wfuckinga Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Rod is a better singer than Eric, and the quality of the songs on ALG vastly increased. Serial Killer is the best Slash solo project song, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Agree. Serial Killer is better than almost all of CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I disagree, as a stand alone radio friendly album maybe so, but imo It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere is way more consistant and the songs sound much less like wannabe pop hits. Rod might technically be a better singer, he certainly has a more powerful voice, but his style is so safe and boring, like most of Aint Life Grand. He sounds like every other rock singer whos constantly looking for work, at least Eric was somewhat unique and instrumentally IFOS was a far more ambitious effort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I love both albums and certainly enjoy both singers but I gotta agree that you can't find a song like Serial Killer in IFoCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Loved Eric Dover's voice over Rod Jackson's, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 ALG for me. I love all Snakepit though. And Serial Killer is good, but I think Landslide, Rusted Heroes, Been There Lately, and Life's Sweet Drug are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Yeah, Lifes Sweet Drug has a killer riff!How do you guys think Apocalyptic Love compares to his Snakepit stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I like both albums. Serial killer is one of my favorite songs ever and I love Rod's voice and loved his stage presence. If I really have to chose it wil be ALG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Snakepit 2.0 is AWESOME. That is the second best post-Guns N' Roses record yet, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I am the reason Slash played Serial Killer during the Vegas show that was streamed. I fucking love that song. Omar: Been There Lately and Life's Sweet Drug, especially the latter, are 2 incredible songs. I really love LSD.Towelie: Snakepit 2.0 >>>>>> Apocalyptic Love.IMHO, Snakepit 2.0 is Slash's best post Guns work, and it sucks that the band ended so abruptly. I really wish for Slash s/t he had called Rod. I really hope Slash ditches the Conspirators soon and reforms Snakepit 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I am the reason Slash played Serial Killer during the Vegas show that was streamed. I fucking love that song. Omar: Been There Lately and Life's Sweet Drug, especially the latter, are 2 incredible songs. I really love LSD.Towelie: Snakepit 2.0 >>>>>> Apocalyptic Love.IMHO, Snakepit 2.0 is Slash's best post Guns work, and it sucks that the band ended so abruptly. I really wish for Slash s/t he had called Rod. I really hope Slash ditches the Conspirators soon and reforms Snakepit 2.Elaborate on being the reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I begged and begged and begged, shamelessly, to Frank Sidoris, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz. Frank eventually told me "You got it" and voila, Serial Killer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I begged and begged and begged, shamelessly, to Frank Sidoris, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz. Frank eventually told me "You got it" and voila, Serial Killer.Please try that with Landslide and Rusted Heroes at whichever Slash show I next go to, will keep you updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I don't know if those songs are rehearsed. I knew Serial Killer was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Rod Jackson sounded too good, which ruined it.Eric Dover had more soul Rod Jackson was just too cliché.Lenny Kravitz would have been a better replacement for Eric Dover.Rod Jackson killed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I don't know if those songs are rehearsed. I knew Serial Killer wasYeah I figured that may be an issue... well Dime Store Rock then, will keep you updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Eric Dover had more soul Rod Jackson was just too cliché..Dover had more soul? I disagree.By the way, Rod was an awesome live performer, voice and presence. Edited January 17, 2014 by MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Rod Jackson sounded like a game show host, his voice was smarmy and too... up beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I have to disagree Snakey. Rod had a more soulful voice, and that album is a welcome relief from Eric and Myles. Rod/Slash had sooooo much potential, man it fucking sucks the band ended with Slash's cardiomiopathy (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Ain't life grand would have made a pretty good gnr song imo.My biggest thing against Snake pit is imo it helped lead to gnr's break up. I don't fault Slash completlely no. I'm not wanting to turn this into an Axl vs Slash thread, I am just pointing out that when I listen to those albums I get a little pissed at Slash for the whole gnr debacle. Both guys are to blaim, but had Slash not ran to do snake pit, things may have turned out differently imo. Edited January 19, 2014 by Mike420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I am listening to ALG now. Much better than I can remember. Much better album than AL. Much better album than CD. Lyrics are a bit cack mind: ''captain jack was a suicide pimp with a none stop nose bleed...he went splat and they scraped him off the street''. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Ain't life grand would have made a pretty good gnr song imo.My biggest thing against Snake pit is imo it helped lead to gnr's break up. I don't fault Slash completlely no. I'm not wanting to turn this into an Axl vs Slash thread, I am just pointing out that when I listen to those albums I get a little pissed at Slash for the whole gnr debacle. Both guys are to blaim, but had Slash not ran to do snake pit, things may have turned out differently imo.The ideas should've at least been considered instead of outright rejected in the first place by Axl and Duff. Slash was gonna get that material out one way or the other. Like Steve Harris said once, things get in the way and you can't let them. If this band won't play ball, find a band who will. I assume it was the same with VR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Ain't life grand would have made a pretty good gnr song imo.My biggest thing against Snake pit is imo it helped lead to gnr's break up. I don't fault Slash completlely no. I'm not wanting to turn this into an Axl vs Slash thread, I am just pointing out that when I listen to those albums I get a little pissed at Slash for the whole gnr debacle. Both guys are to blaim, but had Slash not ran to do snake pit, things may have turned out differently imo.The ideas should've at least been considered instead of outright rejected in the first place by Axl and Duff. Slash was gonna get that material out one way or the other. Like Steve Harris said once, things get in the way and you can't let them. If this band won't play ball, find a band who will. I assume it was the same with VR.Oh I agree that Axl and Duff were probably to critical of the material. I don't blame Slash for getting frustrated by that. But it does seem like ALL of them had a real reluctancy to work through their problems. If we take what all three of them have said, I believe the truth lies some where in the middle. I do think the material was originally rejected, because Axl and Duff wanted to move the band foreward. But as Axl has said, with all the things (break ups, law suits etc.) going on in his life, I do think around 95' or so he was ready to do the "easy" record that Slash was pushing for. Axl has stated that he was willing to do a "more traditinal" album. When we go back now and look at the material that was already there, the album would of been good imo. It would have been the weakest so far, yes. But it would have been something. With the best Illusion left overs such as Bring it back home (which I love), this i love, fall to pieces, some of the snake pit songs. The album was there. But communication breakdowns killed it. Which I am a firm believer that had that album come out, gnr would have become the next "stones or zeppelin" like people claim. They were one album away imo. I do think the band would have eventually broken up, because Axl would have wanted to push for his Chinese Democracy sooner or later anyways. But it could have been delayed. Again I don't blame all of this on any one person, they all deserve a certain amount of accountablility. But like I said, if Slash hadn't run out to do snake pit things "may" have turned out quite differently. Which Slash has been on record of saying he rushed to do the snake pit thing, just to "stay busy". But his "staying busy" really fractioned his releationship with Axl pretty badly. So when I look at those albums I do get a little upset, because if Slash would have been a little more "patient" we probably would of had another guns album in 1995 or 96. Edited January 20, 2014 by Mike420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 It's possible, but looking at interviews like this one, you can tell what a boost it was for him, to get out from what was already becoming a fractured toxic environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I begged and begged and begged, shamelessly, to Frank Sidoris, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz. Frank eventually told me "You got it" and voila, Serial Killer.The Conspirators version of Serial Killer is shit.This is the real deal: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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