Slash (album)
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| Studio album by Slash | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | March 4 – November 4, 2009 at Barefoot Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 60:29 | |||
| Label | EMI, Universal, Roadrunner, Sony Music | |||
| Producer |
Eric Valentine Kid Rock Big Chris Flores |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (56/100) |
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| The Washington Post | (mixed) |
| Sunday Mercury | (positive) |
| Star Tribune | (mixed) |
| Billboard | (73/100) |
| Rock Sound.tv | (8/10) |
| Yahoo! Music Album Review | (7/10) |
| New Musical Express | (7/10) |
| MTV News | (Positive) |
Slash is the eponymous debut solo album by Guns N' Roses guitarist and songwriter Slash. The album was produced by Eric Valentine and features multiple musicians, including four of the five members of the Appetite for Destruction-era Guns N' Roses lineup: Slash himself, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler.
In his 2007 autobiography, Slash mentioned he was planning a solo album, and listed some of the vocalists with whom he would like to work. He stated that the album would be called Slash & Friends (although & Friends was later dropped from the title). Slash's wife Perla mentioned in a 2008 interview that the album would include "everyone from Ozzy Osbourne to Fergie."
On January 16, Slash made an appearance at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show where it was announced that his debut solo album will be released in the U.S. on April 6. The CD will be made available in Europe via Roadrunner Records.
On January 19, 2010, Slash teamed up with Linkin Park's Music for Relief, along with Alanis Morissette, The All-American Rejects and others, and donated a previously unreleased track to aid the victims of the earthquake tragedy in Haiti. The song released was titled "Mother Maria" and featured Beth Hart. According to the track listing, "Mother Maria" will be featured as an iTunes bonus track for the record.
On February 1, 2010, Ultimate-Guitar.com revealed the official track listing and cover artwork of the solo album. The cover art was produced from a painting by Ron English, a prominent Pop Surrealist artist and friend of Slash.
On February 8, 2010, Slash announced that the album would be made available in the United States via EMI. A world tour was prepared for spring, to promote the album with Myles Kennedy as singer.
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