5/31/2023 0 Comments Slash guitar![]() ![]() “Hendrix Axis: Bold as Love, Disraeli Gears from Cream… I know these are all ancient records, but they’re just what I was sort of weaned on – Led Zeppelin II, and Aerosmith Rocks.” Slash with Michael Jackson. “ Jeff Beck, Blow By Blow, is a big one for me,” he says of his favourite ever records. I never do that, but I fear the idea of doing it.”Īsked what trait he most deplored in others? “Being obnoxiously loud.” Tellingly, the trait he most deplores in himself was “Making excuses.” Who on earth could he mean? In a Q&A with The Guardian once, Slash was asked what his greatest fear was: He replied “Not showing up. How he and Axl Rose can even work together, let alone nail their unique rock ’n’ roll chemistry, is a mystery. A hat is optional.Įven so, to achieve what he has must take incredible patience. Grab your guitar and get out there and play. So, if you want to be like Slash, his advice is pretty simple. No venue is the same, and playing in your bedroom is not the same as playing in front of people.” That’s when the whole physical thing comes into it and you realize that 10 hours a day of practising doesn’t mean shit because the whole thing is completely different. The best thing for me is to go out and do a physical full-out rehearsal. “The way I learned was playing with other musicians that played 10 times better than me. Image: George De Sota / Liaisonĭespite his fame, he’s open and honest enough to realise this sort of approach made him the player he is. Why Slash answered their call… only he knows! Slash once had the honour of being asked by producer Don Was to play on a Bob Dylan record: “Bob said it sounded a little bit too much like Guns N’ Roses. Why the Bee Gees needed that, only they know. You call him if you want your songs “Slashing”. You don’t call Slash, though, if you want a do-it-all sessioneer adept at any style. His guest-recordings are numerous, from Alice Cooper to Michael Jackson to movie scores. Guns N’Roses is a saga of its own, but Slash has also sailed choppy waters in his other projects – Slash’s Snakepit, Velvet Revolver in particular, and even his self-named ‘band’ of recent years where he’s juggled commitments adeptly and made it all work. But he still loves playing guitar like an absolute beast. In more recent years, he’s said he prefers listening to Adele and building Lego with his sons. No more drugs, no more alcohol, he doesn’t even smoke anymore. His band battles would have made most folk’s hair fall out. Slash’s personal indulgences over the years would have killed most ordinary people. In 2012, Time named him the greatest guitarist ever… well, after Jimi Hendrix, but you already knew that. ![]() In the realm of hard rock, he just may be the most influential guitar player over the last five decades – the 80s, 90s, 2000s, the 2010s and now the 20s – and he has proved himself a true survivor. As he turns 55, Slash remains remarkable. The split vocal duties and wild Slash solos give this classic song an extra shot of adrenaline as the film comes to a close.Death, taxes, Slash in a hat with a low-slung Les Paul… There are few things one can rely on in life, but Mr Saul Hudson is one the more immovable ones. The rendition featured here has Alice Cooper singing, but he is joined by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and (you guessed it) Slash of Guns N’ Roses. Most Alice Cooper fans will quickly notice that this version is different from the original found on the album Killer. At the end of the movie, the classic Alice Cooper song “Under My Wheels” plays as rolling credits, rowdy fans, and interview clips provide the proper send-off. You may also remember the soundtrack with artists like Megadeth, Motörhead, and Alice Cooper all contributing music to the film. If you’ve ever seen The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, you may remember scenes of excess and jaw-dropping accounts of debauchery in the Los Angeles heavy metal scene of the late 1980s. The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ![]()
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