Slash's 'By The Sword' Available For Streaming - Song Premiere

[jimmythegent]

very impressed 

great vocalist, nice mix and general overall sound

[Smoking Guns]

The song is awesome, I love everything about it.  The solo cries passion.

[Bodhi]

Very good song, very emotional/Slash style solo that only he can produce.  I dont really like Wolfmother but i was really impressed with this song.  I can't wait to hear the rest of the songs that contain some of my favorite artists of all time on them.  if this is any indication, this should be one of the most "rock n roll" records  to come out in a long time.

[Bodhi]

awful song based off that clip, but the sound is poor so i'm saving judgment for next week.

I'm with sandman on this one, not too excited about this clip but will give the studio version a listen before giving it an official thumbs down..

Any reason why?  or is it one of them things were it just doesn't click with you? 

Well..let's see how Slash fails once again

When was the last time he failed?

THAT was actually a Scott Weiland failure.  That was not a "Slash style" guitar record.  And you know it.

[faldor]

awful song based off that clip, but the sound is poor so i'm saving judgment for next week.

I'm with sandman on this one, not too excited about this clip but will give the studio version a listen before giving it an official thumbs down..

Any reason why?  or is it one of them things were it just doesn't click with you? 

Well..let's see how Slash fails once again

When was the last time he failed?

THAT was actually a Scott Weiland failure.  That was not a "Slash style" guitar record.  And you know it.

Slash was part of the band.  Let's not lay the blame on ONE person. 

And for the record, I actually liked Libertad.  Although it was a huge step downward from Contraband to me. 

But I agree with your previous comment.  I'm not a big Wolfmother fan either, but dig this track.  Can't wait to hear the Kid Rock track and others.

[hitmanhart408]

I dig it. good stuff.

[Grouse]

If the other songs are as good as this, than I'm a happy man!

[estebanf]

being excessively optimistic, i find the song average. its not bad, but its kinda ''meh'' to me. Boring as hell in some moments, but gets better as soon as slash starts soloing.

worth the one and last listen though...

[killingvector]

being excessively optimistic, i find the song average. its not bad, but its kinda ''meh'' to me. Boring as hell in some moments, but gets better as soon as slash starts soloing.

worth the one and last listen though...

I agree. The solo salvaged the track, but, for the most part, this song went no where. Bad vocalist. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere bad. From what I could make out, the lyrics were average.


Without a good lead singer, Slash's talent is just wasted. I really dug the solo though. Almost wish it was part of another song.

[sandman]

pretty good song. i don't love it, but i think as i hear it more (on better speakers) i will really start to like it.

Negatives - i was kinda hoping for it to really kick ass at some point, but it doesn't really get there. also, i like stockdale as a vocalist, but it's a little too much in this song. his vocal is just ok, and it really dominates the song.

Positives - but it has a cool grinding beat and some decent riffs.


what is it about the solo that reminds me of the solo in "Sorry?" 

[Genesis]

Cool song, as I expected. The lyrics sound average, but the basic riff and solo are very good. I really like Stockdale's vocals.

what is it about the solo that reminds me of the solo in "Sorry?" 

Probably the acoustic droopy nature of the start of the solo.

[Genesis]

For those who want to listen to this song as MP3 till the album releases (It's a 128kbps 44KHz MP3 embedded in the Flash FLV file):

1) Copy the temporary flash file from your temp folder, around 4.7MB to another location.
2) If you have VLC, rip out the MP3 with the command: ffmpeg -i XXY.flv -acodec copy Sword.mp3

(Or use any other software that can extract MP3 from FLV)

Enjoy.

[metallex78]

Not the greatest Slash song I've heard, but certainly an impressive performance. The mix and production sounds killer too.

[FunkyMonkey]

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[Genesis]

I wonder if they'll make a video for this?

[Naupis]

I wonder if they'll make a video for this?

I have wondered the same thing. Slash has no record label, and according to himself paid for the album out of his pocket. We know he has distribution deals set up with record companies, but I wonder where that equation leaves promo, as typically a record company would pick up the tab on that. We know Slash will get out there and hustle with the promo on his end, but nothing beats having the muscle of a record company behind you. It is one of the things I am most interested to see how it develops given his situation.

[Genesis]

Perhaps a couple of videos will be done by the time the album releases. This song really is a . I wish the mix of the solo was a little louder. The drumming is quite awesome.

[Limulus]

love it!!!

pre-ordering his album now!

[sandman]

Cool song, as I expected. The lyrics sound average, but the basic riff and solo are very good. I really like Stockdale's vocals.

what is it about the solo that reminds me of the solo in "Sorry?" 

Probably the acoustic droopy nature of the start of the solo.

yeah, that's it. not that it sounds the same, but it has a similar feel. also, the song is at a very high intensity level and then basically stops for a second as the solo kicks in.

[lostdream]

It?s a cool song. I like it!!!