Slash is working on a solo blues album with some great special guests. Details to come tomorrow at 8am est.
I am on a Guns n Roses and Slash jag these days listening to a lot of AFD era GnR and Slash solo live official concerts l and bootlegs and love his feel and tone so looking forward to this album.
Setlist for the album
Here is the setlist
- The Pusher (feat. Chris Robinson)
- Crossroads (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)
- Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Billy Gibbons)
- Oh Well (feat. Chris Stapleton)
- Key To The Highway (feat. Dorothy)
- Awful Dream (feat. Iggy Pop)
- Born Under A Bad Sign (feat. Paul Rodgers)
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone (feat. Demi Lovato)
- Killing Floor (feat. Brian Johnson and Steven Tyler)
- Living For The City (feat. Tash Neal)
- Stormy Day (feat. Beth Hart)
- Metal Chestnut
Killing Floor video with Brian Johnson on vocals
New album title "Orgy of the Damned". Cool album cover artwork.
Interview: Slash Discusses New Blues Record Featuring Brian Johnson, Steven Tyler + More
This should be interesting
Slash S.E.R.P.E.N.T. TOUR will include other Blues bands and artists.
Warren Haynes Band on select dates shown below
https://blabbermouth.net/news/slash-announces-summer-2024-s-e-r-p-e-n-t-festival-tour
"S.E.R.P.E.N.T." festival tour dates:
July 05 - Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater *
July 06 - Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Amphitheater *
July 08 - Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park *
July 10 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
July 12 - Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino *
July 13 - Los Angeles, California @ Greek Theatre *
July 14 - Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater *
July 17 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom **
July 19 - La Vista, NE @ The Astro Amphitheater #
July 21 - Terre Haute, Indiana @ The Mill #
July 22 - Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend #
July 24 - Interlochen, MI @ Interlochen Center for the Arts #
July 25 - Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center $
July 27 - Windsor, ON, Canada @ The Colosseum at Caesars $
July 28 - Toronto, ON, Canada @ Budweiser Stage $
July 30 - Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater $
Aug. 01 - Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion $
Aug. 04 - New York, NY @ Pier 17 $
Aug. 05 - Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest +
Aug. 07 - Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre +
Aug. 08 - Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park ^
Aug. 10 - Clearwater, FL @ The Sound at Coachman Park ^
Aug. 11 - St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre +
Aug. 13 - Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater +
Aug. 14 - Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater +
Aug. 16 - Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary ^^
Aug. 17 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre ^^
* Warren Haynes, Samantha Fish and Eric Gales
** Keb' Mo', Samantha Fish and Jackie Venson
# Keb' Mo', ZZ Ward and Jackie Venson
$ Keb' Mo', ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
% ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
^ ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
+ Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
^^ Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
Got 3rd row center for the Boston Slash SERPENT Festival show on presale.
For the Boston show the I used the presale code= KEY
Also saw on another website the following presale codes but not sure if they work for all shows
Artist PW: SERPENTFEST24
Spotify PW: BLUESFEST24
Center front section tickets went fast so Good luck!
John Bonamassa is supposed to THE blues guitar player now. Wonder why he was left out and wonder if he turned Slash down or wasn't invited and feels slighted.
Just the other day I read an interview with Joe talking about the blues and his 1955 Strat hard tail and an ES-335 he owns Joe said were Les Paul killers when it comes to a slow blues solo.
@robertdee Joe is a pretty big star these days and his ticket prices are $$$ so not sure he would attend if the money was not right. He mentioned in interviews that he wants to retire in his early 60's and does not plan to be a lifer.
https://guitar.com/news/joe-bonamassa-on-retirement-plans/
Would have been great for him to be on the bill but Slash is one of my favorite guitar players so it should be a nice night of blues so really looking forward to it.
@bill_graham Yes Bill I found an interview with Joe Bonamassa last night and he said playing clean and at the level he requires of himself and the guys in his band is very important to him.
Said he didn't want to keep touring after age and road wear had diminished his skills. Said some of the players he admired stayed on stage too long in his opinion and they just couldn't bring it like they use to and Jo doesn't want to be one.
Slash feat. Chris Stapleton "Oh Well" - Official Audio
I’m playing a Strat, too, which you never hear me use”: Slash explains why he swapped his Les Paul for a Stratocaster to cover a Peter Green track on his new blues solo album
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-fender-strat-oh-well-peter-green
Slash feat. Beth Hart "Stormy Monday" - Official Audio
Bought this last week, even though I'm not a fan of Slash, but its worth the price alone just for Beth Hart covering Stormy Monday.
This is what I posted in What Are You Listening Too:
"Bought this more out of curiosity with him making a blues based release. Guest vocalists on all songs including Paul Rodgers, Billy Gibbons, Chris Robinson, Chris Stapleton, Beth Hart and Iggy Pop featured. Guest guitarists on some tracks including Gibbons, Gary Clark Jr etc. Some of it works pretty well like Hoochie Coochie Man with BG, some not so much. Odd covers too of The Temptations tune "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" and Stevie Wonder's "Living For The City," much more Motown type songs than blues standards. It's typical Slash, bursts of multi-note runs that come off a little heavy at times, it's my feeling that more notes rather than less doesn't necessarily help a blues based song. Your mileage may vary."
It's grown on me after a few more listens. The track with Paul Rodgers (Born Under A Bad Sign) reminds me a lot of Rodgers' release "Muddy Waters Blues" which from the name indicates the release is covers of Muddy tunes. That had guest guitarists on each track including Slash on "The Hunter." The Rodgers album was released in 1993. (Really good!)
"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?"
the sad part about this is when Slash first was going to do this 25 years ago it sounded like there would be guest guitar players too. The good part is most of the names tossed around at the time appear here still though Tyler doesn't sing any. A few names mentioned in the late 90's as people Slash hoped could participate are John Lee Hooker, BB King, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Waren Haynes, Joe Perry and Gregg Allman.
Bought this last week, even though I'm not a fan of Slash, but its worth the price alone just for Beth Hart covering Stormy Monday.
I'll be honest, Beth has a great voice, but she really needs to reign it in on this one. I think in general at times she really goes over the top.....not really needed. Her voice speaks for it self.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Recent article where Slash talks about ABB and Dickey.
here is an excerpt.
Well, you all captured it. I got hip to that song “Stormy Monday” back in the day from the Allman Brothers. [Allmans singer/guitarist] Dickey Betts recently passed, and I always heard an echo of the Allman Brothers’ melodic blues in your playing. Do you have any thoughts on Dickey and his passing?
All right, so Dickey was amazing. And it’s really sad that we lost him recently – it really hit home – but as a player, man, he was a f---ing monster.
So now, when I listened to Dickey Betts, I hear me. I hear his playing on my stuff all the time. But it was all very, very what you call subconscious. I don’t think I ever sat down and physically learned any Dickey stuff, you know, or even Duane [Allman, the influential late Allman Brothers guitarist]. But that sound was so prominent that it just influenced me without me even really paying attention.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
I assume there will be some jams going on with the other artists. It will be interesting to hear Warren and Slash together.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
