Slash R&FN’R

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After the highs and lows of his past bands, Slash began his solo career in 2009 with a phenomenal album called Slash: R&FN’R. The beauty of this album is that Slash invited a huge load of musicians to join him. This time Slash is the boss. He would no longer be the featured one, the others would be the ones featuring him. Slash would be the main member, the most important one, which couldn’t be more correct. Slash invites an array of personalities to join him in singing the songs he practically has done for them. What Slash did is that since he has the majority of the songs done, he thought of inviting the people whose voice he thought matched that to his unfinished songs. That way they can come up with a masterpiece. Slash also invites three of the five original Guns members to join in some of the songs. Those members being Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler. They’d only be missing Axl. I would have **** my pants if Axl would have done even the smallest collaboration. The album was planned to be called Slash & Friends but was later only called Slash. This album features everyone from Ozzy Osbourne to Fergie. The following will be the list of singers present at Slash’s solo album.

Koshi Inada (from B’z) with “Sahara”: It charted at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart, as well number six on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and number four on the Top Singles Sales chart

Beth Hart with “Mother Maria”: On January 19, 2010, Slash donated a previously unreleased track to aid the victims of the earthquake tragedy in Haiti. The song was titled “Mother Maria” and featured Beth Hart. I had never heard of donating a song for a cause but I find it so beautiful. 

Andrew Stockdale (from Wolfmother) with “By the sword”

Myles Kennedy (from Alterbridge, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators and The Mayfield Four) with “Starlight” and “Back from Cali”: Slash chose Myles Kennedy as his singer to tour this album from 2010 and 2011. Myles is the only person to be featured on more than one song on the album. I love Myles Kennedy. ❤

Ian Astbury (from The Cult) with “Ghost”: Izzy Stradlin is the only other person who played guitar on the record, performing rhythm guitar on the song “Ghost.”

“Watch This”: This song is instrumental only featuring Dave Grohl (from Nirvana and The Foo Fighters) and Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver, Duff McKagan’s Loaded and his solo album) and Slash.

Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath and his multiple solo albums) with “Crucify the dead”

Kid Rock with “I hold on”: “I Hold On” was also featured on the season one episode of Hawaii Five-0, entitled “Malama Ka Aina,” which aired on October 4, 2010

Fergie (with The Black Eyed Peas) with “Beautiful Dangerous”

M. Shadows (from Avenged Sevenfold) with “Nothing to Say”

Chris Cornell (from Audioslave) with “Promise”: R.I.P Chris Cornell.

Adam Levine (from Maroon 5) with “Gotten”

Lemmy Kilmister (from Motörhead) with “Doctor Alibi”: R.I.P Lemmy Kilmister

Fergie/Cypress Hill with “Paradise City”

Rocco Deluca with “Saint is a Sinner Too” 

Iggy Pop with “We’re All Gonna Die” 

Alice Cooper/Nicole Scherzinger/Steven Adler/Flea with “Baby Can’t Drive”

Nick Oliveri (from Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age) with “Chains and Shackles”

When I found out about this album I was very excited because none of the songs were the same. They had different voices but still kept the same guitar riffs and licks by Slash. Even if you don’t like Slash, which I know you do because then you wouldn’t be here and if you don’t then I ask you to please leave my blog effective immediately, you can find a singer that fits more or less of your style in this album since it’s has a little of everything. The following will be my weekly song recommendations.

This week’s song recommendations…

Sahara: Koshi Inaba is a great singer!!! Please listen to both the Japanese and English versions.

Starlight: Myles Kennedy, enough said

Back From Cali: Myles Kennedy, enough said. 

Promise: Chris does a fantastic job but Myles seriously kills it. No disrespect to Chris.

Ghost: Ian does a fantastic job but Myles seriously kills it. No disrespect to Ian.

Nothing to say: I had never listened to Avenged Sevenfold but damn M. Shadows is a damn good singer. 

Crucify the Dead: Everything Ozzy Osbourne touches is gold. 

By the Sword: Andrew’s voice is so different, I promise you will love it. 

Gotten: Adam does a fantastic job but Myles seriously kills it. No disrespect to Adam.

Doctor Alibi: For the Motörhead fans, Lemmy kills it. 

Watch this: I love this song. It’s all instrumental, which means no vocals, and I love the heavy riff this whole song is.

Enjoy this following video. It’s the first gig Slash does after the release of this album. It has a couple of songs from R&FN’R and some are from the Guns and Revolver era. I’m watching it as I’m typing this and it’s so good!!!!!! Try out the album my friends. And as always, the Force will be with you, always.