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

Ain't Life Grand
Ain't Life Grand
Studio album by Slash's Snakepit
Released	October 10, 2000
Recorded	1999
Studios	Ocean Way, Hollywood; Snakepit Studios, Los Angeles;
Genres	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	58:38
Label	Koch International
Producer	Jack Douglas
Slash's Snakepit chronology
Singles from Ain't Life Grand
	"Been There Lately"; Released: October 2000; "Mean Bone"; Released: February 2001;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone

Ain't Life Grand is the second and final studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released on October 10, 2000. The songs "Been There Lately" and "Mean Bone" were released as singles, and along with "Shine", had promo videos created for them.

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

Notes

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, slide guitar
Rod Jackson – lead vocals
Ryan Roxie – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead guitar on "Rusted Heroes"
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

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 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".
There is an early version of Ain't Life Grand released in very limited quantity by Interscope before Slash left the company in 2000 that was meant for the company's staff only. Two unreleased songs are on it: "Bleed" and "What Kind Of Life". Also included is the rare song "Something About Your Love". This versions tracklist is as follows:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Been There Lately"
2.	"Anything (Just Like Anything)"
3.	"Shine"
4.	"One Mean Bone (Mean Bone)"
5.	"Break You (Back to the Moment)"
6.	"The Truth"
7.	"Landslide"
8.	"Ain't Life Grand"
9.	"Speed Parade"
10.	"Serial Killer"
11.	"Something About Your Love"
12.	"The Alien"
13.	"Bleed"
14.	"What Kind of Life?"

Charts

Chart performance for *Ain't Life Grand*
Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	96

References

1 2 "Slash's Snakepit Discography | Music, albums and songs".
↑ Huey, S. (2011). "Ain't Life Grand – Slash's Snakepit | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
↑ Sheffield, R. (2011). "Slash's Snakepit: Ain't Life Grand : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
1 2 "Ain't Life Grand | Slash's Snakepit album". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.
↑ "Ain't Life Grand on RattusTheRat".
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Slash's Snakepit – Ain't Life Grand" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Slash's Snakepit – Ain't Life Grand". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

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.

[SlashSPDiscography-1] 1 2 "Slash's Snakepit Discography | Music, albums and songs".

[2] Huey, S. (2011). "Ain't Life Grand – Slash's Snakepit | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[3] Sheffield, R. (2011). "Slash's Snakepit: Ain't Life Grand : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[unreleased-4] 1 2 "Ain't Life Grand | Slash's Snakepit album". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.

[tracklist-5] "Ain't Life Grand on RattusTheRat".

[6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 256.

[ac_Germany_Slash's_Snakepit-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Slash's Snakepit – Ain't Life Grand" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Slash's_Snakepit-8] "Swisscharts.com – Slash's Snakepit – Ain't Life Grand". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

v t e Slash's Snakepit
Slash Gilby Clarke Eric Dover Mike Inez Matt Sorum James LoMenzo Brian Tichy Johnny Griparic Rod Jackson Matt Laug Ryan Roxie Keri Kelli
Albums	It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Ain't Life Grand
Singles	"Beggars & Hangers-On" "Been There Lately" "Mean Bone"
Related groups	Guns N' Roses Alice Cooper Alice in Chains Jellyfish Pride & Glory Slash's Blues Ball Velvet Revolver