I KNOW THAT VOICE !

YES, I know i've done full blown blogaroos about the following fellas..BUT...me and the missus were comparing favourite singers on X factor last night  and it got me thinking about my ABSOLUTE favourite singers....so, in no particular order, allow to present some wonderful warblers...who, if not by name you know by sound.

Quite possibly the single most recognisable voice in rock..well, UK rock anyway, saw him first in 74 in Sydney and have since got as much Slade stuff as I can get my digits on...Nod had that sustained roar that definately got your attention...seems to me the Black country supplied a few of rocks finest.
Favourite songs: Ruby Red, rock n roll preacher, we'll bring the house down, Universe, give us a goal, 
Favourite albums: Till deaf us do part,  Alive, The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, We'll Bring the house Down

Francis Rossi or Frame if you like, once again totally recognisable once he starts warbling as is his guitar work..strangely enough saw Frame and the lads the same day I saw Nod and the boys in Sydney.
Some people say he only knows 3 chords, so I'll say what he says ..had some success have you?, sold millions of records worldwide ?...change it !..BOLLOCKS
Favourite songs Matchstick men, down down, ice in the sun, 4500 hundred times, paper plane, mystery song
Favourite Albums: Live (the glasgow one) Piledriver, Hello, Blue for you, 1982, Heavy traffic, Quid Pro Quo

A true Australian original, Bon was in various band before AKKA D, the valentines, Mount Lofty Rangers, stuff like that, but when he hooked up with the brothers Young, he became a legend..sadly, he got taken too early, BUT he wont ever be forgotten..rest assured
Favourite Songs: Big Balls, Let there be rock, Jailbreak, If you want blood, Its a long way to the top,.
Favourite Albums: TNT, Dirty Deeds, Powerage, Let there be rock, If you want blood

The first time I saw Baz, it was the Youth gone Wild video, didnt know his name, then found out he was named after a classical master...he is indeed a master, a master of modern rock, got a hell of a range that very few can match...got to see him with Skid Row and was suitably impressed with his hint of get f**kedness...then i went to see him as a solo act in Sydney and he pulled the pin and went home early...BUT...this aint about me being annoyed this is about Baz...still cant figure out why he left the Skids, more than likely musical differences...anyway, blokes got a hell of a set of pipes that you would recognise anywhere
Favourite Songs: American Metalhead, 18 and life, I remember you, As long as I got music, Monkey Business
Favourite Albums: Skid Row, Bring em bach alive, Kickin and screamin, Slave to the Grind, Bach to Basics

The man, the myth, the living legend, 51% muthaf**ka 49% son of a bitch..Yep, its time to pay homage at the shrine of Kilminster, Strangely enough thew first Motorhead song I heard was off an album that by all accounts Lem cant stand, the song was Iron Fist and its still on the list of faves....I always thought that Lem was gonna be here  long after cockroaches, but by all accounts his had a rough cople of months. so my tip is to get as much in as you can while you can...before Bon Scott needs a bass player
Fave songs: Iron fist, Killers, cradle to the grave, 1916, teach you how to sing the blues, rock n roll music
Fave Albums: 1916, Orgasmatron, The world is yours, Ace of spades, No sleep at all, Motorizer

John Michael Osbourne or as his known to all the ticket buyers at Ozzfest..OZZY, OZZY, OZZY...I been  a fan of Oz since the Sabbath days, and when he got sacked, I thought thats that then, but, the mad bugger bounced back , inhaled the earth and rocked on. 
Must say I havent enjoyed every single track his done, but thats normal I suppose...All I know is what i do like is absolutely awesome and has lived on the mp3 gizmo for a bloody age
Fave Songs: Mr Crowley, Bark at the moon, Crazy train, I dont want to change the world, Zombire stomp, 
Fave Albums:Bark at the Moon, Blizzard of Oz, Diary of a madman, The Ultimate sin, Under Cover, No More tears, No rest for the wicked, Paranoid, Mama Im coming home, Never say die, Planet Caravan

The LOUDEST Aussie in the history of history...good gosh, I do like Thorpey, its all his fault that i'm a fan of volume and thunderous riffs, I had the pleasure of seeing him at full roar three times and those shows are permannently burned into my memories...there was nothing like Thorpey before and there has been nothing the same since.
Fave Songs: CC Rider, Over the Rainbow, Most people, Rock n roll city, be bop a lula, ohh poo pah doo, its almost summer, Rock me baby
Fave Albums: Live at Sunbury, More Arse than class, Lock up your Mothers, Steaming at the Opera house

After Thorpey  and Bon the next BIG voice in Aussie rock has to belong to yet another pommy (well, scots) immigrant dont it..yep, BARNESY..I'm a big fan of James Buchanan Barnes, both in his Chisel days and his solo run...saw Chisel quite a bit when they were hot, and similar with Barnesy, seen him blow a few p.a's up too...dunnom how his still kicking after all that vodka BUT he is and thats all that matters
Fave Songs: No second prize, Working class man, ride the night away, Good times, driving wheels, little darling, Largs pier hotel, Ita, Bow river, Saturday night, when the war is over
Fave Albums: Bodyswerve, For the working class man, Freight train heart, Flesh and wood, Rage and ruin, Cold Chisel, East, The last Stand, Breakfast at Sweethearts,  Barking Spiders Live

The metal God himself...what a set of pipes, if you claim to dig metal and you dont have a Priest album of any description, then, your a bit of a fibber methinks....the llst of Preist tunes I like is voluminous in its construct, so I will keep it short..NAH...cant say i'm a huge fan of his solo stuff, but it has its moments...will he go down in history as the greatest metal singer ever?...will he what Fave Songs: Diamoinds and rust, heading out on the highway, metal gods, the ripper, you dont have to be old to be wise, you got another thing coming, Rock forever, living after midnight, United, Parental guidance, heavy metal, painkiller, Prophecy
Fave Albums: Sad Wings ofd Destiny, British Steel, Scremaing for Vengeance, Turbo, Ram it Down, Demolition, Angel of retribution, Preist..LIVE, 

I think its fair to say that Queen has a spot in a good percentage of the world populations heart, I mean to say, if freddie and the boys dont put a smile on your face, theres something wrong with you....similar to Judas priest, the list of Queen songs I like is a bit bonkers and not a dodgy tumne among 'em...and Freddie had a set of pipes that would shatter perspex and that can only be a good thing.
Fave Songs: Seven seas of rhye, Bohemian Rhapsody, tie your mother down, Liar, Dont stop me now, Love of my life, Radio gaga, Its a hard life, hammer to fall, Princes of the Universe, I want it all, Show must go on, I,m going slightly mad, Too much love will kill you
Fave Albums: Sheer heart attack, A night at the Opera, The game, The Works, The miracle, Live Killers, live at Wembley 86, Queen I&II

Nothing like horror movies mixed up with some Salvador Dali and snakes, mix em all up and you got Alice Cooper, the originator of the grand show experience...seen him once on the Poison tour but am the proud owner of a few live dvds (and albums) of the bloke....Alice can paint a picture with his lyrics, and thats a good thing, his not beyond a comedic leaning either...top stuff indeed.
Fave Songs: No more mr nice guy, Im eighteen, under my wheels, I never cry, How you gonna see me now, his back, teenage frankenstein, Poison, bed of nails, Lost in america, wish i was born in beverly hills, hey stoopid, i'll bite your face off, 
Fave Albums: Alice Coper goes to hell, Raise your fist and yell, Trash, Hey Stoopid, Dirty Diamonds, Welcome 2 my nightmare, Brutal Planet,  Live at montreaux, Theatre of death (Hammersmith), Raise the dead (Wacken)

The first time I saw Joe Elliot , he was wearing a fkn disco shirt and he had a perm (of some description)...singing Hello America, Def lep sorta were doing nothing for me on that viewing, THANK F**K for Pyromania, that one got me on side and there I've stayed...been a big fan of Joes voice forever... even got his Down 'n'Outs album
Fave Songs: Rock til you drop, Armageddon it, Two steps behind, Animal, Pour some Sugar on me, Stand Up, Rock of Ages
Fave Albums: Pyromania, Hysteria, Slang, High'n'Dry, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, My ReGeneration

contrary to what my U2 loving mate says, Phil Lynott is the greatest Irishman in living memory....
had the great good fortune to see him at the opera house in Sydney...and as grim as it sounds, even visited his grave to say thanks once...Vagabond, Gypsy, Poet, LEGEND
Fave Songs: Whiskey in a Jar, The Rocker, Rosalie, Boys are back in town, Cowboy song, Sarah, Killer on the loose, Dedication
Fave Albums: Vagabonds of the western world, Jailbreak, Johnny the fox, Live and Dangerous

Angry, the human air raid siren behind Buster Brown and Rose Tattoo...the first time I heard Angry was when he was in Buster Brown, then he disapeared for a smidge then lo and behold up he pops at the Bondi lifesaver with his new outfit , Rose Tattoo and tha was me hooked and its been a absolute bloody hoot,, saw themm shut a prison and pay homage to that TMG man along with various other real LOUD gigs in various locations throughout the known universe.
Fave Songs: Roll over Beethoven, Rock'n'Roll Lady, Bad boy for love, One of the boys, Out of this place, We cant be beaten, Suddenly, The radio said rock and roll is dead, Illustrated man, Union man, Black eyed Brusier
Fave Albums: Something to say,  Assault and battery, Scarred for life, Beats from a single drum, Pain, 25 to life

The lead singer of probably the single most deserving band of world wide mega success. that didnt get it...Danny Bowes is the voice of Thunder AND what a voice...been a big fan for an age, even got to see them once or twice, but I had to be in Blighty to do it...I highly recommend you go looking for some thunder stuff...well....go on
Fave Songs: On the radio, River of Pain, Amys on the run, Englishman on holidays, A better man, Loser, I love you more than rock n roll, the devil made me do it
Fave Albums:  Backstreet Symphony, Laughing on Judgement day, The magnificent seventh, Robert Johnsons Tombstone, They thinks its all over now, Live at Donington

The lead singer of, probably, my favourite band of the NWOBHM era, probably, either way Saxon is at the top of my listening list and dont look like moving anytime soon....got  a few dvds of the boys in action, I highly recommend their Wacken gigs for viewing, Biff has that massive heavy metal crowd in the palm of his hand from the first kick of the drum right through to the end...a sign of true talent, if you ask me AND he can sing as well....brilliant
Fave Songs: Wheels of steel, Denim and leather, Strong arm of the law, Heavy metal thunder, Power and the glory, Back on the streets, The bands palyed on, We got to rock to stay alive
Fave Albums: Wheels of Steel, Strong arm of the law, Denim and leather, Power and the glory, Rock the Nations, Solid ball of rock, Call to arms, Sacrifice 

The mouth that roars, Jonno is just brilliant, thats not to say that when he started with AkkaDakka that he was at the top of my list, to be honest I wanted Alan Fryer from Heaven to get the gig, BUT, then I heard Back in Black and that was me won over and I been a Jonno fan since....Oh and he was in a little band called Geordie that wasnt too foul either.
Fave Songs: Keep on rockin, Geordie lost his liggie, Old time rocker, Back in black, You shook me all night long, Rock n roll aint nosie pollution, Who made who, Shake your foundations, thunderstruck, Goodbye and good riddance to bad luck, Rock n roll train, stiff upper lip
Fave Albums: back in Black, For those about to rock, Razors edge, Black ice, Live, Stiff Upper Lip, Who made Who

So there I was at Bexley North Hotel, and this bloke with short hair, dressed like a butler babbled a stream of neo germanic utterance and then proceeded to blow the top of my head off with some outstanding tunes, my first viewing of Doc Neeson was a complete success, and I was hooked, saw him get knocked rotten with a champagne bottle on a new years eve gig and climb a lighting rig on the Central Coast ...he ( and the Angels) b=never held back live and its fair to say that we will miss the great man
Fave Songs:  Comin down, Take a long line, Shadow boxer, Out of the blue, Marseilles, Stand Up, Eat City, We gotta get out of this place
Fave Albums: Face to face, No Exit, Dark Room, Two minute Warning, Live Line

The Human Air Raid Siren, band pilot, and all round good egg
the first time I saw Bruce was in Sydney on the Number Of The Beast Tour, sure I had the albums with DiAnno on them...BUT...Number blew my mind, and then I heard Bruce's pipes rattle in public  and my ears closely followed.  I was a bit gutted when the band and Bruce parted ways, but with the mega tours they were doing, I think I would of got sick of each other too...I picked up his solo records and they too are quite the bonz little recording . I was stoked when Bruce (and Adrian) re-joined and have dug pretty much eveerythig nthey have done since... Viva Bruce Dickinson
 Fave Songs: Run to the hills, Paschendale, Bring your daughter to the slaughter, popwerslave, Trooper, Flight of Icarus, running free, dance of death, wicker man, wasted years, Number of the beast, Can I play with madness
Fave Albums: Tattoed Millionaire, Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Brave new world, Dance of Death, A Matter of life and Death, Death on the Road, Live at Donnington

The Mighty Hetfield, the voice of Metallica, sure I should be pissed at him, he talked all those drooling nitwits to bash anyone that wasnt "Metal Dude" and sadly that meant I got headbutted because I had a Dr Feelgood patch on my jacket next to my tallika patch, I'd like to talk to him about that one day...BUT ANYWAY.....I always gad some Metallica hanging around in one form or another, and for the most part enjoyed most everything they have done, Of course I've worn out a copy or two of the Black album, who hasnt?, mind you, Het won me over when I heard Seek & Destroy for the first time and too this day is my favourite metallica tune...and I'm very happy Hefield made it to the Hall of Fame, but more importantly, sorted himself out along the way...Since he gave up his whatevers, his voice is stronger, and mightier than ever

Fave Songs: Seek & Destroy, Invisible kid, Fade to black, One, Fuel, Sandman, For whom the bell tolls, Hero of the day, Mama said, Some kind of monster, broken, beat & scarred, Hit the lights, Nothing else matters, The struggle within, Wherever I may roam, Sad but true, 

Fave Albums: Metallica, Kill em all, Ride the lightning, St Anger, Load, Death magnetic

And then there was Dave Mustaine, quite possibly the angriest and luckiest ginger walking the surface of the planet, how he still has a pulse astounds me, his drug and drink levels were Ozzy or Lemmy like in their consumption, BUT, somehow along the way, he banged out a few brilliant songs / albums......to be fair, if he hadnt of got the flick from Metallica, both bands might of been done and dusted a long time ago,. but the anger he formed after getting sacked eventually propelled him to be highly claimed as one of the creators of Thrash and he holds a proud position in THE BIG 4, onya Mustaine.
Fave Songs: peace Sells, In my darkest hour, No More Mr nice guy, Hangar 18, Sweating bullets, A tout le monde, 99 ways to die, Head crusher, Public enemy No1.
Fave Albums: Killing is my Business, Peace sells, So far so good so what, Youthanasia, The World needs a Hero, The System has failed

Seeya

GEORDIE : Foot Stomping Novacastrians

G'day, 
Hot on the heels of the blogaroo I did about the Brothers Young first studio experience and the resulting album thereof, I thought it only fair to give Jeremy Clarksons favourite rockin revhead Brian "Jonno" Johnson a guernsey....I actually had a Geordie album, courtesy of a shopping trip to Utopia records when they were in Martin Place in Sydney...Have I mentioned them before ? ;)

Geordie was a hard rock/ boogie band from Newcastle in England, Geordie is mostly known because their lead vocalist, Brian Johnson, who would later join AC/DC after Bon Scotts passing...I've heard some say they were fairly Slade like...dunno about that, but they was alright

In 1972 and 1973, they had a few hits in the U.K., including the number six single "All Because of You" and "Can You Do It," which reached number 13. Their sound was influenced by British rock bands of the day such as Led Zeppelin, as well as some glam stompers, with Johnson's distinctively abrasive singing strongly in evidence.

The original (from February, 1972) line-up included: Vic Malcolm (lead guitar), Tom Hill (bass guitar), Brian Gibson (drums) and Brian Johnson (lead vocals).

Their first single, "Don't Do That" broke into the UK Top 40 in December 1972.[1] In March 1973, Geordie released their debut album, Hope You Like It on EMI label. Trying to compete with such British glam rock outfits as Slade and Sweet (Geordie supported the former on a UK tour, as well as the latter at a concert at the Rainbow Club, London in March 1973), they achieved U.K. Top 10 status with "All Because Of You" (April 1973) and had a U.K. Top 20 hit with "Can You Do It" (July 1973). They also had several appearances on BBC Television including 15 appearances on Top of the Pops, one of which was in November 1972.

Their second album, Don't Be Fooled By The Name (1974), including a rather rousing version of the "House Of The Rising Sun", but sadly it didnt yield a hit. Brian Johnson played "House of the Rising Sun" by Geordie on his debut BBC Radio 2 show on 31 Sept 2012. Amongst his other reminiscences during the debut show were his days in Geordie, appearing with them on TV in Belgium, and meeting Freddie Mercury of Queen.

After their 1976 album Save The World, frontman Johnson left for a solo project. The band's final album, No Good Woman, in 1978 consisted of three unreleased tracks with Johnson and new material recorded by Malcolm with future Dire Straits keyboardist Alan Clark, vocalist Dave Ditchburn, bassist Frank Gibbon, and drummer George Defty. Johnson had meanwhile begun to perform as Geordie in a new line-up in which he was the only original member. The band signed a recording contract in 1980, but finally folded that Spring when Johnson became a member of AC/DC to replace the late Bon Scott.

After AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott died in February 1980, AC/DC chose Brian Johnson (whose vocal talent had previously been praised by Scott) to take over lead vocal duties. Johnson first appeared with AC/DC on their album, Back In Black.

In 1982, Geordie, re-grouped as a quintet and went on to record an album titled No Sweat in 1983 with new singer Rob Turnbull and additional guitarist David Stephenson. The album was released on heavy metal independent record label, Neat Records, Critically acclaimed but with no major success. Malcolm left, and they later changed their name to Powerhouse, to release an eponymous album in 1986, before disbanding indefinitely

At the end of 2001, during an AC/DC hiatus, Johnson had a one off reunion, for a short UK tour, with Geordie's 1977-1980 line-up, performing largely hard rock cover versions. They were known as Geordie 2.

In 2014, Vic Malcolm formed a new band, Dynamite, with Rick Mort and they have recorded a studio album of original songs written by Vic and it will be released in July 2014 by Graham Sclater's UK indie label, Tabitha Records. It will be available to download or in CD format. www.tabitharecords.webs.com

GEORDIE-OGRAPHY

Studio albums

 (as Geordie)

Hope You Like It (1973) (Red Bus)

Don't Be Fooled by the Name (1974) (Red Bus)

Save the World (1976) (Red Bus)

No Good Woman (1978) (Red Bus - Landmark)

No Sweat (1983) (Neat records)

Studio album (as Powerhouse)

Powerhouse (1986) (Ambush/EMI) 

Compilation albums

Geordie - Masters of Rock (1974) (EMI)

Geordie featuring Brian Johnson (1980) (Red Bus)

Strange Man (1982) (compilation) (Red Bus)

Keep on Rocking (1989) (remix album) (Anchor)

Rocking with the Boys (1992) (Australian compilation) (Raven)

A band from Geordieland (1996) (compilation - 24 tracks) (Repertoire)

The very best of Geordie (1997) (compilation) (CMC/Play records)

The best of Geordie (1998) (compilation) (Platinum)

Can you do it? (1999) (compilation) (Delta)

The Singles Collection (2001) (compilation) (7T's records)

No Sweat (2002) (re-release compiled with 4 live sessions recorded at the BBC) (Castle Records)

Can you do it (2003) (compilation) (Pickwick - Holland)

Unreleased Tapes (2005) (12 rare tracks) (OVC Media - Russia)

The very best of Geordie - The original versions (2009) (compilation) (Spectre/Universal records)

Keep on Rockin' - The very best of (2009) (compilation) (Spectre/Universal records)

Singles on EMI

"Don't do that" b/w "Francis was a rocker" (EMI, September 1972) - UK No. 32

"All because of you" b/w "Ain't it just like a woman" (EMI, February 1973) - UK No. 6

"Can you do it" b/w "Red eyed lady" (EMI, June 1973) - UK No. 13

"Electric lady" b/w "Geordie stomp" (EMI, August 1973) - UK No. 32

"Black cat woman" b/w "Geordie's lost his liggie" (EMI, November 1973)

"She's a teaser" b/w "We're all right now" (EMI, August 1974)

"Ride on baby" b/w "Got to know" (EMI, October 1974)

"Goodbye love" b/w "She's a lady" (EMI, 1975)

Band members

1972-1977 line-up:

Brian Johnson (vocals)

Vic Malcolm (guitar, vocals) 1972-1975

Tom Hill (bass)

Brian Gibson (drums)

 1978–1980, 2001:

Dave Ditchburn (vocals)

Vic Malcolm (guitar)

Alan Clark (keyboards)

Frank Gibbon (bass)

George Defty (drums)

1982-1985 

Rob Turnbull (vocals)

Vic Malcolm (guitar)

David Stephenson (guitar)

Tom Hill (bass)

Brian Gibson (drums)

Line-up as Powerhouse

 1985-1988

Rob Turnbull (vocals)

Martin Metcalf (guitar)

Tom Hill (bass)

Brian Gibson (drums)

SLASH...The Cat in the Hat

The VERY first riff that Slash EVER played within earshot of me was the opening to Sweet Child O Mine and to say that I was won over virtually straight away is an understatement...sadly Axl ruined my love for Guns n Roses BUT my love for the OTHER greatest Top Hat, Noddy Holder being the first,  in rock n roll has not wavered, hell, even if you dont like Slashes tunes, you got to admit his got an interesting charisma about him..his definatly got a vibe going on.

I've got a goodly percentage of his stuff ..all three solo albums ( if they can truly be called solo albums, the first one maybe, but the last two with Myles and the lads, their band albums for sure, anyway, have to admit Snakepit didnt do a whole lot for me and the Velvet Revolver stuff onlyn had its moments (Dirty little thing for instance)...it was when Slasher decided to do get stuck in and go truly solo, that I truly dug it,  the resulting album [Slash RnfnR] has lived on the mp3 gizmo ever since.

As the lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses, Slash established himself as one of hard rock's finest and most soulful soloists during the late '80s, technically adept yet always firmly grounded in the gritty Aerosmith and Stones licks he loved. Slash was born Saul Hudson on July 23, 1965, in Stoke-on-Trent, England, his mom was a clothing designer who worked on David Bowie's film The Man Who Fell to Earth, and his dad drew album art for such artists as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. The family eventually moved to Hollywood, where Hudson attended junior high, received his first guitar, and met future GNR drummer Steven Adler.

With Hudson adopting the nickname Slash, given to him by a family friend, the two formed a band called Road Crew; although it proved unsuccessful, it was the vehicle through which they met and eventually joined up with the other members of Guns N' Roses

Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist. Time named him runner-up on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009, while Rolling Stone placed him at No. 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011. Guitar World ranked his solo in "November Rain" No. 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and Total Guitar placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at No. 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004.  In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with other members of Guns N' Roses.

The Gunners debuted in June 1985, and even before Appetite for Destruction was released in 1987, the bandmembers acquired a reputation as notorious alcohol and drug abusers. As their popularity soared, the reserved Slash established himself as an important part of the band's visual image, with a top hat and a mound of shaggy black hair covering his face as he typically staggered around the stage with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. .In 1992, Slash courted controversy again with a product endorsement for Black Death vodka. Later that year, he was married to actress and model Renee Sorum, a union that lasted five years.

Meanwhile, in spite of controversy and personnel turnovers, Guns N' Roses had actually continued to record music. After the Use Your Illusion sets of 1991 and the 1993 punk covers album The Spaghetti Incident?, the band went on hiatus. Slash formed a side project called Slash's Snakepit, which consisted of fellow Gunners Matt Sorum (drums) and Gilby Clarke (guitar), plus bassist Mike Inez and vocalist Eric Dover.

 The group released an album in 1995 titled It's Five O'Clock Somewhere; Slash hit the road with a slightly different touring lineup, with Brian Tichy and James LoMenzo signing on as the rhythm section. In 1996, Slash put together a different band to play at a blues festival in Budapest, an endeavor that evolved into Slash's Blues Ball. 

Featuring vocalist/harmonica player Teddy Andreadis, rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck, saxophonist Dave McClarem, bassist Johnny Griparic, and drummer Alvino Bennet, Slash's Blues Ball devoted themselves primarily to a repertoire of classic blues covers, plus occasional GNR and Snakepit material.

In October 1996 it was confirmed that Slash was no longer a member of the band, its said he split due to Axl sudden fondness for electronic and industrial music, this went against his Keef and Joe fkn Perry influences so he split

He gigged off and on with the Blues Ball into 1998, although a rumored live album never materialized. Instead, Slash decided to re-form the Snakepit in 1999 with an entirely different lineup (the original members were by this time involved in other projects, and the Blues Ball was more suited to touring than developing original material). Raspy-voiced singer Rod Jackson and ex-Venice drummer Matt Laug came on board, along with Blues Ball bassist Griparic (now Johnny Blackout) and Teddy Andreadis, who contributed keyboard and harmonica work. After trying out ex-Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie, Slash settled on rhythm guitarist Kerry Kelly, who had previously worked with Warrant and Ratt.

The new Snakepit played some gigs together and in the spring of 2000 completed a new album, which was originally slated to be released on Interscope/Geffen. However, feeling that a more traditional guitar rock album would get lost in the promotional shuffle, Slash moved over to Koch, which finally released Ain't Life Grand in October 2000. 

A few years later, Slash teamed up again with McKagan, Matt Sorum, and Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland to form the supergroup Velvet Revolver, who released their first album in 2004. Velvet Revolver released a second album called Contraband in 2007 and fell apart not long afterward. Slash regrouped by releasing his memoir in 2007 and cutting his eponymous first solo album, drafting a bunch of friends -- including Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Kid Rock, and Fergie -- to sing lead vocals.

 For the supporting tour, Slash had Alter Bridge vocalist Myles Kennedy sing lead. This union proved strong, as Kennedy was the only singer on Slash's second album, 2012's Apocalyptic Love, which hit number four in the American album charts upon release. Two years later, Slash released World on Fire, his second album with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators; it debuted at number ten on the U.S. charts upon its September 2014 release.

On October 10, 1992, Slash married model-actress Renée Suran in Marina del Rey, California. They divorced in late 1997 after five years of marriage. Slash married Perla Ferrar on October 15, 2001 in Hawaii. They have two sons, London Emilio (born August 28, 2002) and Cash Anthony (born June 23, 2004)  In August 2010, Slash filed for divorce from Ferrar, but the couple reconciled two months later. The family lives in Los Angeles, California.

In an article published by Us Weekly, Slash called himself a "proud dual citizen" of the United Kingdom and the United States. A British national since his London birth, he has resided in Los Angeles since 1971 but did not acquire American citizenship until 1996. He said in an interview for The Telegraph in 2010 'I do consider myself British. I have very strong feelings about my British heritage. My first years were there, I went to school there, and I have seemingly endless family on that side of the pond. So I’ve always felt most comfortable in England.’

In 2001, at the age of 35, Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a form of congestive heart failure caused by his many years of alcohol and drug abuse. Originally given between six days and six weeks to live, he survived through physical therapy and the implantation of a defibrillator.Slash has been clean and sober since 2005, which he credits to his wife Perla. In 2009, following his mother's death from lung cancer, he quit smoking.

With Guns N' Roses

Appetite for Destruction (1987)

G N' R Lies (1988)

Use Your Illusion I (1991)

Use Your Illusion II (1991)

"The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993)

With Slash's Snakepit

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (1995)

Ain't Life Grand (2000)

With Velvet Revolver

Contraband (2004)

Libertad (2007)

Solo

Slash (2010)

Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

Apocalyptic Love (2012)

World on Fire (2014)