Snakepit CDs worth buying?

[Rainbow Warrior]

Yes both albums are worth buying. Great rock?n?roll though not near as exiting as GNR. But still good. 

[Edina]

This thread got me listening to It's 5 O'clock again.
In some ways it's better than I remembered, but the vocals are below par, and as many have said the lyrics aren't great.
Had this been a CD released before GNR you could see a progression, and the guitar playing is superb. But I thought at the time, and still think, the Snakepit CDs were a step backwards.
Contraband is far superior, and the best I've heard in some years, but still can't touch anything the members recorded with GNR.

[coolman78SLASH]

If Slash had wanted, he could have released both Snakepit albums with famous rock singers guesting on a track here and there, and then it would have been a huge hit seller ! Imagin Steven Tyler on a song or two, Sammy Hagar, Sabastian Bach, maybe Lenny Krawitz, Alice Cooper, Lemmy from Motorhead, the singer from The Black Crowes, Chris Cornell, all of them are buddies of Slash, so he could have done that.. But the music on both albums really rocks, and Slash's guitarplayin' are fucking awsome ! Buy 'em both !!!

[moreblack]

If Slash had wanted, he could have released both Snakepit albums with famous rock singers guesting on a track here and there, and then it would have been a huge hit seller ! Imagin Steven Tyler on a song or two, Sammy Hagar, Sabastian Bach, maybe Lenny Krawitz, Alice Cooper, Lemmy from Motorhead, the singer from The Black Crowes, Chris Cornell, all of them are buddies of Slash, so he could have done that.. But the music on both albums really rocks, and Slash's guitarplayin' are fucking awsome ! Buy 'em both !!!

I think you just described what I believe a Slash solo album should be like now.. Just a ton of guest stars on vocals. Like Iommi's album.

[coolman78SLASH]

And I think the fact that Slash has established a comany just to take care of his solo and guest apperances work, makes it a lot more beliavable to have a solo album by Slash with tons of cool singers and musicians on it !!   

[Top-Hatted One]

the would be amazing! the next best thing since original Guns and Velvet Revolver!

[Mikkamakka]

If Slash had wanted, he could have released both Snakepit albums with famous rock singers guesting on a track here and there, and then it would have been a huge hit seller ! Imagin Steven Tyler on a song or two, Sammy Hagar, Sabastian Bach, maybe Lenny Krawitz, Alice Cooper, Lemmy from Motorhead, the singer from The Black Crowes, Chris Cornell, all of them are buddies of Slash, so he could have done that.. But the music on both albums really rocks, and Slash's guitarplayin' are fucking awsome ! Buy 'em both !!!

I think you just described what I believe a Slash solo album should be like now.. Just a ton of guest stars on vocals. Like Iommi's album.

He had plans to release a Santana-type record with various superstars and different styles of music after the end of Snakepit 2.0, but then two of his buddies called him and they had a gig... and The Project was born. But I think he didn't give up his solo career, so in 3-4 years we'll see that solo album! 

[Dizzy]

The problem with Slash having various singers on his solo projects is touring.  Slash had serious touring ambitions for both Snakepit records, especially the second one, so having one vocalist fill in for all those famous ones would not go over well.  From a touring perspective, it would've been suicide to have a number of different vocalists.

[Top-Hatted One]

yeah good point. slash loves touring

[Mikkamakka]

The problem with Slash having various singers on his solo projects is touring.? Slash had serious touring ambitions for both Snakepit records, especially the second one, so having one vocalist fill in for all those famous ones would not go over well.? From a touring perspective, it would've been suicide to have a number of different vocalists.

He can do this project when VR takes a break (Weiland also mentioned that he wants to release a solo album).

[coolman78SLASH]

Well, Santana loves playing live as well, but that diden't stop him did it? At least we would get a really cool album, and some cool videos... Maybe he could do a coupple of gigs, like a MTV thing, with all the stars coming out to jam with him on live TV??

[darkdays_01]

The first Snakepit record has a handful of decent songs on there but Aint Life Grand in my opinion is just horrible, yeah you got some signature Slash riffs going on but the singer is horrible in my opinion, i always leaned more to Izzy , Gilby and Duff's stuff.

[Mama Kin]

They're both great, pick them up.

[GNR - CROATIA]

OK,  you guys who say shit about Rod Jackson must be kidding,  right?
You can't call anyone bad names just cause you don't like him,  unless,  you say IMO.
IMO,  Rod Jackson was the best singer SLASH has ever worked with and I'll repeat,   both guitar playing and the lyrics were the most mature pieces of music SLASH was present on IMO.
(Eric Dover was totally OK too,  both Rod and Eric were better singers than the ones you people named there.)
The music was great and the lyrics were not only deeper,  but free of any no-reason hatereat!
Thanx SLASH for both Snakepit albums!
(I can't really put one on top of the other one,  yet,  if I had to give it a score,  I would put ALG up by 1%.).

[tomass74]

OK,? you guys who say shit about Rod Jackson must be kidding,? right?
You can't call anyone bad names just cause you don't like him,? unless,? you say IMO.
IMO,? Rod Jackson was the best singer SLASH has ever worked with and I'll repeat,? ?both guitar playing and the lyrics were the most mature pieces of music SLASH was present on IMO.
(Eric Dover was totally OK too,? both Rod and Eric were better singers than the ones you people named there.)
The music was great and the lyrics were not only deeper,? but free of any no-reason hatereat!
Thanx SLASH for both Snakepit albums!
(I can't really put one on top of the other one,? yet,? if I had to give it a score,? I would put ALG up by 1%.).

Rod Jackson totally destroyed Ain't Life Grand for me.

[coolman78SLASH]

Rod Jackson totally destroyed Ain't Life Grand for me.

Why man? Rod has a good voice, and many of the songs are really great. In the beginning of Serial Killer, his voice sounds like Axl's in the beginning of Estranged if you listen carefully..

[tomass74]

Rod Jackson totally destroyed Ain't Life Grand for me.

Why man? Rod has a good voice, and many of the songs are really great. In the beginning of Serial Killer, his voice sounds like Axl's in the beginning of Estranged if you listen carefully..

I don't know, he just sounded like REAL 80 cheese to me.  Plus I just found him a real poser. I thought the music was cool to serial killer til he opens his mouth. " I just wanna kill"..  terrible.

[Mikkamakka]

Rod Jackson totally destroyed Ain't Life Grand for me.

Why man? Rod has a good voice, and many of the songs are really great. In the beginning of Serial Killer, his voice sounds like Axl's in the beginning of Estranged if you listen carefully..

I don't know, he just sounded like REAL 80 cheese to me.? Plus I just found him a real poser. I thought the music was cool to serial killer til he opens his mouth. " I just wanna kill"..? terrible.

Rod Jackson souns like a singer from the 70s. He has a really great voice, but I don't find his lyrics meaningful. (I agreee that the 'I just wanna kill' part is terrible... Only one thing is worse on the album: the cars in Speed Parade!  )

[DEAD HORSE]

Slash Snakepit is or was  like a "baby " to Slash. "its five o'clock somewhere" is great but it was "the next" Guns n' Roses Record...so 
But Aint life grand?" is a true Hard Rock Album , if you dont believe me , Just listen to "The Alien "  and  "Speed parade"  those songs makes me remember songs Like Perfect crime  . Its has the power energy and everything a good raw hard rock song needs, Thats what Velvet revolver is missing ...i think of Velvet Revolver as more Radio friendly kinda music. but its ok anyway. 

[tomass74]

So I popped in Ain't Life Grand the other day and loved it.. I actually listened to it twice in a row... I always liked a few songs but thought Rod Jackson ruined it.. Well, I am still not a big fan of Rod but the over all album just sounded way better especially musically.. There were also songs on there that I liked beofre and just forgot about...