When three old school Guns N’ Roses members reunited on this rocking Beatles jam, Slash’s tasteful solo had everyone raving! On the “Come Together” cover, the guitar icon reunited with Use Your Illusion-era Gunners members Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke, who laid out a killer groove on drums and rhythm guitar respectively. The all-star cast for the collab also featured Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and 4 Non Blondes’ Linda Perry on vocals, with Hale really getting fans worked up with her powerhouse vocals.
The most viewed part in the video came at 1:52 where Hale screamed her head off and then Slash kicked into his solo. Slash is a diehard Beatles fan, and you can tell he put a lot of love into his solo here, adding plenty of his delectable signature licks and swing. We sure have missed the chemistry Slash, Sorum, and Clarke had back in the ‘90s, and it’s a very special moment to see them back kicking out the jams again.
David Bowie’s pianist Mike Garson organized and played on the collab during the pandemic, and his upload has hit 1.4 million views. Gunners fans nerded out below the video about the reunion, and added comments such as “The guitar solo by Slash is so GOOD! He really has a sense of tone and melody, no mindless shredding, just great timing and dynamics” and “I live for these moments when Lzzy just lets her voice loose. Everyone was great but that last section when Lzzy goes up an octave just blew me away.”
We always have time for when Slash breaks out the old favorites. The guitar slinger produced another popular old-school cover when he performed Elton John’s “Rocket Man” with Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators on The Howard Stern Show. It proved to be a real heartfelt performance, with Kennedy delivering a touching vocal on the ballad, which Slash accentuated with some exquisite slide playing.
It’s not surprising to see Slash drop in on a Beatles cover, as the guitar ace has mentioned his love for the Fab Four numerous times over the years. He told The List that growing up in England, he was “raised on” English bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who by his father. Slash has also commented on the immense influence of The Beatles in particular, stating that “it’s mind-blowing to think how important the music of The Beatles was, from their inception to the present how many of their songs are international standards. This was a band that changed the world completely.”
