Ain't Life Grand (Slash's Snakepit album)

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Ain't Life Grand
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Studio album by Slash's Snakepit
Released October 10, 2000
Recorded 1999 at Ocean Way Studios and Snakepit Studios
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length 58:37
Label Koch International
Producer Jack Douglas
Slash's Snakepit chronology
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
(1995)It's Five O'Clock Somewhere1995
Ain't Life Grand
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars[2]

Ain't Life Grand is the second and final studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released in October 10, 2000. "Mean Bone" was released as a single.

Track listing

All songs written by Slash's Snakepit; additional writers noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Been There Lately"   4:28
2. "Just Like Anything"   4:23
3. "Shine"   5:21
4. "Mean Bone"   4:40
5. "Back to the Moment"   5:33
6. "Life's Sweet Drug"   3:53
7. "Serial Killer"   6:19
8. "The Truth"   5:17
9. "Landslide"   5:30
10. "Ain't Life Grand"   4:54
11. "Speed Parade"   3:52
12. "The Alien"   4:27
Japanese edition
No. Title Length
13. "Rusted Heroes"   4:51
14. "Something About Your Love"   2:53

Personnel

Slash's Snakepit
Additional musicians
  • Teddy Andreadis – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Collin Douglas – percussion
  • Jimmy "Z" Zavala – saxophone, harmonica
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet
  • Jeff Paris – backing vocals
  • Karen Lawrence – backing vocals
  • Kelly Hansen – backing vocals
  • Kim Nail – backing vocals
  • Raya Beam – vocals on "Mean Bone"
Production personnel
  • Jack Douglas – production, sitar, backing vocals
  • Jay Messina – mixing
  • Jim Mitchell – additional production, engineering
  • Ales Olssen – engineering assistance
  • John Tyree – engineering assistance
  • Maurizio "Maui" Tiella – engineering assistance
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Miscellaneous

  • The album cover artwork has been released by ConArt, a graphic company owned by Slash's brother.
  • The first promo version of Ain't Life Grand featured two unreleased tracks: "Breed" and "What Kind Of Life".[4]
  • The cassette promo version KOC-PRO-1062 entitled Snippet's From: Slash's Snakepit Ain't Life Grand contains 3 unreleased tracks that contain a "personal message from Slash".

References

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