Slash

Fergie gibt sehr respektabel die Rockröhre. Aber was will Slash mit solch einer Version bezwecken? Solch ein Hip-Hop-Rock-Zwitter kommt diverse Jahre zu spät. Die Zeit des Sprechgesangs im Rock ist doch schon seit Jahren durch. Anfang der 00er Jahre, im Fahrwasser von Kid Rock hätte das sicherlich einschlagen können. So gibt es von mir ein Achselzucken und die Prognose, dass der Zug dafür abgefahren ist. Bin gespannt, ob der Song wirklich was reißen kann.

Gähn. Um und bei 20 Jahre zu spät. Ich dachte, dieser Zug wäre längst verschrottet.

Remember:

Beastie Boys – Fight for your Right
Rund DMC vs. Aerosmith- Walk this Way
Public Enemy vs. Anthrax – Bring The Noise
und natürlich dieser Soundtrack:

Das Artwork wurde „enthüllt“ (hätten sie mal sein lassen sollen):

Mir fehlen irgendwie die Worte…

Naja, zumindest sieht die Gästeliste ganz ansprechend aus:

01. Ghost (Ian Astbury)
02. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie)
03. Nothing To Say (M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold)
04. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne)
05. Promise (Chris Cornell)
06. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother)
07. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmeister)
08. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca)
09. Watch This (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan)
10. I Hold On (Kid Rock)
11. Gotten (Adam Levine)
12. We’re All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop)
13. Starlight (Myles Kennedy)

(Offiziell bestätigt wurde die Tracklist allerdings noch nicht.)

Quelle: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/slash_solo_albums_artwork_revealed.html

Slash: „Finally, here is the press announcement on my new record listing all the vocalists etc. There are killer additional tracks featuring Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Flea, Steven Adler, Nick Oliveri, Beth Hart, Cypress Hill, Fergie & Koshi Inaba that will be released simultaneously with the record in different formats & territories.“

ICONIC ROCK GUITARIST SLASH
TO RELEASE FIRST SOLO ALBUM

SLASH

Album Features All Star Guest Line-Up Of Collaborators

(Feb 1, 2010) – In what will be his first true solo album, rock icon Slash announced today his CD, SLASH, will release in April 2010. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmeister, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother.

A major undertaking for Slash, he enlisted services of producing partner Eric Valentine (Queens of Stone Age, The All-American Rejects) and compiled a rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and hand-picked each guest artist. The album’s guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.

“The idea was really simple in the beginning,” said Slash. “These are all artists I wanted to work with – that I thought it would be amazing to do something creative and collaborative. And I was so impressed with what everyone brought to the table. They were all so committed to doing a good job. And we had a lot of fun making these songs.”

The album will be released through EMI Label Services. „We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Slash on the „Slash“ project. EMI Label Services and Caroline Distribution will be providing unique marketing and promotion services while working closely with Slash on creative ways to expose this great project to the consumer,“ said Dominic Pandiscia, SVP and General Manager, EMI Label Services and Caroline Distribution.

Cover & Tracklist s.o.

Slash hat den Sänger für seine bevorstehende Tour bekannt gegeben:

„Also, I want to announce that Myles Kennedy [ALTER BRIDGE] is going to be fronting the band for the upcoming tour. Something I’m really stoked about.“

Slash Album Trailer

Ghost feat. Ian Astonbury and Izzy Stradlin

The Sword feat. Andrew Stockdale

Watch This feat. Dave Grohl and Duff McKagan