In 2011 he wrote and featured on kick it Up a Notch, the end credit song for The Disney Channel Original Movie Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension. (Kick It Up a Notch Songfacts). He has written a self titled autobiography which was put to print in 2007.
Slash joined his first band, Tidus Sloan, in 1981. In 1983, he formed the band Road Crew—named for the Motörhead song "(We Are) The Road Crew"—with his childhood friend Steven Adler, who by then had learned to play drums. He placed an advertisement in a newspaper looking for a bassist, and received a response from Duff McKagan. They auditioned a number of singers, including one-time Black Flag vocalist Ron Reyes, and worked on material that included the main riff of what would become the Guns N' Roses song "Rocket Queen." Slash disbanded the group the following year due to them not being able to find a singer, as well as Adler's lack of work ethic compared to himself and McKagan. He, along with Adler, then joined a local band known as Hollywood Rose, which featured singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin. Following his time with Hollywood Rose, Slash played in a band called Black Sheep and unsuccessfully auditioned for Poison, a glam metal band that he would later openly deride.
In June 1985, Slash was asked by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin to join the newly founded Guns "N' Roses. Duff McKagan and Steven Adler completed the line-up. They played nightclubs—such as the Whisky a Go Go, The Roxy, and The Troubadour—and opened for larger acts throughout 1985 and 1986. It was during this period that the band wrote most of its classic material, including "Welcome to the Jungle," "Sweet Child o' Mine," and "Paradise City," As a result of their rowdy and rebellious behavior, Guns N' Roses quickly received the moniker "Most Dangerous Band in the World," causing Slash to remark, "For some strange reason, Guns N' Roses is like the catalyst for controversy, even before we had any kind of record deal."
Slash has received critical recognition as a guitarist. In August 2009, Time Magazine ranked him #2 on its list of the "10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time". He was also ranked #21 on Gigwise's list of the "50 Greatest Guitarists Ever".
Slash was the first musician to own a signature amplifier created by Marshall for him. In 1996 the Marshall Slash JCM 2555SL was launched, it was built with the specs of Slash's own original 1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 amplifier. A total of 3000 of these amplifiers were made before it was discontinued.
On his self titled album, "Slash" he has worked with many artists like Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie (Black Eyed Peas), Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge), Kid Rock and Ian Astbury (The Cult). The singles released from the album are "Sahara","Back From Cali","By the Sword" and "Beautiful Dangerous".
Slash also colla borated with Myles Kennedy as Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators and released a few albums from 2012 onwards with 4 being released in 2022.
Paradise City
Slash Lyrics
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Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home Oh, won't you please take me home
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case, so buy me somethin' to eat,
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
Ragz to richez or so they say,
Ya gotta-keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
It's all a gamble when it's just a game,
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doing their time
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who you're gonna believe
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
So far away, so far away, so far away, so far away
Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said turn me around and take me back to the start
I must be losin' my mind- "Are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Oh I wanna go, I wanna go, oh won't you please take me home
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Oh, won't you please take me home
"Paradise City" is a classic rock song by Slash that talks about a rock star's life struggle with fame and riches. The lyrics depict an individual who is born poor and raised on the streets, finding refuge in music to escape reality. The fascination of living a luxurious life in a paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty now dominates the singer's mind. The singer pleads with someone to take him down to the paradise city and show him a life of fortune and fame.
The lyrics reveal how challenging it can be to achieve success as an artist, and once attained, the struggles that come with the fame that domination of media can bring. The last verse serves as a call to Arms for resistance against Capitalism. In the end, the chaos, misery and social injustice of a capitalist society may drive one to question the very notions of success and paradise that people are told to aspire to in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me down to the paradise city
Bring me to a place where life is beautiful and enjoyable
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Where everything is beautiful and perfect
Oh, won't you please take me home
Please take me to this paradise where I belong and where I feel at home
Just an urchin livin' under the street,
I am just a poor person living under the street
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I am a strong and resilient person, difficult to overcome
I'm your charity case, so buy me somethin' to eat,
I am asking for help as I cannot afford food
I'll pay you at another time
I will repay your kindness sometime later
Take it to the end of the line
Take me as far as you can
Ragz to richez or so they say,
People say it is possible to go from rags to riches
Ya gotta-keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
Keep pushing yourself to achieve success and fame
It's all a gamble when it's just a game,
Success is uncertain and unpredictable like a game of chance
Ya treat it like a capital crime
People take it very seriously, as if it's a serious offense
Everybody's doing their time
Everyone is working hard to achieve their goals
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Feeling trapped in a situation that could be dangerous
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
Can't remember how I ended up in this position
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
An authority figure warns of danger
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
I want to indulge but can't because of the hazardous condition
Tell me who you're gonna believe
Deciding who to trust with conflicting information
So far away, so far away, so far away, so far away
The paradise city seems unreachable and far away
Captain America's been torn apart
A symbol of strength and power has been destroyed
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He is now reduced to a lesser position, heartbroken
He said turn me around and take me back to the start
Desire to go back to a time of innocence and starting over
I must be losin' my mind- 'Are you blind?'
Questioning one's sanity and perception
I've seen it all a million times
Feeling jaded from repeated experiences
Oh I wanna go, I wanna go, oh won't you please take me home
Expressing a strong desire to go to the paradise city
Oh won't you please take me home
The repeated plea to be taken to the paradise city
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HUDSON SLASH, IZZY STRADLIN, DUFF MC KAGAN, STEVEN ADLER, W. AXL ROSE
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@sistemadeautodefensa
No better, no worst...just another point of view. I love it!
@btf_flotsam478
Generally, that's a good remix: with most songs like this, beating the original in what it does i nigh-impossible (that's why it's a good song in the first place), but a different take can use the good stuff to make it good.
@darienhockley2084
Agreed
@Mistab784
Love the bass groove. Love Cypress Hill. A different female singer would have made it a slam dunk for me. She's not bad, I just know there could have been better.
@billyaltavator5425
Fergie has a amasing voice and imo should sing more hard rock songs. She has a amasing rock voice.
@dharshdanube6911
Yeah but she would make more money in pop than rock since rock/metal era is done for the last two decades
@brouwer9663
there is, fergie beautiful dangerous
@bennybonez
This is amazing. Fergie is absolutley amazing. The whole thing is AMAZING!
@thesausage351
Without a word of a lie, and as someone who lists Appetite as one of the best albums of all time, I fucking love this. More than the original. I love how heavy it is, Cypress do it awesome, and Slash still has a bluesy kind of solo in it, harmonies are wicked, one of the best songs I’ve heard and I only heard it a few weeks ago! I missed out for so long.
@nahiyanalamgir7056
It sounds a bit heavy because of the mixing. Other than that's it's nothing more than a pop-rap remix of the song.