Top-Hatted One Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Spirit Love early favorite C’est had so much potential. Really disappointed Nothing stood out from the rest. Still need to listen again and kinda force myself to like it. Which is very usual for me when it comes to new slash music. I can already say It’s my least favorite SMKC record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towlie Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Early opinion is that the ideas in this are much better than what we got from LTD but the mix just kills it. I'm just imaging how amazing the riff in Fall Back to Earth would sound with WOF production values, or even the tone that Slash had from the Sydney 2012 show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugachev Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Probably his weakest album yet. Fill My World is probably the only song I'll keep on my Slash playlist. Actions Speak Louder Than Words is a nice bluesy Snakepit like song, but the solo was weak. All of them were, really. And yeah, the mix sucked. The sitar in Spirt Love sounded like it was recorded inside a box. With two stinkers from GNR and a stinker SMKC album, I'm sadly very disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 4 hours ago, kozydogg said: Really puts into perspective Axl's songs; most notably, the latest releases of Absurd and HS. They're honestly just much more interesting in my opinion. After listening to SLASH, I had to cleanse my pallet by giving Absurd and HS a listen. Yes, Slash can come up with some cool riffs. But riffs alone are NOT SONGS. Each of these songs is sooo formulaic it's nauseating. At least with GNR we get something different and interesting...whether or not you like it is a different story. I for one prefer it over this boring, generic rock. I mean, if you're going to go down the generic or formulaic rock avenue, at least have some balls and sleaze! Totally lacking in Slash's band. Meh. This band has done some great work. Bent to Fly is awesome, for example. And I've been hooked on We Will Roam lately. The issue here is probably that it wasn't really planned out enough... Slash said in an interview earlier that his solos were almost all improvised. I dig what they were trying to do but I think it's my least favorite of their albums so far as of now. Final track is pretty awesome, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_0013 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 They have their formula and (for better or worse) they stick to it. It’s the weakest release yet IMO. Spirit Love quite cool (can imagine Rod Jackson singing it) but the rest average at best. Silver lining is it’s finished and the band can get out on the road, make some coin and have some fun. Doubt Axl would’ve wanted any of this material TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) still need to listen to it more to digest it, but so far my initial impression is that this is a cool SMKC album, but feels a little undercooked. I admire what Slash was going for here, it makes total sense when you consider his musical approach so maybe next time the band will find a balance between just going for it but also giving it enough time and thought to be more in line with the quality I come to expect from Slash like better solos and mix. it's also a varied record for them so maybe a short album wasn't really the best idea? I know Slash said the next album is already completed (10 more tunes iirc) after listening to the full release a couple of times, I kinda get why they've released the 3 tunes as singles but this album got a lot of interesting musical concepts. I like how LTD, WOF, AL, and 4 all have their own vibe but it's still the same kind of sound. More Snakepit vibes this time around. Some of the riffs are pretty mean which is cool. too bad about the sound of the record but the studio 60 performance just reminded me that this is mostly a live band and that is what they do best. Maybe expected a bit more, but it's good to have fresh Slash music to listen to. Edited February 12, 2022 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I will shout out The River Is Rising, Spirit Love and Fall Back To Earth as the standouts of this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourettes2400 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) I liked the sound on the Live Studio 60 show so much better than the record. The album just sounds too compressed or something. I guess some of that is personal preference though. After I watched the Studio 60 show I checked out the Eddie Trunk show. They performed 4 songs which were okay, but I really enjoyed getting to hear all of the guys talking and answering questions, like a band. It really made me feel bad that GN'R doesn't do these type of interviews and discuss music like every other band in the world does. Overall, to me, the album has some good songs, but it is far from my favourite album from them. Now I wish my signed cd and vinyl boxsets would get here 😆 Edited February 12, 2022 by Tourettes2400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Gave the album a spin. The three advanced tracks have grown on me (yes, even the one that’s just SCOM on quaaludes). The other new songs all made a good first impression on me except for Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Good guitar solo on that one, though. What effect is Slash using there? I thought I was gonna hate April Fool cause the title is so silly, but that one might actually be my favorite, funny enough. This is definitely better than LTD, but probably not as good as the first two. That’s how I feel right now, at least. EDIT: oh yeah, the closing track is also shit. Almost forgot to mention that one. Edited February 12, 2022 by rocknroll41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Seems like a really unpopular opinion, but I quite liked it. I agree with the mix not being good, though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugachev Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Gonna give the rest of the Live songs a listen, sounds significantly better than the album. Wow, the producer seriously dropped the ball on mixing the album. I thought people were exaggerating that point , but after giving a few songs a listen live, it's night and day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStar Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I reckon The River Is Rising is the least good song. Really loving this album Fall Back To Earth an epic favourite so far. Whatever Gets You By and Fill My World another 2 standouts but I like them all. It's a piece of piss to record 10 songs and release an album. No Covid excuses here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsdrummer63 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 a day in thoughts: fall back to earth musically is beautiful but there's something music April fool is a terrible song name but might be my favorite on the album Fill my world is also a favorite c'est la vie has massive potential. that riff is so catchy its been in my head for the last 2 days now but man the lyrics and singing are just meh. I like myles, but dang he looks bored, especially in the studios 60 live version. Wonder if this is more of an obligation then fun project at this point for him. The band sounds great tho. just wish there were some better solos. Woulda been fine if they recorded the album live and then slash touched up the solos after and worked through them to put the icing on the cake. and man is the mix bad. ill probably listen to the studios 60 versions more than any album version at this point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) I got to say I didn't expect the subject matter of Whatever Gets You By to be about that, I thought it was about a serial killer or something similar, lol. Also I don't know what your guys problem with April Fool is, clever lyrics about having revenge, imo. Seeing how much Axl loves April Fools (and even the first reunion show being on April 1st) I think Axl wishes he wrote that one, if he wasn't creatively spent. Edited February 12, 2022 by StrangerInThisTown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I gotta say though, as a pet owner, a former one now, Fill My World got me pretty good 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 5 hours ago, Tourettes2400 said: I liked the sound on the Live Studio 60 show so much better than the record. The album just sounds too compressed or something. I guess some of that is personal preference though. After I watched the Studio 60 show I checked out the Eddie Trunk show. They performed 4 songs which were okay, but I really enjoyed getting to hear all of the guys talking and answering questions, like a band. It really made me feel bad that GN'R doesn't do these type of interviews and discuss music like every other band in the world does. Overall, to me, the album has some good songs, but it is far from my favourite album from them. Now I wish my signed cd and vinyl boxsets would get here 😆 What songs did they play? Anywhere we can hear them? 2 hours ago, rocknroll41 said: Gave the album a spin. The three advanced tracks have grown on me (yes, even the one that’s just SCOM on quaaludes). The other new songs all made a good first impression on me except for Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Good guitar solo on that one, though. What effect is Slash using there? I thought I was gonna hate April Fool cause the title is so silly, but that one might actually be my favorite, funny enough. This is definitely better than LTD, but probably not as good as the first two. That’s how I feel right now, at least. EDIT: oh yeah, the closing track is also shit. Almost forgot to mention that one. He's using a phaser (probably MXR Phase 90). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Going to be honest - really not digging this album. The weakest one so far. Fill My World is the only track I can see myself going back to regularly as it's quite a standout. Otherwise, I was bored by pretty much everything else. Similar feelings I had towards Living The Dream. I absolutely love World On Fire and still listen to it regularly, but none of the other SMKC albums have stuck with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 How good is Call Off The Dogs Studios 60 version 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Top-Hatted One Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Spirit Love reminds me of VR’s Mary Mary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitchisback Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 did anybody order from newbury comics? i ordered the autograph cd box set from there but it hasn't shipped yet. doesn't seem like there is much in ways of being able to track your order either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Top-Hatted One said: Spirit Love reminds me of VR’s Mary Mary I wish VR used a sitar in their music sometime. Wish more rock bands did overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Towelie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I'm enjoying this album, but then I've enjoyed every SMKC to date. Too early to pick out the highlights, but it's nice to hear a few songs which sound a bit different from them, such as Spirit Love and Whatever Gets You By. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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