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Slide on This

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Slide on This is Ronnie Wood's best record. Written in collaboration with Bernard Fowler (backing vocalist of the Rolling Stones, and lead singer in several Charlie Watts'records) is very inspired and very intriguing. Testify, Breathe on Me and Always Wanted More are among Ronnie's best songs ever--they're as fresh as 'I can feel the fire' but they have better lyrics. The record is enriched by (the reproduction of) Ronnie's paintings. It's kind of curious that the Stones have only sporadically (pretty Beat Up, Dance, ..) used Ronnie's compositions. In any case, Slide on this is a must.

I bought this album when it first came out because I am a huge Stones fan, and I can say that I am not disappointed in this effort. Ron Wood shows that he can survive on his own without the giant Stones machine and make some great music. From top to bottom, this album is filled with great music. My favorite track on this album is "Breathe On Me", a song I think is one of the best that noboby really knows about. Other standout songs are, "Somebody Else Might", "Testify", "Always Wanted More", and "Must Be Love". Even though this album is almost 10 years old and not that well known by many people, I can say that I can always turn to this and never be tired of it. To me this is what makes an album great. If you are lucky to find this disc, I highly recommend getting your hands on it.

as some have said this album was released on a smaller label back in 1993 and wood followed it up with live dates in the U.S. and then released a live album. This album, outside of jagger's 'wandering spirit' and richard's 'talk is cheap' is probably the best representation of the style of the rolling stones: bluesy, raw, sexy, with good grooves. it's really a shame the stones don't tap into this guy more often instead of a glorified session man. any of these songs would have been better than some of the tunes that ended up on 'voodoo lounge'. 'knock yer teeth out', 'show me', 'aint rock n roll', good grief those 3 rock enough to keep me driving for hours!

This CD starts off good, and there are a couple of good songs, but overall it's uneven and packed with too many overused cliches for my taste. I like Ron, and agree with another reviewer that the Stones should have used Keith and Ron as vocal talent much more than they have.

Ronnie has no problem standing alone....he's driven to live a rock and roll life, and this is what you get from his compulsion.....good stuff, great slide (which you would expect from the title), hard & raw (even with Bernard trying hard to give him some class). He had no problem standing alone while he was in the Faces and throughout his 17 year Stones "apprenticeship" so by 92 he had it down. On this one he uses Charlie Watts, Bernard Fowler, Ian McLagan & Chuck Leavell from the Stones machine, but there is no doubt it's Ronnie throughout....this is what rock really comes down to....no MTV, no FM playlist, just the real thing.

By the way, there is a live Slide On This with most of the tracks from this CD....it's got more guts to it and if you like the studio version you will probably love the real thing.

Woody is a MASSIVELY under-rated talent, songwriter, musician, singer. Nothing comes close to "Gimme Some Neck" How come that album didn't take off used to baffle me; but I now realize that it was because the songs on it were too sophisticated for the average listener.
A lot of his records only have a couple of songs that I like on them, and a few of them have no songs that I like on them.
This record had only 2 songs that I liked: Testify & Josephine - and I was stoked to buy it brand new on vinyl back when it first came out just for those 2 great songs- and then he went and did them even better on the "Slide on this Live" record. The newest version of Slide-on-LIVE has a lot more material than the original release and as I recall those were the only 2 songs I liked on it.

Originally issued in '93 on Continuum Records this rockin' live album Slide On Liveby Rolling Stone/ex Faces git slinger
Ronnie Wood and his 'crack' back up band has now been reissued by Koch International with all new artwork and 2 bonus
unreleased studio recordings. The bonus cuts are "I Don't Know What You've Got" & "You Really Got A Hold On Me" and
will melt your soul. This live album was recorded on Ronnie's '92-'93 world tour in support of his first Continuum Records
'Slide On This' solo album (also just reissued by Koch International). Highlights found on this album include the smoking
Dylan's "Seven Days," the Stones "Pretty Beat Up," the Faces "Stay With Me" and his own solo classics "I Can Feel The Fire"
& "Josephine". Eight other live tunes round out this set. The sound for a live recording is crystal clear and delivers a wallop. As
Ronnie says in his song AM I GROOVIN' YOU? Yes Ronnie you are!

Not To Like This Album Is Not To Like Rock n' Roll!
Ronnie Shines Like The Sun On Every Last Lick!
His Vocals Along With The Wonderful Bernard Fowler Are
Some Of The Most soulful & Deeply felt vocals Rock Has To
Offer. THESE Are The Type Of Songs That Radio SHOULD BE Playing!
Thank You Mr. Wood!
Tom Hand
P.S. Ronnie Co-Wrote & Is On "It's Only Rock N' Roll"!

I don't think I appreciated this record when it originally came out. Gave it a listen & said "eh". It's just as good as his 70's output just doesn't conjure the memories of the earlier ones. Plus I got it for a buck 59 from an Amazon market seller...you can't beat that!

Not To Like This Album Is Not To Like Rock n' Roll!
Ronnie Shines Like The Sun On Every Last Lick!
His Vocals Along With The Wonderful Bernard Fowler Are
Some Of The Most soulful & Deeply felt vocals Rock Has To
Offer. THESE Are THe Type Of Songs That Radio SHOULD BE Playing!
Thank You Mr. Wood!
Tom Hand
P.S. Ronnie Co-Wrote & Is On "It's Only Rock N'Roll"!