong for a guitar player like Slash and too constricting. Contraband feels cold if that makes sense. compare it to AFD and how warm in comparsion it sounds. funny how commercially successful CB was and it seems like it's the most calculated record Slash was ever involved in outside of Gn'R. I still like it, but it doesn't have even a little bit of Izzy's loose style imo. I do like the fact that everyone in VR was involved in creating it bringing in riffs and song ideas and Scott heavily involved in arranging a bunch of the tunes, editing it, making it sound quite different to what it was originally in its inception stages according to Dave Kushner. very different to Snakepit which was centered around Slash's playing and both albums weren't muddy like Contraband was. also sounds very mainstream and like it tried hard to be as modern sounding as possible which ironically, to me, made some of the material on the album seem very much of its time, if not dated.

I don't mean to derail the thread, but in the slashparadise link, Slash said that Do It For The Kids was a song that was developed from his own riff. always thought that Izzy came up with it as he used a variation of it in his own solo tune "Bomb". I wonder who actually came up with the initial riff idea.

I don't think anyone said that Axl chose to release a product he thought was inferior though, if I understand it correctly it was just Sweersa expressing his own opinion

idk, I think for example the officially released version of Catcher is not nearly as good as the demo version with Brian May. I don't agree with some artistic choices Axl has made regarding Chinese cause what Axl thinks is better doesn't always match with what I prefer as a listener.

appreciated, very cool tidbit and link (the second one). I stand corrected. would have never thought it was a '65 Strat.

I meant the Sucker Train Blues solo, not just cause of the Floyd Rose, it sounds like when Slash is playing it live imo. do you, by any chance, got any links for those interviews? I think I've missed it.

right, it sounds like the Mockingbird on Sucker Train Blues for example, but it sounds like a type of Gibson in YCBM, not even sure if it's a LP, if Slash did use a Gibson (the album versions) he used a vintage Flying V for the KOHD solos on UYI so who knows. used a bunch of guitars for those albums. that said, if I had to bet on it, I'd say it was a LP for YCBM.

afaik, it's not confirmed what guitar Slash used in the studio for the track. maybe someone else knows, but judging by the way it sounds, I agree it could be just a LP. I think it was maybe always assumed that Slash used the B.C. Rich Mockingbird just based on live performances and the music video.

yeah but I didn't compare Audioslave to SMKC, or I didn't mean to say that Audioslave wasn't a good band. I gave VR and Audioslave as examples of good bands that shared chemistry, but not on the level that Axl and Slash had in Gn'R, or Scott had with STP, or Chris with Soundgarden. I think the comparsion between these bands are only valid cause we have their former bands and other projects to hear when it's truly perfect musical chemistry and the personalities fully complete one another. doesn't mean that bands like VR and Audioslave were bad ideas or didn't click. they were successful after all with people that like their music including myself. bottom line is I don't think Slash had the chemistry with Scott that Scott had with the Deleo brothers or Slash had with Axl. I realize time is also a factor as many musicians experience a decrease in quality as they age and oftentimes the work is less inspired, but even with that in mind, I believe there is probably no other singer in the world except Axl that sounds as good as him in combination with Slash's guitar cause on rare occasions the chemistry is unmatched.

well, I did say in my post "good long term singer". Scott had the talent and charisma to sell it, at least once with Contraband, and I'm a big Weiland and STP fan, just to put my opinion in perspective, but did Slash and Scott really had good enough chemistry as musicians and individuals? it didn't last long and sometimes the VR tunes (which again, I'm a fan of) seemed to kinda be fighting for space between Scott and the rest of the band and it was like that even on Contraband. some songs clicked really well, but it reminded me of the chemistry of Audioslave. Something was there, but not comparable to what Chris had with Soundgarden, just like it's not comparable to what Axl and Slash had/still got depends on how you look at it.

most bands are not "elite all timers" and maybe Slash doesn't care about creative peaks if SMKC is just an outlet for his vision, which he doesn't overthink. whatever ideas he comes up with, he can rely on a no drama band that is reliable and that will support everything he wants to do. I would prefer it if he worked with a different singer, but I think Slash doesn't have issues with MK's voice or the quality of the albums. sidenote: with all the singers Slash has worked with, I don't think he ever found a good long term singer who had Axl's charisma or was close to as good as a fit musically.

that correction was a joke btw because of the subject matter you chose. agree to disagree.

it's a form of art with a long and rich history. also a way for some people to look down on others cause they can't relate to it imo. nvm that it's incorrect with plenty of proof that it's not a very good way to measure one's intelligence.

it does? Gn'R seems like a band that loves money. just doing a vanishing act would mean not making a killing with all that potential "last Gn'R tour ever!" money.

I doubt Slash is one of those guys that will go that far with thinking about it. he probably just thought it would be cool to play these Gn'R tunes with The Conspirators and didn't want to wait for the possible scenario of Axl being in the mood to even attempt what I consider to be difficult songs to perform live for a singer.

dropping hints starts now

I don't remember Tommy said the song The General was named after his nickname in Gn'R, just explaining how he kinda got that nickname, but maybe I'm misremembering what he said.

Emerald was fun. I like that track. it has indeed been a while. Ace said very recently that for the next Origins Vol. 3, the cover album, that "he needs to call Slash, let's just put it that way" or something like that.

*intelligence. if that's true, then what about all those intelligent people that got tattoos? it's not like it has a big meaning for every individual that gets them, it can be just a form of decoration, some people find it hot, and if you really regret it, you can remove it. I'd like to know why you think it's a sign of low intelligence.

it's possible, Axl seems to like keeping his options open, but it would probably come with a financial price. when you announce to the world your band is over, it does limit what you can do with the brand without your fans or at least some of them turning against you if you decide to unretire your band in the future cause you're bored or want/need to make more money.

nowdays, every big and older band that called it quits or pretended or thought it was the end, made it known on social media. while it's a case by case basis cause every band is different, I think that riding into the sunset without letting the fans officially know means that you can't sell a tour as the last ever tour and shit may anyway come out in interviews asking band members where did Gn'R go, but with Axl, you never know.

maybe it feels that way cause they're just on a break. my guess is there is no way they're going away for that long cause I think that now is the time to make the most money while Axl can still do it. I'm not talking about how well he can sing nowdays compared to other bands or his younger self, but Gn'R is not like AC/DC for example, they don't go away for too long, at least not with Slash in the band. they sell nosalgia, not musical progress and enough people still want to see them and even if that reduces in numbers, there are always markets outside the U.S. who can't get enough Gn'R it seems.

Schenker mix up? not really a credible source. a new Gn'R album this year seems to be too good to be true, thanks for sharing anyway.