Did rock ‘n’ roll
die? Slash’s coming with his third album World On Fire to
prove that it’s alive and doing pretty well. As on previous album, he’s
accompanied by Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators (featuring Todd Kerns on
bass and Brent Fitz as a drummer).
Slash himself
claimed that this album shouldn’t be seen as his solo project but as the effect
of collaboration between all members of the band, what was my first thought,
while listening to World On Fire. There is noticeable improvement
of their understanding of each other, what results in how they sound like, what
is surely outcome of playing together during past tours.
As World
On Fire track list consist of 17 songs and lasts for 1 hour and 17
minutes, it may seem too long and discouraging for some but for me it’s just
perfect, forming an integral whole, which when shortened would lose on its
final effect. I often regret there’s too little music on great LPs and here we
got really good album, which won’t come to an end before it has even started.
I had serious
problem in choosing my favorite songs from the album, because almost all of
them are on really elevated level, with only 2 or 3 staying little behind.
Eventually I found the tracks which caught my attention and I will listen to
them more than to the others, while still preferring the album as a whole.
First of them is ‘Automatic Overdrive’ with its amazing, energetic vibe.
Another ones would be ’30 Years To Life’ because of the story it tells and dark
‘The Unholy’.
On World
On Fire Slash shows his skills, as he always do but for me, what is
truly masterful is an ability not to overwhelm other members of the band, what
keeps songs balanced and also allow to focus on what Myles & the
Conspirators have to offer. It’s awesome to listen to new music, which sounds
like good old rock and thanks to Slash there’s an opportunity to do so.
To get some taste
of the album, watch the video to title single, which the most accurately with
sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll [18+].
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