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Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
I was 16 when Contraband came out and it was a huge deal for me. It was the heaviest album I had actually listened to at that time and it opened doors for me.
Personally I hope that the new solo record from Slash is as hard hitting. I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach however that it could be quite a poppy affair.
Im not sure why. May be its because of Slash's new found "mainstream" rock icon status thanks to guitar hero and numerous guest spots on dodgy records. I have the feeling that maybe he will try court more mainstream attention on this.
I know people are gonna say it cannot possibly be poppy with Ozzy M.Shadows and Chris Cornell singing vocals ... But in recent memory Ozzy released a popy re-do of Changes with his Daughter, M.Shadows guested on a Good Charlotte record and Chris Cornell made an album with timbaland 
To be honest the only guest on this album who hasn't "Sold out" (for want of a better word) is Fergie. She has always been true to her roots 
I hope its not poppy but to be honest his more mainstream material (songs like Fall to Pieces, Last Fight and Ain't Life Grand) have all been pretty damn good. But I really hope he just blows my head off like his playing on contraband did.
I did catch that tweet about him saying he just wrote the heaviest song of his career for the new disk, bodes well I suppose. I sometimes find that when an artist approaches an album with a something for everyone perspective the album can be inconsistent and patchy as a result too. Realistically I'd say that if I were in Slash's position i would go for a "something for everyone" type approach. To appease fans from all eras GNR VR and the new Guitar Hero horde.
Anyway, Im looking forward to this album, its been 2004 since the man released anything of impact (besides his guest spot on ALice Coopers Along Came a Spider which was sexual). Mind you I don't blame him for a moment. I think contraband worked so well cos Slash and Duff wrote the music while Scott just sang and did lyrics. If the same process had been used for libertad I have no doubt we would have gotten another gem.
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Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
I've said since day one that I thought this was going to be very similair to the Santana solo record from a few years back. That Santan album wasn't horrible or anything, it just isn't what I would rather see out of Slash.
That said, for his entire career, even when Slash was "heavy" it's not like there wasn't a mainstream undercurrent anyway.
In the end Slash is a blues-rock player and it's going to be a poppy version of that with the guests leaning a bit toward what those guests do on their own, and I would assume songs were written catered toward what those singers do anyway. By that I mean I assume he had people in mind for the songs they came in to do because they would work well for it.
- Smoking Guns
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Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
There will be a little bit of everything. It will show how versatile Slash can be. This is going to be another solid disk to go with a legendary career. There will be some nasty appetite style guitar on this album if that is what you are hoping for!
Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
Hopefully something new.
That's not a stab at him or anything, but I know that the guy is capable to do some amazing stuff.
I know that I'll like it. The question that remains is just how much.
- Communist China
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Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
I'm guessing it'll be riff-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus-outro for most of the album. Hard Blues rock. A couple ballads. Maybe an acoustic track. But relatively straightforward and the songs will be more of a platform for Slash to show off than meaningful artistic statement.
But I think it'll be good.
- monkeychow
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Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
Yeah i just want some mega solos. When slash is "on" the soul he gets into those solos takes you to another level. VR has a lot of songs I dig but nothing compared to what slash seems to achieve in his solo works...stuff like "Give in to Me" with MJ or "Vengence is Mine" with Alice or even that "Street Child" song. And of course the truely incredible stuff he did in GNR from like the AFD blues rock stuff to the more epic and manic stuff like the guitars in coma and locomotive.
I'm not to fussed about it being heavy per say, but I will admit if its got some snakepit 1 or AFD style hardrock riffs and solos/fills that will make me pretty happy....but overall i just want to see him do something really awesome like we know he can!
Re: What genres can we expect from Slash's new Record
I think the album will be cool,it will be interesting anyway.
