MaskingApathy Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, Free Bird said: Again... a GNR album has nothing to do with the new SMKC album. This album was in the works before we even knew anything about the reunion. By the end of 2015 like 75% of this material was already written and the band already started preproduction. If GNR had decide to make a new record Slash would be available, no question. So if you want to complain about a missing GNR album please don't do it in this thread. This. These two bands are completely separate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 10 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: Listened a few times now.. Not bad not great.. The music is good but Myles just somehow makes it sound very similar to almost everyone of their other songs. There really isn't a thing about it that makes it stand apart.. I was starting to notice that in parts with WOF. I think slash needs to do another solo album with guests just to add add some unprectabilty as music reviewers will all start th o say the same thing "good album but nothing different to his last releases he has a formula which he sticks to". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Boring like World on fire. I just hope there’s 1 good song in the bunch this time around. Pretty much what I expect from Slash these days. Boring and uninspired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, EvH said: I think that Bad Rain is actually one of the better songs on Apocalyptic Love, and arguably stronger than at least half of WOF. Agree 100% all 4, can’t forget Anastasia, are far superior than anything on WOF You’re a Lie is a classic. Took me a while to realize it. The live crowd eats it up Edited July 23, 2018 by Top-Hatted One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Sydney Fan said: I was starting to notice that in parts with WOF. I think slash needs to do another solo album with guests just to add add some unprectabilty as music reviewers will all start th o say the same thing "good album but nothing different to his last releases he has a formula which he sticks to". You realize his solo album with guests was not that well received critically at all? Metacritic gave it just over 50%, lots of mixed reviews, and Allmusic gave it 2 stars out of 5. That's the worst argument ever, to put what music reviewers say over what the fans or he himself want. Music critics are worthless for the most part. And it's not like a working formula is a bad thing, never stopped bands like Metallica or ACDC. Infact they'd get shit for changing it by the fans (like Metallica did). WOF was Slashs biggest success since Contraband so he'd be dumb to go another route. He always did the same thing musically anyway, apart from VR, which he ended up saying he did not like anyway later on. Edited July 23, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StrangerInThisTown Posted July 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Top-Hatted One said: Boring like World on fire. I just hope there’s 1 good song in the bunch this time around. Pretty much what I expect from Slash these days. Boring and uninspired I can't get my mind around how people think WOF with epic compositions such as Dirty Girl, Battleground, Beneath The Savage Sun that have multiple musical left turns are considered boring. It's some of the most adventurous stuff he's done, he's not done a lot in that regard. Then actual boring songs such as Bad Rain get praised, lol. Edited July 23, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top-Hatted One Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 An album doesn’t need so many left turns and overproduction to be deemed a classic. All it takes is some good melodic catchy melodies & riffs/hooks. Often accomplished with 3 chords and < 3:00 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Top-Hatted One said: An album doesn’t need so many left turns and overproduction to be deemed a classic. All it takes is some good melodic catchy melodies & riffs/hooks. Often accomplished with 3 chords and < 3:00 mins. ..what's that got to do with it being boring? Those are completely different points. I'm not really interested in arguing those because you did not mention them in your post before and I actually agree with those. No, that people find it overproduced or whatever doesn't boggle my mind whatsoever. But I'd actually argue you on that last point there aswell as there are a lot of 3 chord 3-4 min songs on that album which accomplished that. Dirty Girl is hard rock perfection, Avalon and Withered Delilah are 3 minutes of rock n roll bliss and Iris Of The Storm starts out with calm chords then turns in some heavy riffs. Stone Blind is even psychedelic in a way (again something Slash hasn't really dabbled in before), and Automatic Overdrive is just a great short to the point rocker. And even these short songs go in directions you don't see coming sometimes, again going back to the 'boring' argument. He pretty much pushed the hard rock boundaries as much as he could without straying too far from it. Edited July 23, 2018 by StrangerInThisTown 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Haven't been able to find a working link for the song yet and the Swedish Spotify release is on Wednesday but I'm stoked for this song and album! Love some SMKC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skik08 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, youngswedishvinyl said: Haven't been able to find a working link for the song yet and the Swedish Spotify release is on Wednesday but I'm stoked for this song and album! Love some SMKC. Song needs a few listens. It's pretty f#ckin awesome! Edited July 23, 2018 by skik08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Just heard it for first time and I love it! I see what people mean about Snakepit riff. To my ears its a bit more Snakepit 2 than 1. Its true that its formulaic and concise. Singles do tend to be to the point, but also the British invasion was. It seems to have some of that spirit to it, arrangement wise. Where every section is an opportunity to spring energetically into the next interesting section. I guess thats Frank on the Tele on the left? He is playing some tasty guitar in the verse! Even some melodic elements like Izzy. I like the solo. Are my ears playing tricks - I think there is definitely some phaser on the second half of Slashs solo and maybe some subtle auto pan tied to it?!?!?! Very vintage phase. Great to hear! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post FrenchGNRfan Posted July 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) WOF is awesome Wicked Stone, Shadow Life, Automatic Overdrive & Too Far Gone are fuckin' dope Wicked Stone is my favorite the outro solo is amazing What is wrong with you saying WOF is boring ? That's your opinion Edited July 23, 2018 by FrenchGNRfan 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom-Ass Posted July 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Top-Hatted One said: Boring like World on fire. I just hope there’s 1 good song in the bunch this time around. Pretty much what I expect from Slash these days. Boring and uninspired I don't know how you can call WOF (the album) boring and uninspired.. That record is a beast musically.. Myles gives some of the songs a generic feel because that is what he does unfortunately but the band sounds truly inspired. The msuic is so strong that it outshined Myles and still turned out to be really solid.. I thought so anyway.. I listened to that thing for like 3 months straight when it came out. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMAC20 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 THIS ALBUM is fucking killer -Driving Rain is the most commercial song on the album , Its not bad after about 50 listens through headphones -I love it , Probably the weakest song on the album but its still good , wait till u hear the rest , EPIC SHIT!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, TMAC20 said: THIS ALBUM is fucking killer -Driving Rain is the most commercial song on the album , Its not bad after about 50 listens through headphones -I love it , Probably the weakest song on the album but its still good , wait till u hear the rest , EPIC SHIT!!! Lay off the coke 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightToker Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, TMAC20 said: THIS ALBUM is fucking killer -Driving Rain is the most commercial song on the album , Its not bad after about 50 listens through headphones -I love it , Probably the weakest song on the album but its still good , wait till u hear the rest , EPIC SHIT!!! How did you hear it? What are your favorite tracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert39 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Love the harmony that Myles and todd have 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjapie24 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: I don't know how you can call WOF (the album) boring and uninspired.. That record is a beast musically.. Myles gives some of the songs a generic feel because that is what he does unfortunately but the band sounds truly inspired. The msuic is so strong that it outshined Myles and still turned out to be really solid.. I thought so anyway.. I listened to that thing for like 3 months straight when it came out. I personally think WOF is his best solo album (not counting VR or Snakepit). It was the first album I bought when I first got into Slash. My favorite song is “Beneath the Savage Sun” that song just fucking rocks. My first concert was actually SMKC at the Hampton beach Casino Ballroom 2015. Edited July 23, 2018 by Ninjapie24 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric Cantona Posted July 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ninjapie24 said: My favorite dog is “Beneath the Savage Sun” Huh, is that a mixed breed? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default_ Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: I don't know how you can call WOF (the album) boring and uninspired.. That record is a beast musically.. Myles gives some of the songs a generic feel because that is what he does unfortunately but the band sounds truly inspired. The msuic is so strong that it outshined Myles and still turned out to be really solid.. I thought so anyway.. I listened to that thing for like 3 months straight when it came out. Yeah, I love WoF instrumentally, I still dream about a instrumental version of these albums coming out as some sort of bonus material or something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Love the song! Slash is always releasing new music for his fans to enjoy! The most productive REAL Gn'R member! Can't wait to see him on tour again! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjapie24 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, AslatIE said: Huh, is that a mixed breed? I love auto correct. It ducks me every time. Fuck, fuck fuck fuck. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Tom-Ass said: I don't know how you can call WOF (the album) boring and uninspired.. That record is a beast musically.. Myles gives some of the songs a generic feel because that is what he does unfortunately but the band sounds truly inspired. The msuic is so strong that it outshined Myles and still turned out to be really solid.. I thought so anyway.. I listened to that thing for like 3 months straight when it came out. I agree! Instrumentally it was really inspired. Too polished compared to Snakepit but whatever. I still get in the mood for Avalon once a week or so haha. I feel bad... I bet I would love to have Myles as my friend . Edited July 24, 2018 by Ant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) nm Edited July 24, 2018 by thunderram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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