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Swag

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People that have been able to witness gilby's career as a solo artist may agree with me.
This album is much better than rubber his previous work (4 years ago). In the style of "The Hangover", "Swag" keeps rock n' roll music alive...
Again Teddy Andreadis and Eric Singer helped Gilby, also Stefan Adika (who worked with him in the notorious Col. Parker) appears playing bass. A great appearance is Tracii Guns, with awesome guitar work, specially in "Alien".
Much more rocker than previous records, SWAG explores blues and country sounds nicely. The production and mixing is superior than the previous work (rubber) by far.
The album starts with one of Gilbys best songs to date: "Alien" with very cool guitars (tracii guns on Slide Lead). Other interesting songs are "Broken Down Car" and "Warm Country Sun", both featuring Taddy Andreadis on harmonica. "Crocodile Tears" and "I'm Nobody" are good songs with classic Gilby sound. "Margarita", on the other hand explores the latin blues sound in a cool way, and "Diamond Dogs" (bowie) sound excellent.
On average a Good album, worth the money if you have liked Gilby's previous work.
And a good rerun of long lost rock.

On SWAG, GILBY CLARKE gives us a dose of no frills Rock N Roll that will satisfy any rock fans taste. From start to finish, there isnt any posing by this band, it is guitar driven, in your face rock that will leave you wanting more. We have 11 blistering tracks that will leave their mark on your ears and have you wishing rock music was like this once again. Gilby shows us that he is just more than the former guitar player for GNR, he is a talented musician that knows how to give us some great rocking songs the way rock music should be, no frills, just music full of thrills. You want great music, than listen to these following tracks: ALIEN, MARGARITA, JUDGEMENT DAY, UNDER THE GUN, BROKEN DOWN CAR and a cover of David Bowies DIAMOND DOGS. These are just a few of the killer songs on this CD. Go out and get it know, you will not be disappointed.

Once again former Guns and Roses axeman Gilby Clarke delivers a gritty and blistering performance."Swag" his fourth album continues the hard rocking legacy Clarke has been delivering through the nineties.From the opener "Alien" to the great cover of David Bowies "Diamond dog",Gilby continues with the no frills ,guitars in your in face attitude that gave him a hit with "Pawnshop guitars".Give a listen to "Under the gun" or the nicely rocking "Warm country sun" and you will be a fan.Helped out on Guitar by Guns and roses founder Tracy Guns and Drummer Eric Singer the album is pure gold and pure Gilby Clarke.

Swag, the fourth solo album from Guns and Roses alumni Gilby Clarke is rock and roll the way it should sound...guitars up front and oozing with grit and attitude. From the opening of "Alien" to the rocking cover of David Bowies "Diamond Dog",if your sick and tired of paint by numbers alternative rock Gilbys still holding the torch for rock and roll.Check out the nicely rocking "Warm country sun" or the introspective "Judgement day" and theres no doubt you too will be a fan.Crisp clean production and no frills instrumentation make this album an equal to "Pawnshop guitars" Augmented by Tracy Guns on lead guitar and Eric Singer on drums "Swag" is another in a string of great albums by this often ignored, but ready to rock guitarist.

you all know who gilby clarke is he was the replacement guitarist for izzy stradlin who bailed after axl was getting all leadership and bein' a ditactor so they bought in the vasely under-rated guitarist mr gilby clarke he played quite a lots of shows with the orignal guns and roses
but most time he used to sit backstage with the rest of guns and roses and get plastered because axl rarely turn up for shows on time
after 1997 when the final member of guns roses quit and axl the one man band went on for the next 10 years tryin' to complete the follow up to the "use your ilusion" albums
this album that's been in the work for a decade and has had the likes of vrian may playin' on tracks if they still exist whom knows
so if we ever get "chinese demoracy" it is planned for release this year maybe i don't know..does anyone still care about the one man band well any way
gilby clarke went on to do a solo career with no good crictal sucess and most of his albums have faded in the sunset
due to not bein' able to crAack the heads which are narrow minded
on this 2002 abum "swag" released on the famous "spitfire records"
gilby clarke does a sorchin' hard rock album filled with blisterin' riffs that actually do make your skin peel
cocals so raw that could skin a cat and lyrics not to intelligant but they work so who cares
if it ain't broke don't fix it
this album features a cover of a classic bowie track
"diamond dogs" most people like to cover bowie songs i wonder why because bowie's songs are acessible to any voice and gilby clarke does a superb job on a thin white duke's track

other highlights feature the openin' track "alien"
under the gun crocodile tears "margarita" beware of the dog
judgement day

get this album

I bought this album after reading some raving reviews, and even though I'm a huge Guns n Roses fan this album is just not worth the money. The guitar work is "ok" the lyrics just plain [stink]. If you want a Gunner solo album chech out the snakepitt, Izzy, Duff or wait for chinnese democracy.