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SLASH – SLASH (2010)

Slash is the eponymous debut solo album by Slash. Produced by Eric Valentine the album featured multiple musicians including four of the five members of the Appetite For Destruction era Guns N' Roses line-up. Upon release, the album entered on the Billboard 200 charts as number 3, selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release.

"I wanted to do an album where I could have a bunch of people guest on my record because I'm so used to doing sessions on other people's records." (Slash)

Line-up

  • Slash: lead & rhythm guitars

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  • Chris Chaney: bass

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  • Josh Freese: drums

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  • Leonard Casto: percussion

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  • Additional musicians:

    • Vocals: Alice Cooper, Chris Cornell, Cypress Hill, Fergie, Ian Astbury, Koshi Inaba, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, M. Shadows, Nicole Scherzinger, Andrew Stockdale, Rocco DeLuca, Nick Oliveri, Beth Hart

    • Guitar: Izzy Stradlin

    • Bass: Flea, Lemmy Kilmister, Duff McKagan

    • Drums: Steven Adler, Dave Grohl, Steve Ferrone

    • Percussion: Teddy Andreadis

    • Piano: Eric Valentine, Chris Flores, Deron Johnson

    • Backing vocals: Taylor Hawkins, Kevin Churko

Tracklist

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  1. Ghost (with Ian Astbury & Izzy Stradlin)

  2. Beautiful Dangerous (with Fergie)

  3. Crucify The Dead (with Ozzy Osbourne)

  4. Back From Cali (with Myles Kennedy)

  5. Promise (with Chris Cornell)

  6. By The Sword (with Andrew Stockdale)

  7. Gotten (with Adam Levine)

  8. Doctor Alibi (with Lemmy Kilmister)

  9. Watch This (with Dave Grohl & Duff McKagan)

  10. I Hold On (with Kid Rock)

  11. Nothing To Say (with M. Shadows)

  12. Starlight (with Myles Kennedy)

  13. Saint Is A Sinner Too (with Rocco De Luca)

  14. We're All Gonna Die (with Iggy Pop)

  • Sahara (with Koshi Inaba) Japanese edition bonus

  • Baby Can't Drive (with Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Flea & Steven Adler) Classic Rock edition bonus

  • Paradise City (with Fergie & Cypress Hill) Australian edition bonus

  • Chains And Shackles (with Nick Oliveri) Australian edition bonus

  • Mother Maria (with Beth Hart) iTunes edition bonus

  • Demo #4 - instrumental Deluxe edition bonus

  • Demo #16 - instrumental Deluxe edition bonus

Album information

 

By: Slash with guests

Released: March 31, 2010

Length: 60:29

Labels: EMI (U.S.A.) / Roadrunner (Europe) / Universal (Japan) / Sony (Australia)

Producer: Eric Valentine

Recorded: Barefoot Recording Studios

Singles: By The Sword / Back From Cali / Beautiful Dangerous

Associated tour: We're All Gonna Die Tour

Recording guitars & amps

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  • Gibson Les Paul Standard 1959 replica

  • Marshall JCM 800 2203 S.I.R. stock #34 modded by Frank Levi (for distorted sounds)

  • Marshall JCM 800 2203 modded by Mike Morin (for distorted sounds)

  • Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead modded by Tim Caswell (for distorted sounds)

  • Vox AC30 6TB (for clean sounds)

  • Sears Silvertone (for clean sounds)

Interviews & articles

  • With A Little Help From His Friends (Classic Rock magazine, April 2010)

  • Inside Track (Sound On Sound magazine, July 2010)

Singles

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Back From Cali

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Slash & Myles Kennedy
From the album Slash
Released: July 2010
Label: Universal, EMI, Roadrunner
Tracklist: 1. Back From Cali

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Beautiful Dangerous

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Slash & Fergie
From the album Slash
Released: December 2010
Label: EMI, Roadrunner
Tracklist: 1. Beautiful Dangerous (eadio edit) / 2. Beautiful Dangerous (radio mix)

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By The Sword

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Slash & Andrew Stockdale
From the album Slash
Released: April 2010
Label: EMI, Roadrunner
Tracklist: 1. By The Sword (radio edit) / 2. By The Sword

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Ghost (promo)

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Slash, Ian Astbury & Izzy Stradlin
From the album Slash
Released: June 2010
Label: Roadrunner
Tracklist: 1. Ghost

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