SLASH in new Rolling Stone interview

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/slash-guns-n-roses-conspirators-last-word-interview-1296043/?fbclid=IwAR1vjkytHN5JBrQDxZN2TJwf08tur4sQBQjbb1b6tI33lI6NNVCra6I7G9c

A rather healthy chunk of this is about Guns N Roses.

[russkwtx]

Cool interview.

[Ignatius]

Slash's been everywhere in the media lately, RS, WSJ, Jimmy Kimmel, Howard Stern...I'm pretty sure his new album will probably debut in the top 5.

I haven't listened to the album yet, but no matter how good it is, most of the times, you still need to get out there and promote the hell out of it. Some old fashion promotion is still a pretty effective way to get exposure.

I hope when GNR's new album come, they spend some time and resources promoting the shit out of it.

[Gavgnr]

Thanks for sharing. Great interview.

Really pleased to hear that at least two more new songs are planned for GnR.

[Nytunz]

Thanks for sharing. Great interview.

Really pleased to hear that at least two more new songs are planned for GnR.

Can you quote the part about new music?

[jarmo]

Thanks for sharing. Great interview.

Really pleased to hear that at least two more new songs are planned for GnR.

Can you quote the part about new music?

There’s a bunch of new stuff also coming, maybe a little bit more complex, but it’s just as much fun.

Does that mean there’s a new album coming?
I know we’ve got some songs and we’re releasing another one at some point soon, and there’ll be another one after that. As far as the record is concerned, that remains to be seen as far as a whole package, but I feel pretty confident that at some point down the road, there will be.

/jarmo

[sky dog]

So, he actually acknowledged that Duff and Slash didn’t write Hard Skool. It would be nice for old school fans to recognize those Chinese sessions had and have a shit ton of potential.

[DeN]

oh yes, and I pray very hard they'll work on a particular one that didn't make it on CD

[PermissionToLand]

He did say the upcoming stuff is more complex, so I'd say that means The General and Atlas Shrugged are in the cards.

Rolling Stone always did some of the best interviews with Guns members. The one with Slash around 1992 was legendary.

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So, he actually acknowledged that Duff and Slash didn’t write Hard Skool. It would be nice for old school fans to recognize those Chinese sessions had and have a shit ton of potential.

Didn't we all already know this though?  I mean, the "Hard Skool" demo sans Slash and Duff has been around for quite some time, hasn't it?

[cineater]

I know it's a business and they have to think about marketing.  It's just so hard to wait when you know they have something and there are things out there that can cause even further delays.

[Ali]

So, he actually acknowledged that Duff and Slash didn’t write Hard Skool. It would be nice for old school fans to recognize those Chinese sessions had and have a shit ton of potential.

They may not have been part of the gestation of HS and Absurd, but Slash and Duff are credited co-writers of both songs.

Ali

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They may not have been part of the gestation of HS and Absurd, but Slash and Duff are credited co-writers of both songs.

Where are they listed as cowriters?

If that's the case, perhaps some of the arrangements were changed by the contributions of Slash and Duff.  "Absurd" definitely sounds different musically than the original "Silkworms" version.

[PermissionToLand]

Duff added that little bass intro. I thought that solo and bridge were all Slash, but it turns out I just didn't recognize them from the original. As far as I can tell, he just added that lick over the main riff and new solos. Maybe he considers the licks important enough to merit a credit, like the ones Slash put on Estranged, or maybe now that it's a 3-way partnership, everything will just be credited that way?

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Maybe he considers the licks important enough to merit a credit, like the ones Slash put on Estranged

That would be interesting, since Slash didn't receive a writing credit on "Estranged" (as he should've, in my book).  Maybe due credit is indeed something Slash requested from now on.

[PermissionToLand]

Maybe he considers the licks important enough to merit a credit, like the ones Slash put on Estranged

That would be interesting, since Slash didn't receive a writing credit on "Estranged" (as he should've, in my book).  Maybe due credit is indeed something Slash requested from now on.

Wait, I thought he did? There was that interview in Makin' F*ckin' Videos where Slash says he demanded a credit on that.

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Wait, I thought he did? There was that interview in Makin' F*ckin' Videos where Slash says he demanded a credit on that.

Nope, Axl is credited as the sole writer on "Estranged".  Axl did thank Slash on the liner notes, "Slash, thanks for the killer melodies", but Slash wasn't ever credited as an official songwriter.

Slash DID mention it in "Makin' Fuckin' Videos", saying something like "Dude, you're gonna give me credit for this, right?", but it didn't happen.  In his book, Slash says that he chose to overlook the fact at the time that he wasn't given writing credit for "Estranged" or "November Rain", despite the fact that he contributed to the big arrangements for both songs.

[D-GenerationX]

Slash got totally boned on 'Estranged'.

We have all heard the original piano demo.  It's not a remarkable song until Slash weighed in with those riffs. 

The riffs are the song.  Not Axl's "woe is me" lyrics.

[Nytunz]

Slash got totally boned on 'Estranged'.

We have all heard the original piano demo.  It's not a remarkable song until Slash weighed in with those riffs. 

The riffs are the song.  Not Axl's "woe is me" lyrics.

Not true at all

[D-GenerationX]

Slash got totally boned on 'Estranged'.

We have all heard the original piano demo.  It's not a remarkable song until Slash weighed in with those riffs. 

The riffs are the song.  Not Axl's "woe is me" lyrics.

Not true at all

Really?

So if Slash never adds the guitar parts, and it's released as a piano ballad we hear in that demo, the song is held in the same regard by GNR fandom as it is today?

"I'm not sure I agree 100% with your police work there, Lou."