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

Ain't Life Grand
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) Ain't Life Grand (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[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

• Tracks 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, and 14 written by Slash, Johnny Griparic, Rod Jackson, Matt Laug, and Ryan Roxie.
• Tracks 2, 4, 7-9, and 12 written by Slash, Griparic, Jackson, Laug, Roxie, and Jack Douglas.
• Track 5 written by Slash, Griparic, Jackson, Laug, Roxie, and Jeff Paris.

Personnel

Slash's Snakepit

• Slash – lead and rhythm guitars, six-string bass on "Been There Lately"
• Rod Jackson – lead vocals
• Ryan Roxie – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead guitar on "Rusted Heroes"^[3]
• Johnny Griparic – bass
• Matt Laug – drums

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

1. Huey, S. (2011). "Ain't Life Grand – Slash's Snakepit | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
2. Sheffield, R. (2011). "Slash's Snakepit: Ain't Life Grand : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
3. http://www.slashparadise.com/discography/albums-slash-snakepit-2000-aint-life-grand.php
4. "Ain't Life Grand on SlashParadise". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.

External links

• "Slash's Snakepit – Ain't Life Grand (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
• "Slash's Snakepit: Ain't Life Grand (2000)". Here Today... Gone To Hell!. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
• "Ain't Life Grand > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved August 9, 2009.