Really good album from slash & some great guitar playing. I knew going into this that it would be very hard to beat the last album just because it was so good. The last album is more like a Slash & friends album. With there being so many different singers on the album the music changed from song to song to fit with what the singers could do. It gave a feel like you were listening to a rock station with so many great singers on it that are being played on rock radio right now. This is a different beast. This is a band album and this is like a new Slash band. The album is very good. Slash is really playing great. He has a few years of touring back under his belt and it shows that he is not taking breaks and is back in the flow of playing everyday. Best guitar work & tone Slash has had since the Use your illusion albums. Great cd as a band album. It's better then Velvet Revoler was in every way. The bonus tracks are even great songs. It's more of a Guns n Roses album then you have with Axl Roses new fake Guns n Roses/The Axl Rose Band! Slash is not out to make money. The man just wants to have fun & play for us fans & i'm one of them & i'm so glad he is playing for us again.