ain't life grand

[mikegiuliana]

Was one of those days where I wanted to listen to something I haven't in a while so I played the entire album.. All I can say is that fucking album rocks, the guitar work in there is awesome, tons of solos... Each song is just loaded with riffs n solos... Such a shame most people don't know about it.. Rod jackson was killer too, plus the band dabbled in everything.. Long songs, bunch of 5 minute plus, one 6 plus, many different instruments like sax... Just a damn kick ass album with lots of hard rock and bluesy sounds

[Smoking Guns]

Mike, I like that one too.  Its Five O'Clock Somewhere is a Masterpiece though.

[lynn1961]

I agree.  I think Ain't Life Grand was awesome and totally underrated.  I don't know whether it was just not promoted well or (most likely) just didn't "fit in" with the type of music that was getting airplay & selling at the time.  I love it, though - great guitars and I liked Rod Jackson's voice.  My favorite song on the whole album is Mean Bone.   

[Irish rose]

Was one of those days where I wanted to listen to something I haven't in a while so I played the entire album.. All I can say is that fucking album rocks, the guitar work in there is awesome, tons of solos... Each song is just loaded with riffs n solos... Such a shame most people don't know about it.. Rod jackson was killer too, plus the band dabbled in everything.. Long songs, bunch of 5 minute plus, one 6 plus, many different instruments like sax... Just a damn kick ass album with lots of hard rock and bluesy sounds

I agree with ya..I really enjoy this album...I love mean bone but I think the start of it is a bit cheesy, and what about serial killer..pure class

Back to the moment is a gret ballad too

[mikegiuliana]

I agree.? I think Ain't Life Grand was awesome and totally underrated.? I don't know whether it was just not promoted well or (most likely) just didn't "fit in" with the type of music that was getting airplay & selling at the time.? I love it, though - great guitars and I liked Rod Jackson's voice.? My favorite song on the whole album is Mean Bone.? ?

I just think it's not something meant to do well commercially... ?As good as the album is I don't think it's something that would go over big with the general public.. It might be more appreciated in a jazz/blues store or something like that

back to the moment kicks ass

[mikegiuliana]

Mike, I like that one too.? Its Five O'Clock Somewhere is a Masterpiece though.

I love both albums, I bought the first one back in feb the day it came out..

[Smoking Guns]

Back to the moment is awesome!  Hell, I like the song "Ain't Life Grand" too!

[Smoking Guns]

I even liked the song that didn't make the album Rusted Heros.

[Irish rose]

I even liked the song that didn't make the album Rusted Heros.

Never heard that 1?

[Origen]

Great album, very underrated. Rod Jackson does a great job.

[Cubb]

Great album, very underrated. Rod Jackson does a great job.

totaly agree
my brother actually preferes the Slash's snakepit albums to g'n'r an vr.

[mikegiuliana]

I wonder how many gnr fans actually own snakepit pt 2?? I think it sounds nothing like anything over the past 10 years at least..

[GNR - CROATIA]

Ohhh yeeeahhh!   I love Snake pit 2!
I have both versions (normal + Jap.  version with Rusted Heroes and other bonus tracls).
I enjoy Pit I too, yet,  ALG is better.
It was better than VR and even better than GNR in some ways.
I could never understand why Slash 'send' them to hell...

[metallex78]

I'm as big a Slash fan as they come, and I liked the album when I first got it. But lately I just can't listen to it, it just reeks of cheese.

[mikegiuliana]

I'm as big a Slash fan as they come, and I liked the album when I first got it. But lately I just can't listen to it, it just reeks of cheese.

The guitar playing or the vocals??

[metallex78]

There's no doubt Rod Jackson is a good vocalist, but his lyrics come across as really cheesy.
There's some good riffs on there that are ruined because of cheesy lyrics:

Speed Parade (killer riff that was supposedly a tune written when he was still in GN'R, according to Slash)
The Alien (another rocking riff that is ruined by annoying vocals)

Having said that, there are a couple of songs which Rod does well - Shine, Serial Killer, Landslide.
Also the earlier version of Back To The Moment that they were playing live (I think it was then called Break You) was much better than the song that ended up on the album.

[Grouse]

I'll take ain't life grand over Contraband anyday, although I have to say that I prefer Eric dover over Rod jackson

[Communist China]

At times Ain't Life Grand really shines- no pun intended.

[tomass74]

I hate Ain't Life Grand.... Rod Jackson made it sound way too 80's and cheesy.....

[RichardNixon]

I hate Ain't Life Grand.... Rod Jackson made it sound way too 80's and cheesy.....

Agreed.

Listen to anything from ALG, and then listen to Izzy's stuff...