VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Reveals His Top 10 Greatest Songs Of All Time

December 3, 2004

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has revealed his Top Ten Greatest Songs Of All Time in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. His picks are as follows:

01. "Back In the Saddle" – AEROSMITH

Slash: "I heard this in junior high at the house of this girl I was trying to date. She put it on & I completely forgot about her."

02. "The Ocean" - LED ZEPPELIN

Slash: "A great ZEPPELIN riff."

03. "Helter Skelter" - THE BEATLES

Slash: "It's got that screaming British hard-rock sound."

04. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - THE ROLLING STONES

Slash: "This defines the STONES for me."

05. "Down Payment Blues" - AC/DC

Slash: "The chord progression on this is just great."

06. "Won't Get Fooled Again" - THE WHO

Slash: "Arena rock at its best. THE WHO were so before their time."

07. "Tie Your Mother Down" – QUEEN

Slash: "I used to play this with one of those ridiculous old-school Panasonic tape recorders pressed to my ear."

08. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" - BLACK SABBATH

Slash: "One of the heaviest riffs ever recorded."

09. "Magic Carpet Ride" – STEPPENWOLF

Slash: "This is an awesome song, even if nobody understands it."

10. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - THE STOOGES

Slash: "Pure raunch."

(Thanks: Here Today… Gone To Hell!)

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