The live CD's are listed in chronological order. The sound quality is noted by letters. A+ is a perfect recording (like an official live release). "A" is excellent, "A-" is good or very good. "B+" is okay or good. "B", "B-" and "C".... are not really good they are for die hard collectors or for people who absolutely want a particular show (for example they were there or some rare songs are played....).
Slash on the Late Show with Conan O'Brian (NBC 9.6.2001). Slash plays and is interviewed (A+/A+)
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It's 5 o'clock somewhere Demos (1 CD; A+):
Twelve songs from the album with a very different mixing: No vocals, the focus
is really on the rythm guitars and the big riffs, it's really cool to hear every little
detail of Slash's guitar playing, you'll discover some cool things if you hear that CD.
Very good sound quality too.
1. Dime Store Rock
2. Soma City Ward
3. Doin' Fine
4. I hate everybody but You
5. Be The Ball
6. What do you want to be
7. Back and Forth Again
8. Good To Be Alive
9. Neither Can I
10. Monkey Chow
11. Lower
12. Jizz Da Pit
Slash's Snakepit live in New York (4/13/1995) (Sound quality: A+):
Very Good concert. Most of the songs from the "5 O'Clock somewhere" albums are played + some cool covers and a great Gilby song: Cure Me or Kill me. The sound is excellent; very low generation. Snakepit 1995: What a good band! Here's the tracklist of this full lenght CD [74 minutes]:
1. Doin' Fine (4:30)
2. Take it Away (4:46)
3. Good to be Alive (5:24)
4. Neither Can I (7:13)
5. Monkey Chow (4:12)
6. Soma City Ward (3:47)
7. Lower (5:16)
8. Cure Me... Or Kill Me (4:56)
9. Dime Store "Fuckin" Rock (5:18)
10. Back and Forth Again (6:18)
11. Be The Ball (5:49)
12. Beggars & Hangers-on (7:41)
13. The Acid Queen (The Who cover) (4:08)
14. Tie Your Mother Down (Queen cover) (4:19)
Slash's Snakepit live in Danmark (Copenhagen (7/2/1995) (Sound quality: A):
Great audience recording of Slash's riffs live in Danmark, summer 1995. At some point, Eric Dover introduces a song like this "Alright, this is called Back And Forth Again" and Slash starts playing "Neither can I"! Great Version of "Jizz Da Pit". Tie Your Mother Down is played, a song written by Queen. The solo of the last song sounds extremely good!
1. Good To Be Alive
2. Soma City Ward
3. Monkey Chow
4. What Do You Want To Be
5. Take It Away
6. Lower
7. Cure Me... Or Kill Me...
8. I Hate Everybody (But You)
9. Neither Can I
10. Jizz Da Pit
11. Be The Ball
12. Tie Your Mother Down
13. Beggars And Hangers-On
Slash's Snakepit: "Get in the Pit" (2 CD's; A):
Great Slash's Snakepit concert in Hiroshima, Japan, 05.21.95. 12 songs from 5
o'clock are played + 2 amazing Gilby songs and an AC/DC cover: Shot Down in Flames!
I own the original double-CD bootleg by Newquist Guitars/SPM records.
Disc 1
1. Intro: Miserlou & then Doin' Fine
2. What Do You Want To Be
3. Take it away
4. Cure me.. or Kill me
5. Lower
6. Neither Can I
7. Soma City Ward
8. Monkey Chow
Disc 2
1. Back And Forth Again
2. Jizz Da Pit
3. Tijuana Jail [w/ My Michelle]
4. Be The Ball
5. Beggars and Hangers-on
6. Shot Down In Flames
Slash's Snakepit live in Argentina (First show) (2 CDs; A):
This is from a radio broadcast, Great Snakepit show in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cool Rolling Stones and AC/DC covers.
Very good sound quality. Setlist:
Disc 1
1. Soma city ward
2. What do you want to me
3. Monkey Chow
4. Good To be Alive
5. Lower
6. Cure me... or kill me
7. Dime Store Rock
Disc 2
1. Dead Flowers
2. Neither can I
3. Back and Forth again
4. Jizz da Pit
5. Tijuana Jail
6. Be the Ball
7. Shot Down in Flames
Slash's Snakepit live in Argentina (2nd show) (2 CDs; A):
Disc 1
1. Doin' Fine
2. Good to be alive
3. Monkey Chow
4. Take it away
5. Lower
6. Cure me... or kill me
7. I hate everybody but you
8. Neither Can I
Disc 2
1. Back and Forth again
2. Jizz Da Pit
3. Tijuana Jail/My Sharona/My Michelle/Band Introduction (15:28!)
4. Be the Ball
5. Dead Flowers
6. Magic Carpet Ride
Slash live & accoustic in Hong Kong 95 (1 Video CD; A- to A):
This is a video CD, You can play it on your computer through Windows Media Player for example. the video is 45 minutes long and the quality is very good.
Except during "Beggars & Hangers-on", the image is not always good (there is some small cuts) but the rest is very good.
There is short interview clips between the songs. This is just Slash and Eric Dover with accoustic guitars. Some cool cover songs are played.
Here's the tracklist:
1. Back And Forth Again
2. Neither Can I
3. Jigsaw Puzzle
4. Beggars & Hangers-On
5. Big Boss Man
6. Rainy Day Women #12 & #35
Slash's Snakepit live Anaheim (April 6th 1999) (1 CD, A-):
This was one of the last shows before the recording of "Ain't Life Grand" played at the Cowboy Boogie in Anaheim (L.A., California). Many songs played that night didn't end up on the album. The concert was not recorded entirely but the tracklist is still pretty cool. Ryan Roxie was the rythm guitarist, he also played on the Ain't Life Grand album but now Keri Kelli got that cool job. From what I heard, the crowd was a little wild that night but it didn't seem to affect Snakepit!
1. Intro
2. Been There Lately
3. I Left My Soul
4. Dryjack
5. 99 Times
6. Shine
7. Always On The Run
8. Ain't Life Grand
9. Speed Parade
10. Rusted Heroes
11. Beggars & Hangers-On
12. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Slash's Snakepit live in New Jersey (8/24/2000) (Sound quality= A):
Slash and his band is opening for AC/DC in New Jersey, USA. Excellent audience recording, the band sound really good and Slash is loud enough (Since Snakepit had many bad comments about their sound during that tour, that's definitely a very good thing to have a bootleg with great sound). Rod is very talkative yelling "new jersey" every time he has an occasion! The intro of "Mean Bone" is featuring some great guitar jam by Slash. Really cool recording! Setlist:
1. Life's Sweet Drug
2. Been There Lately
3. Just Like Anything
4. Shine
5. Mean Bone
6. Mr. Brownstone
7. Speed Parade
Slash's Snakepit live in Tokyo (11/10/2000) (2 CD's; Sound quality= A):
First concert in Japan for Slash's Snakepit in November 2000. This concert was at the Zepp Music Hall in Tokyo. Only 2 tracks of the album are not played: "The Alien" and "The Truth". Even the rare and amazing track "Rusted Heroes" (available only on the japanese import) is played + two rockin' Guns n' Roses songs! I have the original bootleg for this show. Here's the tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Life's Sweet Drug (5:22)
2. Been There Lately (4:45)
3. Just Like Anything (5:09)
4. Shine (5:38)
5. Mean Bone (7:31)
6. Serial Killer (6:55)
7. Back to the Moment (6:16)
8. It's So Easy (3:21)
Disc 2
1. Rusted Heroes (7:02)
2. Landslide (5:31)
3. Ain't Life Grand (4:49)
4. Mr. Brownstone (7:57)
encore:
5. Beggars & Hangers-on (6:32)
6. Speed Parade (4:39)
Slash's Snakepit live in Yokohama (11/11/2000) (2 CD's; Sound quality= A):
Excellent concert. The show is interrupted for a moment because they have to fix something. The sound is great!
Disc 1:
1. Intro
2. Life's Sweet Drug
3. Been There Lately
4. Just like Anything
5. Announcement
6. Interlude
7. Announcement
8. Shine
9. Mean Bone
10. Serial Killer
Disc 2:
1. Back To The Moment
2. It's So Easy
3. Rusted Heroes
4. Landslide
5. Ain't Life Grand
6. Mr. Brownstone
7. Beggars & Hangers-On
8. Speed Parade
Slash's Snakepit live in Osaka, Japan (11/14/2000) (2 CD's; Sound quality= A):
Amazing Bootleg! It's entitled "BALL AND CHAIN". The sound is very good and clear. The whole Ain't Life Grand album is played except for "The Truth" and "Landslide". Great version of It's So Easy and Mr. Brownstone. Cool band introduction by Rod Jackson after Brownstone. Great crowd. Very nice concert!! I have the original CDs for it. Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Intro (1:43)
2. Life's Sweet Drug (4:21)
3. Been There Lately (4:49)
4. Just Like Anything (5:05)
5. Shine (6:00)
6. Mean Bone (7:32)
7. Serial Killer (6:51)
Disc 2
1. Back to the Moment (6:44)
2. It's So Easy (3:40)
3. Rusted Heroes (5:30)
4. The Alien (4:51)
5. Ain't Life Grand(4:50)
6. Mr. Brownstone (10:52)
encore:
7. Beggars & Hangers-on (6:53)
8. Speed Parade (4:56)
Slash's Snakepit live in Chicago 6.26.2001 (1 CD; A- to A+):
This is one of the 3 shows Slash did with Billy Idol (Snakepit was opening). Since it's not
a headlining show, the concert is a little bit shorter than usual so it's just 1 CD.
The show is 55 min long and the quality is A-. The CD is also featuring an interview of Slash by a local
radio station (recorded before the concert) of Chicago.
Setlist:
1. Intro
2. Life's Sweet Drug
3. Been There Lately
4. Just Like Anything
5. Shine
6. Mean Bone
7. Back To The Moment
8. It's So Easy
9. Serial Killer
10. Mr. Brownstone
11. Interview (22:10; A+)
Slash's Snakepit "Ain't Life Grand" (UNRELEASED; 1 CD; A+):
This is an early version of Ain't Life Grand released in very limited quantity by Interscope before slash left the company in 2000.
That was for the company's staff only.
2 unreleased songs are on it: "Breed" and "What Kind Of Life". Also the rare song "something about your love".
1. Been There Lately
2. Anything (Just Like Anything)
3. Shine
4. One Mean Bone (Mean Bone)
5. Break You (Back to the moment)
6. The Truth
7. Landslide
8. Ain't Life Grand
9. Speed Parade
10. Serial Killer
11. Something About Your Love
12. The Alien
13. Breed
14. What Kind of Life?
Slash Interview at KLOS 95.5 FM (Los Angeles) (1 tape; A+):
What a wonderful interview!!! Slash is extremely interesting and the Interviewer is very good too. They play some still unreleased Snakepit songs like "Been There Lately" (awesome), "Mean Bone" (awesome as well!) and "shine" (cut in the intro. They also play a very cool blues tune (A muddy water cover by Slash and some great signer; very good). They play a GNR song too and they talk alot, they take phone calls and even Slash's Girlfriend calls! it's funny. Running time: around 75 minutes. The tape is edited, all the commercial breaks are removed!
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Santa Barbara 1999 (2 tapes; B):
A concert of Snakepit in 1999. The sound quality is not very good but it's cool to hear all those new songs! Serial Killer is played for the first time. Mr Browntone and Knockin' on Heavens Doors are played too! setlist:
1. Intro
2. Been There Lately
3. I Left My Soul (Side Of The Road)
4. Dryjack
5. 99 Times
6. What Kind Of Life?
7. Always On The Run
8. Serial Killer #7
9. Break You
10. Speed Parade
11. Beggars & Hangers-On
12. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
13. Mr. Brownstone
14. Landslide
15. Only Women Bleed
16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
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Slash's Snakepit live in Cleveland August 4th 2000 (1 tape; B):
A concert of Snakepit opening for AC/DC. Only the 3rd concert of the tour! Brilliant performance of the guys. This is an opening show so it's not very long (35 minutes or so). The crowd really seem to enjoy "Mr. Brownstone". Nice little guitar jamming by Slash in the intro of "Mean Bone" Sound quality is decent but not perfect; typical audience recording. Setlist:
**Note: Directly from the master tape (first generation)**
1. Life's Sweet Drug
2. Been There Lately
3. Just Like Anything
4. Shine
5. Mean Bone
6. Mr. Brownstone
7. Speed Parade
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Slash's Snakepit live in Boston August 8th 2000 (1 tape; B+):
Another show of Snakepit opening for AC/DC. Great crowd reaction to Mr. Brownstone! In the song Rod Jackson changes the lyrics: "'cause worryin's a waste of SLASH's time"! Cool, show, i wish i was there.
**Note: Directly from the master tape (first generation)**
1. Life's Sweet Drug
2. Been There Lately
3. Just Like Anything
4. Shine
5. Mean Bone
6. Mr. Brownstone
7. Speed Parade
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Slash's Snakepit live in Pistoia, Italy 1995 (Blues Festival):
This is a professionnal video and the image is pretty good (A) and so is the sound (A). It's from italian TV. Slash plays the intro to MY MICHELLE to tease the crowd a little! They seem to enjoy it! Gilby sings on Tijuana Jail and it's an awesome song. alot of jamming too. 75 min long. With this tape is included bonus footage of Slash in 95, including a few live songs from another gig. the quality of this bonus footage is not as good but it's pro shot too.
1. Doin' Fine
2. Good To Be Alive
3. What Do You Want To Be
4. Monkey Chow
5. Jizz Da Pit
6. Tijuana Jail
7. Instrumental Jam
8. Neither Can I
9. Back And Forth Again
10. Be The Ball
Slash with Ronnie Wood:
See what happens when Slash and the Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood decide to jam together in London, England, UK. Excellent double CD concert. Sound quality is very good, probably soundboard or amazing audience recording.
only a little too much distortion sometimes but it's a minor problem really. Digital copy of the original bootleg by Masterport.
PARADISE CITY is played (instrumental) with a very long and crazy ending! The intro of that GNR song is a new Snakepit song (also instrumental). Slash appear early in the show and stay there until the end! Tracklist:-------
Disc 1:
1. Hey Negrita
2. Rock N' Roll Star
3. The Little Heart
4. What D'Ya Think
5. Oh La La
6. Slash appears/Testify
7. Groovin You
8. Flying
9. Far East Man
10. Jealous Guy
11. Leaving Here
Disc 1:
1. Take a Look at the Guy
2. Mystifies Me
3. Miss You
4. Little Red Rooster
5. Slash Solo (Just like Anything) - Paradise City
6. Link Riff in to Crotch
7. Only Rock N' Roll
8. Stay with me
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Slash's Blues Ball live in Budapest, Hungary 8.14.96 (2 CD's; A-)
Slash's BLUES BALL:
Slash's Blues Ball is a totally spontaneous cover band from hell. That's probably how Slash would describe it. In 1996 the people from some European festival (i think) asked Slash to play in Europe and Slash said he didn't have a band, but they REALLY wanted him so they told him to put a band together and to go play there. So Slash called a few friends, including Teddy Zig Zag (musician with GNR) and they formed "Slash's Blues Ball". They played a set of amazing covers of classic rock tunes and blues tunes. Slash seemed to enjoy that band because they kept touring in clubs until early 1998. I'm lucky to have a couple of amazing recordings (audio and video) of them because they are very rare and the music is just amazing. One of the coolest live band you can imagine. They played Zeppelin, AC/DC, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, GNR, Snakepit, Stevie Wonder, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Presley, CCR, Muddy Water and so on... As you can see, the ultimate music played by a great band leaded by Slash and his magic guitar. This band is featuring Johnny G. on bass from Snakepit (current line up), that's how Slash met him, with the help of Teddy. Teddy's on vocals. they have a good drummer, a good rythm guitarist and even a sax player. Slash really seemed happy during those concert, seems like alot of fun! That's really some great music on those bootlegs. Alot of solos, jamming, sometimes special guests... really cool.-------
CD's (Slash's Blues Ball)
Slash's Blues Ball live in Budapest, Hungary 8.14.96 (2 CD's; A-)
This is the FIRST Blues Ball show ever and the setlist is very cool.
They played one of the best Jimi Hendrix song: Red House. A few songs are available on this bootleg only.
Johnny G. from Snakepit is the bassist for Slash's Blues Ball. Teddy Andrealis (ZigZag) is on vocals.
Disc 1:
1. Intro
2. Stone Free
3. Born Under A Bad Sign
4. Superstitious
5. Key To The Highway
6. Shake Your Money Maker
7. Red House
8. Hoochie Coochie Man
9. Crossroads
10. Night Prowler
11. Bitch
12. Funk #49
13. Magic Carpet Ride
14. Bring It On Home
Disc 2:
1. Band Introductions
2. Going Down
3. Only Women Bleed
4. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5. Always On The Run
Slash's BLUES BALL live in New Orleans '97 (April 10th) (2 CD's, sound quality: A)
This is a great concert of course, Slash plays a super cool version of "The Thrill is Gone" that he dedicate to his mom. This is a digital copy of the original digital master recording.
Disc 1:
1. Intro
2. Stone Free
3. Born Under A Bad Sign
4. Superstitious
5. Use Me
6. Key To The Highway
7. Crossroads
8. Night Prowler
9. Hoochie Coochie Man
10. Funk #49
11. The Pusher
12. Magic Carpet Ride
Disc 2:
1. The Thrill Is Gone
2. Bring It On Home
3. Neither Can I
4. Oh Well
5. Always On The Run
6. Only Women Bleed
7. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Slash's BLUES BALL live in Las Vegas, NEVADA (2 CD's; B):
Great show really! and pretty long. Knockin' on heavens door is so wonderful!
Disc 1:
1. Born Under A Bad Sign
2. Superstiton
3. Use Me
4. Key To The Highway
5. Crossroads
6. Nightprowler
7. Hoochie Coochie Man
8. Funk #49
9. The Pusher
10. Magic Carpet Ride
11. The Thrill Is Gone
Disc 2:
1. Bring It On Home
2. Neither Can I
3. Oh Well
4. Oh Well (continued)
5. Always On The Run
6. Only Women Bleed
7. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Slash's BLUES BALL live in Boston '97 (May 28th) (2 CD's, sound quality: A)
Great show, great crowd, happy Slash, great recording. Slash and Teddy ask the girls of the audience to show their body a little, they're happy because some of them do it! This is a soundboard recording, digital copy of the original master recording.
Disc 1:
1. Stone Free
2. Bad Luck
3. Crossroads
4. Key To The Highway
5. Night Prowler
6. Funk #49
7. The Thrill Is Gone
Disc 2:
1. Bring It On Home
2. Neither Can I
3. Oh Well
4. Always On The Run
5. Only Women Bleed / Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Slash's BLUES BALL live in London '97 (June 21st) (1 CD, sound quality: A)
This show was performed at a convention for guitars in England. A little bit over 1 hour with such an attractive setlist. The quality is very good: This is a digital copy of the original digital master recording.
1. Stone Free
2. Born Under A Bad Sign
3. Key To The Highway
4. Night Prowler
5. Hoochie Coochie Man
6. Crossroads
7. The Thrill Is Gone
8. Oh Well
9. Always On The Run
10. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Slash's BLUES BALL live in Amsterdam '97 (November 16th) (1 CD, sound quality: A+)
Great quality: soundboard A+ because it was broadcast on the radio (Germany). First Generation. Some GNR in that one: the intro for My Michelle! Some little interviews of Slash are included before some songs. Also there is 3 bonus tracks including this wonderful accoustic track that Slash did in 1996: Obsession-Confession. The songs are not exactly in the same order as Slash played them.
1. Under My Wheels
2. Born Under A Bad Sign
3. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
4. Travelin' Band
5. Funk #49 [w/ My Michelle Intro]
6. The Thrill Is Gone
7. Key To The Highway
8. Oh Well
9. Always On The Run
10. Bring It On Home [cut]
11. Bonus track #1
12. Bonus track: #2, Obsession-Confession (written and played on accoustic guitar by Slash)
13. Bonuy track #3
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Videos (Slash's Blues Ball)
Slash's BLUES BALL live in New York 1996 (Dec 5th) (A-/A-):
Very good video, Slash is great and this show is featuring some famous special guests like the guitar legend LES PAUL and famous singer/songwritter CAROLE KING. the camera is close enough (it's a small venue) there there is a little obstruction near the middle of the stage so sometimes Slash disappear. Just over 2 hours. Setlist:
1. Intro
2. Stone Free
3. Born Under A Bad Sign
4. Superstitious
5. Key To The Highway
6. Crossroads
7. Night Prowler
8. Hoochie Coochie Man
9. Funk #49
10. The Pusher
11. Magic Carpet Ride
12. Heartbreak Hotel
13. Bring It On Home
14. Let It Roll (FEATURING LES PAUL ON GUITAR)
15. Shake Your Money Maker (FEATURING LES PAUL ON GUITAR)
16. Neither Can I
17. Oh Well
18. Always On The Run
19. Only Women Bleed
20. Knockin' On Heaven's Door [cut] FEATURING CAROLE KING ON PIANO/VOCALS
Slash's BLUES BALL live in San Antonio 1997:
This is an audience shot but it's in a small club and the camera is VERY close and the image is amazingly good (A+). Good close ups. The show is cut after the cover of "Bring it on Home" (Dixon, Led Zep) which is awesome! Teddy Zig Zag is on vocals. He does a great job on the BB King tune "the thrill is gone". This is great blues mixed with some powerful hard rock! Recommended to all the Slash fans!! Many great songs played:
1. Stone Free
2. Born Under A Bad Sign
3. Superstitious
4. Use Me
5. Key To The Highway
6. Crossroads
7. Night Prowler
8. Hoochie Coochie Man
9. Funk #49
10. Magic Carpet Ride
11. Band Introductions
12. The Thrill Is Gone
13. Bring It On Home
Slash's BLUES BALL live in HOLLYWOOD (ROXY), Jan. 1998:
The Blues Ball gigs definitely are great!!!!! Slash is really amazing in this video again. That is another audience shot but the camera is even closer than the San Antonio show! Some extreme close ups of Slash. Tons of hits are played (Elvis, Cream, Snakepit, Bob Dylan, Kravitz...). Many guest musicians on stage with Slash (including Ryan Roxy, the actual rythm guitarist of Snakepit). The sound and image are very good (A)
1. Stone Free
2. Born Under A Bad Sign
3. Superstitious
4. Key To The Highway
5. Crossroads
6. Night Prowler
7. Hoochie Coochie Man
8. Funk #49
9. The Pusher
10. Magic Carpet Ride
11. Heartbreak Hotel
12. Bring It On Home [cuts in; most is missing]
13. Band Introductions
14. Neither Can I
15. Oh Well
16. Always On The Run
17. Only Women Bleed
18. Knockin' On Heaven's Door [cut]
Slash live on Loveline Aug.30th 2001 (2 CD's; A):
Slash is the special guest for that 2-hour long radio show. Loveline is a show
broadcasted in many stations in the USA, usually people call and ask the doctor
about their problems. But on that show some people also call to talk to slash,
including some friends of him and also they talk with Slash about what he's doing
these days. Of course they talk about the 2 big Michael Jackson shows but also about Guns,
Axl and the future for Slash. Slash mentions that he'll be working on new material soon
and it could be "just a Slash thing instead of a Snakepit thing" this time, that's
a little surprising. I recorded the show directly from the station KMBY 104.3 FM on the internet
with a cable connection. The interview is divided in 7 tracks because i cut the commercial breaks. Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3
Disc 2:
1. Part 4
2. Part 5
3. Part 6
4. Part 7
Part 1
