{"id":23077,"date":"2014-09-12T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=23077"},"modified":"2014-09-12T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T04:42:57","slug":"slash-feat-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-%e2%80%93-world-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2014\/09\/slash-feat-myles-kennedy-the-conspirators-%e2%80%93-world-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"SLASH feat Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators \u2013 World On Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>To set this album up, all I need is one word\u2026 Slash. You get me? Ok, read on.<\/p>\n

I personally always enjoy it when the title track of an album is the one that leads it off, it makes the point known, it sets up exactly why the album is named after it and here we are, \u2018World On Fire\u2019 and the most welcome return of Slash with the voice of rock and roll, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators in tow. This album, the follow up to 2012\u2019s \u2018Apocalyptic Love\u2019 is here to turn some heads, as its predecessor did, it showed that this band is a whole lot of rock and roll and they\u2019re back\u2026<\/p>\n

The opener won me over with a cowbell and after that it\u2019s all a blur, in all seriousness, this one is destined to be a new staple at the live show, it\u2019s full of energy and you know exactly what you\u2019re in for, a fucking rock album that isn\u2019t afraid to be just that. If you think the opener was good, check out \u2018Shadow Life\u2019 and what I love about this one is the way the chorus drops down in tempo and allows the song to take on some feeling, of course some stellar guitar work from Slash helps it out, and hearing his tone on this record so far is killer, he has such a distinctive sound and style that is instantly recognisable, well to me anyway, but it\u2019s truly evident in this second track as the riff brought us in and takes us out.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019re in for a treat with is the fact there are seventeen, yeah I typed that right as I mean it\u2019s hard to get that wrong, but seventeen tracks on this album, clocking in at just under an hour and twenty minutes you just know that they\u2019ve put everything they can on this album, there are no B-sides, you get it all right here. Songs like \u2018Automatic Overdrive\u2019 had me air drumming straight away, but then \u2018Wicked Stone\u2019 stepped it up a couple, oh there it is, my favourite progression in the chorus, yeah, you\u2019ve got me musically here. I know I just said about the no B-side thing, and I was somewhat kidding, but what I\u2019m thinking is that this may be the case in term of the content, these songs are all stellar, not B-side material, and I guess if you\u2019re putting an album out, why not put out your best. As this one takes a turn musically in the middle 8 I love what they\u2019ve done, it\u2019s structured perfectly to satisfy all involved, and all that in five and a half minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201930 Years To Life\u2019 keeps the rock alive, allows Kennedy to sing at his best and the harmony guitars in here are the standout, then \u2018Bent To Fly\u2019 is the first time the album has slowed down, I mean you\u2019d be tired too if you were the guys, but it\u2019s cool to have this one come along and let us take it in, once again a great middle 8 takes us into the solo and allows the song to keep it loud to the fade. \u2018Stone Blind\u2019 instantly sounds like a song that could\u2019ve come straight off \u2018Appetite\u2026\u2019 with a vibe around it that has that anthemic shout back chorus that will go over a treat live. Oh wow, \u2018Too Far Gone\u2019 you just made me choke on an M&M due to your unexpectedly killer intro riff, and if the riff was good, the rest of the song is better, oh man, this is my standout so far hands down, that was four minutes of rock and roll goodness that I\u2019m replaying right now. Stand by. Ok back and still love it. Now we have \u2018Beneath the Savage Sun\u2019 and guess what? Yeah, it rocks\u2026 I\u2019m yet to find anything I don\u2019t like on the album, and I\u2019m hoping that stays that way, but you never know. Oh well this one just took a turn, we\u2019ve gone a little trippy in the middle of it, but not for long.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re over the half way mark of the album now, a mark where many other bands have wrapped theirs up, but not Slash, thank you oh guitar legend! So before we get into the next track, let\u2019s go a little into the band, now we mentioned Myles and we all know him from his ridiculous vocal talent, so let\u2019s leave him out, but The Conspirators deserve a mention here, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz round out the band and there is some serious talent here, these guys are kick ass players, and as a band, a collective, this just works. In seeing them live also, you can tell that they truly enjoy playing together and that\u2019s what makes this a little more enjoyable to listen to also, knowing it\u2019s not forced, so well done to the creative forces on the album.<\/p>\n

\u2018Withered Delilah\u2019 has enough cowbell in it to please Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken and \u2018Battleground\u2019 not only comes in as the longest track on the album at just under seven minutes, but in true \u2018power ballad\u2019 style (if we want to call it that) it has a perfect balance between power and ballad, and what I love about this one is it allows Myles to sing in the lower type register for the majority of it which really works, and Slash\u2019s simplistic solo here truly emotes the song, no need for a million notes, it tells the story and this is why he\u2019s one of my favourite players. Oh wait, what\u2019s happening here, I feel a big build\u2026 oh we have some \u2018la la la la la\u2019s\u2019 and I can see the arms waving now. What a song! Now we go from that to \u2018Dirty Girl\u2019 that sounds like it came straight off the Sunset Strip in 1987 and I fucking love it. Sleazy riffs, big melodic chorus and the only thing missing here was a key change, man that would\u2019ve topped it off (personal opinion due to my love of key changes) but that track was great.<\/p>\n

Whoa\u2026 \u2018Iris of the Storm\u2019 has a nice and different guitar tone, it\u2019s also another slower track and a little different to the others thus far but fits, then \u2018Avalon\u2019 comes along and bam, take that! Fast paced, and has a kick ass solo in the middle for good measure (of course) and man, I need a rest after that one, I\u2019m puffed out. \u2018The Dissident\u2019 and its interesting intro has you nodding knowing this one is gonna be good when it kicks in, and lo and behold, it is. This late into the album to have a song of this calibre and a hook in a chorus like this is somewhat unheard of and it goes back to my point up there somewhere about the no fillers, I love this song, it could actually topple \u2018Too Far Gone\u2019 as the favourite, but I\u2019ll let them battle it out\u2026<\/p>\n

With only two tracks to go, I honestly don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve been listening to the album for over an hour, which is a great sign of a good record, so how will it finish up? \u2018Safari Inn\u2019 is an instrumental, ballsy, but it\u2019s fucking Slash and listening to this guy play the entire song as a solo and with its melody, this is where it\u2019s at, I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll get to hear this one at any upcoming shows. Myles is back from his tea break and it\u2019s time to close the album with \u2018The Unholy\u2019, and the only way to go out is to blow the roof off the place or in my case my speakers. It\u2019s dark as the title suggests and is doomy and heavy in most parts and rocks until the end.<\/p>\n

So, what we\u2019ve got here is\u2026 a kick ass rock album. Slash has shown previously what he can do as a \u2018solo\u2019 artist but this for me cements it. He\u2019s an icon of rock and roll and with these talented musicians behind, I should actually say WITH him, he has shown that rock isn\u2019t dead, it\u2019s well and truly alive and as the album says, I think it\u2019s time to set this world on fire\u2026<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Los Angeles, CA, USA<\/p>\n

Produced By:<\/strong> Michael \u2018Elvis\u2019 Baskette<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 12th<\/sup> September (Sony Music Australia)<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> \u00a0http:\/\/www.slashonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/strong>
\nWorld on Fire
\nShadow Life
\nAutomatic Overdrive
\nWicked Stone
\n30 Years to Life
\nBent to Fly
\nStone Blind
\nToo Far Gone
\nBeneath the Savage Sun
\nWithered Delilah
\nBattleground
\nDirty Girl
\nIris of the Storm
\nAvalon
\nThe Dissident
\nSafari Inn
\nThe Unholy
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