Towlie Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 My Antidote a clear favourite for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: I really like Todd/Myles and Mark/Myles. Both harmonies rock for different music Yeah Todd/Myles is awesome. Vocally Todd is the secret weapon of the SMKC. Edited September 20, 2018 by moreblack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naupis Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 There has been some luke-warm reviews from people on here, but for the most part this is the freshest I feel like Slash has sounded in a while. Many of these songs have a great energy too them, and the album overall just feels kind of fun. I can't put my finger on what exactly or where, but overall I think Frank's presence has helped Slash's sound on this album compared to when he was essentially doing everything in the studio guitar wise last album. Like any Slash album there are still moments when he cuts into something or hits a note a certain way (like only Slash can do) that still give me that chill where the hairs on your arm stand up. The people who think he's lost it or is just recycling everything at this point are really missing out. He still has that Slash sound people expect, but does it in a way that doesn't sound like 80's cock rock as you might expect from a guy in his 50's still playing rock n roll. If Axl ever got interested in making music again there is still a great Guns record waiting inside Slash's guitar, that much is certain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Hearing it now, the guitars sound much thinner than their other albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoking guns Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Boulevard Of Broken Hearts is my darkhorse favorite. I love it!! That and the ballad about the only girl you ever loved are both exceptional. I like the album. Slash has some flash back moments. Great playing. But anyway, Boulevard is a major grower! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I liked the Slash albums better with Eric Valentine in the big chair. Can’t deny that his approach toward production is so much less harsh on the ears. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfire Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just listened to the entire album. Impression after 1st listen is that best work from Slash in years. A lot of stand out riffs and aggression similar to those Snakepit albums. Myles could have done better with his vocal melodies. A lot of his vocal parts sounded like he did it for the sake to fill in the specific parts. But that could be just the way they write their materials as Slash is the one who set how the songs will sound, and leave not much of a room to play with for Myles. Need more time to process the album, but I like it so far. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naupis Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 If you listen closely to The Great Pretender there are times where it feels like it's about to morph into Don't Cry, particularly in the build-up to his solo. Love everything about this song. His riff just kicks all kinds of righteous ass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Free Bird Posted September 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) My album just arrived instead of tomorrow! Halfway through and I have to say I'm surprised in a positiv way considering the worries I got. Some diamonds on that record! Edited September 20, 2018 by Free Bird 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 https://www.virginradio.it/news/rock-news/251894/slash-scopri-come-ascoltare-il-nuovo-album-living-the-dream-in-anteprima-esclusiva.html tonight on virgin radio Italy at 10 pm. (italian time) interview with slash and some tracks taken from the new album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skik08 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Starting to think this album is better than World on fire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMAC20 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 16 hours ago, GNRfanMILO said: Serve You Right is fucking badass! So far, it seems like the singles didn’t help with the promotion. Will post a full review when I’m done listening to the whole thing. THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merces Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Got my tickets for the Amsterdam show next year, will listen to the album on my home (looking forward to be surprised) the singles didnt do much for me (except my Antiote) Will post a review tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skik08 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Sugar cane is f##cking sexy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Sugar Cane is a favorite for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Sugar Cane was one of the tracks I was looking forward to the most because it sounds like it's gonna be a song like Dirty Girl. Can't wait to hear it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfire Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 After listening the album a couple of times I'll have to say Im really enjoying this album. Getting use to Myles' melodies. Read Between The Lines have such a great riff that my head automatically grooves along with it. The Great Pretender is a Anastasia-level epic-ness kind of song, but more in a ballad kind of way. Kind of reminds me of She's Gone by Steelheart. Rest of the album is pretty solid with songs like Driving Rain, Serve You Right, Boulevard of Broken Hearts besides weaker songs like The One You Love Is Gone, My Antidote and Lost inside The Girl. They have potential but Myles missed the mark. Seems like he can't really figure out how to approach those songs. But they aren't bad too! Best album by SMKC so far. Concise and straight up rock compared to WOF and AL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian girl Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 2 hours ago, skik08 said: Starting to think this album is better than World on fire it's easy to be better that that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just now, Italian girl said: it's easy to be better that that one I dunno, I've really been into Battleground, Iris of the Storm, Avalon, Dissident, Withered Delilah, and Beneath the Savage Sun lately. Starting to think those may be some of my favorite Slash songs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 A lot great songs on WOF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22frets Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Liking this album quite a bit. Some riffs are quite different from what Slash usually plays which makes it interesting. Nothing stood out like Anastasia or Wicked Stone so far but maybe something will emerge after a few more listens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) Rated better than AL and WOF here, TCOTW, Mind Your Manners and Slow Grind are the best track picks https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-the-dream-mw0003196004 Edited September 20, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Heard it once. Still don't like what I didn't like before except for Serve You Right. The chorus doesn't fit at all and is really annoying but the rest of the studio version of this song is fantastic. All in all I like the record after the first listen and I'm surprised that it is so diverse. Never thought of that after listening to the singles. Another surprise is that a lot of the music feels somehow matured. While WOF was more straight forward hard rock/metal, LTD has some great amount of classic rock in the instrumental parts IMO. I have to listen to the whole thing a few times more before I can finally judge but it seems that I'm really diggin it and I'm more into the slower songs than the fast ones. But it's too early to use terms as great and epic even if some stuff goes in that direction. Maybe it helped that I was such a dick and that I was moaning all the time. That lowered my expectations. All's well that ends well I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 ''The Great Pretending'' aka Gary Moore's ''Parisienne Walkways''; a bit too close to the grain there one feels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 14 hours ago, MaskingApathy said: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-and-myles-kennedy-offer-track-by-track-breakdown-of-living-the-dream-album/ I was coming in here to share this. It is a good interview. I always enjoy hearing how the artist comes up with the different songs, and ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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