Their debut album, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, was released in 1995. For the supporting tour, Slash enlisted James LoMenzo and Brian Tichy, of Pride & Glory, in place of Inez and Sorum, who had other commitments. They played shows in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia before Geffen Records pulled their financial support for the tour, with Slash returning to Guns N' Roses and Slash's Snakepit disbanding.
Following his departure from Guns N' Roses in 1996, Slash formed the cover band Slash's Blues Ball. After a tour in 1997, Slash approached Blues Ball bassist Johnny Griparic about forming a new lineup of Slash's Snakepit. The new lineup consisted of Slash, Griparic, singer Rod Jackson, guitarist Ryan Roxie, and drummer Matt Laug (Roxie and Laug were both former members of Alice Cooper's solo band). They recorded and released their second album, entitled Ain't Life Grand, in 2000, which was preceded by a tour supporting AC/DC and followed by their own headlining tour. For the tour, Keri Kelli joined the group in place of Ryan Roxie, who departed following the completion of the album. However, after the final show, Slash disbanded Snakepit due to a lack of commitment from his band members. Shortly after, Slash formed Velvet Revolver in 2002, along with drummer and fellow Guns N' Roses member Matt Sorum.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash's_Snakepit
Studio albums
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (1995)
Ain't Life Grand (2000)
Been There Lately
Slash's Snakepit Lyrics
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Seedy and crawlin', seven years or more
Now you know where I'm goin'
A beautiful shade of blue and pale
A colour you bought at a junkie's yard sale
Stop your cryin', stop your cryin'
My motor, my thrills, I needed my space
My prison, my drugs, let's go to my place
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately-there's no room
Well I sacrificed the all the people
That were killin' me and since gone away
Three of them murdered, two livin'
Now even God's gone, not much left to say
If there's a day you wanna come by
Everybody knows I'll just be sittin' here
Drop on by now, let's get high now
The reverend reminded me your redemption can be paid with...
My motor, my thrills, I needed my space
My prison, my drugs, let's go to my place
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately-there's no room
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately, lately
The lyrics of Slash's Snakepit's song 'Been There Lately' are about the singer's homecoming after being away for seven years or more. He describes his surroundings as seedy and crawling, but there is comfort in the familiarity of the place. The singer talks about his addiction to drugs and how he has given up everything, including people who were killing him. He also mentions three of them have died, and two are still living. The song's melancholic tone highlights the ironic contrast between the singer's drug-induced euphoria and his deteriorating physical health.
The song's chorus emphasizes the singer's absence from this place by repeating the line, "Ain't been there lately" multiple times. The lyrics suggest that the singer's drug addiction has alienated him even from his own home, and there is no room left for him there. The singer's only possession now is his motorbike, which gives him the freedom to ride and thrills him. He also finds comfort in his "crazy summer farm," which seems to be a metaphor for his drug-induced state.
Line by Line Meaning
Have seen them raise an eye, I'm comin' home
I have noticed that people have noticed me and I am returning home
Seedy and crawlin', seven years or more
It has been more than seven years since I have been in a rough and disreputable situation
Now you know where I'm goin'
I am letting you know where I am headed
A beautiful shade of blue and pale
A tranquil and calming shade of blue with a hint of paleness
A colour you bought at a junkie's yard sale
A color that was obtained from a sketchy or questionable source
Stop your cryin', stop your cryin'
Please stop crying
Well I'm lazy now-the summer crazy farm is all I own with...
I am currently lazy and my only possession is my farm where odd things happen during the summer
My motor, my thrills, I needed my space
I require my vehicle and thrilling activities to feel free
My prison, my drugs, let's go to my place
My addiction to drugs has become my imprisonment, want to come over?
Ain't been there lately
I haven't been there recently
Ain't been there lately-there's no room
I haven't been there recently and there is currently no availability
Well I sacrificed the all the people
I abandoned everyone who was bad for me
That were killin' me and since gone away
Those who were slowly destroying me have long since left my life
Three of them murdered, two livin'
Three of them are now dead, while only two remain alive
Now even God's gone, not much left to say
Even God is no longer present, there is nothing else to be said
If there's a day you want to come by
If there is a day you would like to visit
Everybody knows I'll just be sittin' here
Everyone knows that I will simply be sitting here
Drop on by now, let's get high now
Come over and let's get intoxicated
The reverend reminded me your redemption can be paid with...
The priest explained that your salvation can be achieved with
Ain't been there lately-lately
I haven't been there recently, but even more recently
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ERIC JACKSON DOVER, JOHNNY D GRIPARIC, MATTHEW J LAUG, RYAN ROXIE, SAUL HUDSON
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Cristian Jirón Martínez
Heaven raise an eye, I'm comin' home
Seedy and crawlin'
Seven years or more, now they know
Where I'm goin'
A beautiful shade of blue and pale
A colour you bought at a junkie's yard sale
Stop your cryin', stop your cryin'
Well I'm lazy now
The summer crazy farm is all I own with...
My motor, my thrills, I needed my space (yes I did)
My prison, my drugs, let's go to my place
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately, there's no room
Well I sacrificed the all the people that were killin' me
And since gone away
Three of them murdered, two livin'
Now even God's gone
That's life in L.A
If there's a day you wanna come by
Everybody knows I'll just be sittin' there
Drop on by now, let's get high now
Forever reminding me
Your redemption can be paid with...
My motor, my thrills, I needed my space
My prison, my drugs, let's go to my place
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately, there's no room
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately, lately
Martin
This album is really a hidden gem and this song is nothing less than epic!
the hunter call of the wild vids
However I think Back to The Moment is better 😌
the hunter call of the wild vids
Yeah and I've seen alot of people using the great bands like this motley crue and guns n roses to get views by click baiting as a lyric video
SEIFER69
completely underrated, probably my favourite album after apetite. I don't even think axl would have improved these songs.
Mike utubesux
The only one I think should have been a GNR song is Life's Sweet Drug. That tom-heavy groove in the verses is SO Guns, kinda like the intro to Brownstone.
Martin Rodriguez
Omg this album is so fucking underrated ... spotify need to upload it its hardly missing
Alexander Kofoed
Its on now!!
foggyblues13
exactly why I'm here. lol
Chris Schumacher
Martin Rodriguez I have been wanting them to add it for a while
Meep
One of the best songs of the album!!