The blues rock world was pleasantly surprised when Slash announced he’d be releasing his first ever blues album, Orgy of the Damned, in 2024.
The album is a collection of blues covers featuring some of music’s biggest names including Chris Stapleton, Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, and Demi Lovato, along with some of the top stars in modern day blues rock like Gary Clark Jr. and Beth Hart. Orgy of the Damned was released on May 17th and quickly made its way to #1 on the Billboard Blues chart.
Slash said, “I think I finally came to the realization that what really makes a great guitar player is a guitar player who expresses their true personality in their music. So, what you’re hearing is one individual you know what I mean? All people are different and all players are different and the people that I really enjoy the most it’s not a skillset or a focused skill thing about how fast or how schooled or how insanely gifted anybody necessarily is. It’s all about how much of that unique person comes out of their instrument and it makes them stand apart so you actually really appreciate the way they sound. You know what I mean? I think that to me is what makes a great guitar player.”
Slash adds, “All the guitar players that I’ve loved for as long as I can remember they’re all very unique players to themselves and there’s all different levels of sort of skill and tone and whatever is involved, and it’s just really about that individual’s personality on the instrument and that’s what turns me on.”
