Although he first achieved fame as a member of Guns N’ Roses, which is a Hard Rock group, the guitarist Slash showed over the decades that he could also be a Blues guitar player, something that not every Hard Rock musician can, even though that music genre has always been deeply influenced by Blues music. He is currently promoting his new solo album “Orgy of The Damned”, which has many special guests and covers classic Blues tracks.
In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Slash revealed who is the new Blues guitarist that he likes. He even recalled he helped the musician to get his visa to be in the United States. Also that he booked him a concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.
The new Blues guitarist that Slash said he likes
“There are some amazing guitar technicians out there, but it reminds me of the way that skateboarding has evolved. Everyone’s so technical now. There’s some really interesting and impressive stuff that’s come out of it. But there’s only a few guitar players who I really like these days.”
“There’s a guy named Chris Buck, who’s a really great blues guitar player. I helped him to get a visa to come here. Then I called the Troubadour to get him a gig. You see all these young blues artists really going for it and getting really f— good. That’s a genre that’s really thriving and alive and fresh at the moment. Whereas it’s a little bit few and far between for me to find interesting things to listen to in Rock. I think what’s really exciting for me is when the guitar is in context as a melodic part of a song.”
“That’s what’s always turned me on, and there’s such a lack of that going on [in rock music]. There’s all these guitar players that sound amazing by themselves. But it doesn’t really fit inside of a composition of an exciting band,” Slash said.
Chris Buck is a Welsh guitarist born back in 1991, when Slash was already one of the most successful guitarists in the world. He is also a Youtuber and is known for bands like Buck & Evans, Cardinal Black and his Youtube series “Friday Fretworks”. He already had the chance to play live with Slash.