For fans who’ve tracked the broken glass and ruby slipper journey of Guns N’ Roses’ lead guitarist since the release of "Appetite for Destruction" two days before his 22nd birthday 25 years ago this July, one can’t help but be radioactive with enthusiasm. "Apocalyptic Love" is not just a new record by the storied musician with the black top hat and magical gift for riff; for Slash and his three co-conspirators, it is, indeed, destiny. And everyone involved is poised for the ride.
Revolver Magazine recentley conducted an interview with Slash, talking about his new solo album album. Read excerpts below:
“The
entire album was recorded like a live performance record where the
band was all set up together in the big room,” observes producer
Eric Valentine, whose Barefoot Recording Studios in Hollywood
provided the fertile sonic soil for Love to
blossom. “Slash played his solos live as the drums were going down.
The vocals were overdubbed because [vocalist]
Myles Kennedy was playing rhythm guitar live. The whole thing is Todd
Kerns’ bass, Brent Fitz’s drums, and two main guitars. Slash
played the solos while the band was jamming so we didn’t have to go
back and overdub solos either, which he really dug.”
“It
was important to capture the essence in that big room because as long
as I’ve been doing studio recordings, I’ve always wanted to keep
my guitar tracks from the actual live playing with the band,” adds
Slash. “And I’ve kind of re-done them because I never enjoyed
playing with headphones on. So Eric built this small room within the
main room just for me, which he called the Slash Box, where I could
play my parts and solos and still see the band, which worked great.”
Read the entire interview here.Listen to the single, "You`re A Lie" in the YouTube clip below:
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