Slash (Album)
Occupation
- Guitar: Slash
- E -Bass: Chris Chaney except song 9, Chains and Shackles and Baby Can not Drive
- Drums: Josh Freese song except 9 and 12 and Baby Can not Drive, Percussion at Saint Is a Sinner Too
- Percussion Lenny Castro except pieces 2, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13
Slash is the first solo album by British- American guitarist Slash, formerly of Guns N 'Roses and currently plays in Velvet Revolver. It was released on March 31, 2010 in Europe on Roadrunner Records. Many musicians from Metal, Rock and Pop contributed guest posts. The production was Eric Valentine.
Formation
Already in his autobiography, published in late 2007 reported slash of a project called Slash & Friends, which he intended to realize with some guest musicians. The suffix was later deleted. Slash's wife Perla end of 2008, said in an interview that the planned album Posts by Ozzy Osbourne and Fergie would contain. First, Mark Ronson was planned as a producer, but he had no time. Thus, Slash sought because of the sound of Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age and The All- American Rejects, both Eric Valentine had produced, as these producers. Josh Freese jumped off before the recordings of the Nine Inch Nails tour, he would not otherwise plate can no longer absorb.
" The ease with which was my album, I owe Eric, Josh and Chris, who were very much with my demos what even, most of which are utter rubbish. "
The demo recordings were made with a friend in a garage. As a guest musician Slash chose both those made with which he " grew up ", as well as young artists who appealed to him. With Cypress Hill he had played the song Paradise City for ten years. He had once brought to the stage Fergie, she had already once sang Sweet Child o ' Mine. Slash said she had " a rock-' n' -Roll Background". Even David Bowie was asked, but did not participate. White Stripes singer Jack White said, since he did not want to sing out loud Slash on musical " unknown territory ". Each guest singer wrote his lyrics himself for the Tour Myles Kennedy has been confirmed as a singer.
Reception
In Rock Hard Andreas Sky Stone called the album " as varied as could be expected on the basis of the long as well as illustrious guests and the various guest singers ". The album is developing " a high-class compilation atmosphere " through which Slash's guitar work prefer a " red thread ". He forgave nine out of ten.