Whether this succeeds? YES!
And this for several reasons:
1. Now, the band has found: Slash and Kennedy had AL still composed on their own, distinct traces of participation of the conspirators are now heard; pumping bass lines en masse, pleasantly mixed in the foreground, drum licks without number. All band members space is offered for development.
2. Not only the compositions sound more coherent, homogeneous than its predecessor; the performance itself is much smoother, rehearsed ", clearly hilarious. Especially good to hear about at the blessed grandiose Wicked Stone" or the instrumental course Safari Inn ".
3. Keyword joy: yes, such a thing there is (still). This CD is the flaming proof that there is still music and musicians with passion. Anders can be playful, not suggest outright moments of ecstasy (about the second part of Beneath The Savage Sun "or in Withered Delilah" and "Wicked Stone").
4. Musical professionals, all of them. Slash as a master of licks, riffs and solos I need not mention extra (and he has - I never would have thought it possible - again technically improved), Kennedy is not for nothing as blessed art rock singer of his generation, the intermediate pressure, howling and pining oscillates. But multi-instrumentalist Fitz, who can really let off steam here, and Rampensau core, the strangler on bass, among the best in their field. In short, the disc grooves !!!
5. With what we would end up in the songs. In AL dozens beautiful vocal melodies had gathered that could contribute to the Kennedy times stormy, then gloomy Slash'schen firmament; occasionally, however, one had the impression, the finishing touches are missing ("We Will Roam"). Now Miraculous Myles was "alone concentrate on vocals and lyrics, as all guitar parts were recorded by Slasher himself This has the songs remarkably well done. (17!): What is the effect of a piece this now, rousing, sometimes surprising, always fascinating, keep this on the shelf ". Not a minute, no breath is more left: Mean Bone "-like Kracher are contrasted by hochmelancholischen dramas, this followed again by cynical laconic Plenty of hooks and breaks and:.. It is found not filler". The tastes are indeed differ for these, sleaze like Dirty Girl "or 80-ies Postpunk as Automatic Overdrive" not please everyone - the thoughtful quality of the songs is one but have to admit.
6. The greatest asset of this album is for me because even its versatility:
The Dissident ": such a loose Tom-Petty-esque anthem (! With dramatic text) was far been completely unknown slash ends universe; Battleground", a sad love song with an incredibly sensitive Kennedy, somehow reminds of Alter Bridge (and Estranged " , uyi II of GN'R); Wicked Stone "Too Far Gone" Withered Delilah "30 Years To Life" are in themselves typical Slash songs: Guitar thunderstorms with fabulous ohrwurmigem Chorus (Kennedy thanks be); Stone Blind! "Shadow and Life" actually remind of Appetite For Destruction "of young, fearless Guns N'Roses; and: Beneath The Savage Sun "and The Unholy". Completely separate chapters, they stand out well above the very good average of this album: The former almost a Metal number in the vein of Black Sabbath, here is the band that epic songwriting innovative potential of this. Comparisons to fabulous Bleed It Dry "age of Bridges Fortress" come to mind not only thematically. Unholy "is again a masterpiece that moments of Serial Killer" (from Snakepit II-hours Slash) and Coma "(uyi I of GN'R) combines. The probably best song in the work catalog of musicians gathered here.
Conclusion: thanks to the direct production of stick-rounder Michael Elvis "Baskette - which sets a benchmark for the other - a must-have for all rock listeners.
Maximum number of points. "Appetite For Destruction" meets "aint't Life Grand" meets "Blackbird" / "Fortress". A better rock album will be in 2014, probably not get more in the coming years to hear.
