Slash
Living the Dream
(Snakepit/Roadrunner records)
4/5
Slash does not need to rely on a reunion with Guns n’ Roses to be one of the best guitarists to ever live; he’s doing just fine on his own. In his third collaboration with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, he proves once again that his rock songs are nothing shy of intense, knee-jiggling, auditory poetry that will pump listeners full of energy.
The opening bars of “The Call of the Wild” roped me in in such a way that I found myself frequently skipping back just to hear them again. Things slow down a bit with “Lost Inside the Girl”; “Sugar Cane” is blissful heaviness; “The Great Pretender” carries a methodical weight.
The new addition of Frank Sidoris’ rhythm guitar work is a nice touch for continuity, allowing Slash to focus on the riffs that are the pulse of the legendary rocker.
This album is tight, decisive, and more together than the group’s last two.