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Title: Ain't G'NR Memories Grand . . .
Review: I am a Slash fan. The guy has his own style and can play.But alas, listening to this album was like watching a movie sequel: predictable, a few thrills, but not as good as the original. Guns 'N Roses ruled. This stuff feels like a great guitar player with an average band playing to the past instead of seizing the future.There are exceptions. I think "Back to the Moment" and the title track sound like they were written after 1993 and rock, standing brow-to-brow with strong G'NR material. But there's no "Rocket Queen" or "Coma" or "You Could Be Mine" here. Most of the riffs feel like outtakes from the Use Your Illusion sessions, with flashes of mellow or fiery brilliance in the middle or at the end of a few tunes.If Slash had released this four years ago, I would've thought, "Well, this isn't his best, but has its moments, cool, the band just broke up, and his next album, next year, will be astonishing." But I waited five years between albums for this? ....
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