Popular Post Blackstar Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) The interview (thanks @MaskingApathy for pointing it out) is not available online yet . I read it through a subscription service. He repeats that GnR haven't worked on brand new songs, but says more re-recorded material from the CD era is coming out. It seems they'll keep dropping songs and not an album at once, and, maybe, that they haven't finished recording yet. He also talks about a lot of other stuff (apart from SMKC): his relationship with Axl, Izzy etc. UPDATE: Full interview here: https://www.a-4-d.com/t6732-2022-01-dd-classic-rock-interview-with-slash Here are the parts about new music: Were there any songs or riffs on the new Conspirators record that you thought: “Maybe I should save this for the Guns N’ Roses album”? Slash: No. Guns is a completely different process. That happens more like collectively sitting around and Guns going: “Okay, we’re gonna make a record”, and sort of compiling ideas in that moment. But we haven’t really done that yet. So I just did the Conspirators thing because I’d written all this material for it. Two new Guns N’ Roses songs, Absurd and Hard Skool, were posted online in 2021. These are songs from the Chinese Democracy era. What was the thinking behind that? Slash: You know, that’s a whole other interview! Can we at least get the story straight – were these songs re-recorded with the current GN’R line-up? Slash: The bass and the guitars are all re-done, for the most part, but the original drums are still intact, and the vocals. Will these songs be on the new Guns N’ Roses album? Or do they at least give an indication as to how that album is shaping up? Slash: Hmm. I don’t know. Like I said, that’s another interview. That involves a whole other mind-set to get into. Basically, the material [Absurd and Hard Skool] was there, and I just got in there during covid and re-did the guitars, Duff did the bass, and we went from there and just put it out. And there’s some more stuff coming out too. But there’s not sort of a mental trajectory. It’s just that Axl wanted to get this material done because it was sitting there. He said: “Okay, we can rehash it.” So there you go. […] The big question is whether Guns N’ Roses can pull it off with the new album you’re making. You’ve said you can’t really talk about it, but can you say, for sure, that it’s definitely happening? Slash: Yeah! There’s new Guns material coming out as we speak, and we’ll probably keep putting it out until the entire record’s worth of stuff is done and then put it out solid. Nobody is expecting another Appetite for Destruction, of course. But how does this sound: fifty per cent Use Your Illusion I and II and fifty per cent Chinese Democracy? Is that the kind of thing we can expect? Slash: I really don’t have the vantage point to be able to have that perspective. I’m just not able to sort of objectively look at it like that. It’s just what it is. But it’s cool. I’m enjoying working on the stuff and having a good time doing it. ------ EDIT: A couple more quotes here: https://www.loudersound.com/news/slash-on-guns-n-roses-past-present-and-future-none-of-us-were-prepared-for-what-it-turned-into and here: https://www.a-4-d.com/t6732-2022-01-dd-classic-rock-interview-with-slash Edited January 13, 2022 by Blackstar 20 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ShadowOfTheWave Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Blackstar said: we’ll probably keep putting it out until the entire record’s worth of stuff is done and then put it out solid. I wonder how Pele will explain this? 4 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swedish Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 I may be in the minority here but I really like this approach! Get the CD stuff out first and then maybe try to work on new stuff. I can imagine that being something both Axl and Slash are scared of starting because of what happened last time… Great news that they apparently have an albums worth of stuff to release! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, ShadowOfTheWave said: I wonder how Pele will explain this? Predictable: he'll just say Slash is lying. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Predictable: he'll just say Slash is lying. Would love to see Pele's reaction if they put out Soul Monster or Seven with complete vocals this year. Think I'd enjoy that more than the song at this stage tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress Fracture Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 It’s a shame Axl didn’t take this approach to forgetting about albums and putting stuff out when it’s ready a bit sooner. Like 20 years sooner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jamillos Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 "Mental trajectory." "The vantage point to be able to have that perspective." "Sort of objectively look at it..." For the love of god, man. "That’s a whole other interview!" Well, make it, then! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Towelie Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, jamillos said: "Mental trajectory." "The vantage point to be able to have that perspective." "Sort of objectively look at it..." For the love of god, man. "That’s a whole other interview!" Well, make it, then! It's pretty obvious Slash is uncomfortable talking about this subject. This is not how Slash makes records, but I guess he thinks something is better than nothing. But he doesn't exactly sound overly-enthused by Axl's Frankenstein approach. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 this is good news. It probably means we'll get to hear more unreleased Gn'R tunes soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SoulMonster Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 41 minutes ago, Towelie said: It's pretty obvious Slash is uncomfortable talking about this subject. This is not how Slash makes records, but I guess he thinks something is better than nothing. But he doesn't exactly sound overly-enthused by Axl's Frankenstein approach. I don't think anyone would be! But regardless if what qualms Slash may have doing it this way, the important thing to me is that it is getting done! New music! Woo-hoooo! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CAFC Nick Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 Cool interview, probably the closest "behind the curtain" info we have had for a while. That said, it's pretty clear who's running the operation! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Towelie Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, CAFC Nick said: That said, it's pretty clear who's running the operation! Was that ever in doubt? 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SoulMonster Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, ShadowOfTheWave said: I wonder how Pele will explain this? "Stop listening to what these people say and trying to dissect their language! They are clearly briefed to keep it optimistically vague. Keep the illusion of a normal working creative band alive whilst being non-committal on numbers of songs, song titles, potential releases etc.! You're going to be so triggered when the next result is Atlas Shrugged with 99 vocal Stop quoiting interviews, that include several things that didn't come true (such as follow up albums). There is nothing left except General, Perhaps and Atlas. The rest is an illusion to maintain interest in a nostalgia act. There is no album but he can't say that - so gives vague nothing answers, which some of you will use as some sort of 'proof' that an album is imminent. And what about when they release Atlas and Perhaps - and absolutely nothing else? How many years do you think will pass by before you accept the reality? Rose is creatively bankrupt." 1 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Towelie Posted January 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: Rose is creatively bankrupt." Well, I don't actually disagree with him on that bit. At this stage, for me at least, it's just about getting the songs that existed back when Axl still had something to say and fuel left in the tank. The fact that Axl isn't willing to compliment these old songs with newer work doesn't bode well for anyone arguing that the man isn't creatively spent and has been for a long while. Doesn't mean there aren't gems left to still be discovered though. Edited January 6, 2022 by Towelie 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, Towelie said: Well, I don't actually disagree with him on that bit. Actually, that was the only part of my post that wasn't a direct quote from Pele I felt I needed a quote where he referred to Axl as "Rose" so I just tacked that on. As for Axl being creatively bankrupt, quite possible. He's had periods where he wasn't able to write before, too. Hopefully it comes and goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just now, SoulMonster said: I felt I needed a quote where he referred to Axl as "Rose" so I just tacked that on. I was worried you were going to leave out the "Rose" reference, but you salvaged it at the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Towelie said: It's pretty obvious Slash is uncomfortable talking about this subject. This is not how Slash makes records, but I guess he thinks something is better than nothing. But he doesn't exactly sound overly-enthused by Axl's Frankenstein approach. Yeah, well it's like usual after all: the chat isn't mainly about Guns, but they can't not ask him about it, and he has to say something, doesn't he. I wish there was a separate interview about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betterman Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Nice to hear, but didnt quite catch what he meant by more tracks are coming out but dont know if its a full album and in the next question he says its definetly a new GNR record coming. Does he mean that we will get new CD tracks for sure - album questionable? There will be a new GNR album with new material!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckgent Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I think this is positive. I also think that the fact they did Hard school & absurd is also positive. Just because it is material that has been knocking around for years does not make it bad. Look at AFD, illusions, they have songs that featured writing credits to people that were not really featured in Guns. Slash & Duff obviously like the songs, and have gotten to add their parts. If they bring out the other CD albums with these guys added to it in the meantime, then I am all for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, betterman said: Nice to hear, but didnt quite catch what he meant by more tracks are coming out but dont know if its a full album and in the next question he says its definetly a new GNR record coming. Does he mean that we will get new CD tracks for sure - album questionable? There will be a new GNR album with new material!? It's open for interpretation, unfortunately. But the important thing to me, is this: 2 hours ago, Blackstar said: Slash: Yeah! There’s new Guns material coming out as we speak This could mean that we don't have to wait long until the next song is released. At least, that's how I interpret "as we speak." Then there's this: 2 hours ago, Blackstar said: and we’ll probably keep putting it out until the entire record’s worth of stuff is done and then put it out solid. So he outlines releasing individual songs until they have enough for an album. No, sorry about that, not an album, the album. That's a pretty committing way of saying it. It isn't a record, it is the record. But there's a "probably" in there which could mean they will probably keep releasing singles, or that they will probably keep doing it until they have an album's worth of songs. Maybe both So he is deliberately a bit vague on what will happen further down the line, which is only natural. My interpretation is that we will get more new music in not too long and that the band at least intends to release enough to make up an album. It isn't exactly news, but it is good to have it confirmed again. What bother me a bit, is the "some more stuff". I would have preferred him saying, "lots more stuff", but he cold just be talking about their immediate release plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betterman Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 OK, read it once more and its pretty clear that from Slashs perspective we will have a complete album somewhere down the road, hopefully this year and that most of the material is done. That again means at least 10 tracks (maybe 12-14 tracks), so I guess a lot of the album this time consists of instrumentals? (@pele) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgina Arriaga Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 @Blackstar thank you for the interview. What he said about Axl and Izzy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blackstar Posted January 6, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 17 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: So he outlines releasing individual songs until they have enough for an album. No, sorry about that, not an album, the album. That's a pretty committing way of saying it. It isn't a record, it is the record. But there's a "probably" in there which could mean they will probably keep releasing singles, or that they will probably keep doing it until they have an album's worth of songs. Maybe both So he is deliberately a bit vague on what will happen further down the line, which is only natural. As I understood it, the plan is more likely the bolded: to continue releasing standalone songs until they have enough to compile an album and put it out in physical form. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Blackstar said: As I understood it, the plan is more likely the bolded: to continue releasing standalone songs until they have enough to compile an album and put it out in physical form. Yeah, that's what I am leaning towards, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blackstar Posted January 6, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Georgina Arriaga said: @Blackstar thank you for the interview. What he said about Axl and Izzy? About Izzy: They wanted to work something out with him for the reunion, but they just couldn't see eye to eye (he declined to get into specifics). He said he hasn't talked to Izzy since then. About Axl: They had a conversation about the past that was focused mostly on clearing things up about the role third parties had, then they decided to take the offer for Coachella. Slash didn't know what to expect, but it all worked out great. He said that he considers himself professional and Axl has now become "super-fucking professional", too, so they have a synergy that they didn't have in the past. He's also proud about Axl/DC. Edited January 6, 2022 by Blackstar 7 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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