{"id":792334,"date":"2019-01-24T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=783638"},"modified":"2019-01-24T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:00:32","slug":"don-felders-new-solo-lp-features-slash-bob-weir-mick-fleetwood-sammy-hagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/don-felders-new-solo-lp-features-slash-bob-weir-mick-fleetwood-sammy-hagar\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Felder\u2019s New Solo LP Features Slash, Bob Weir, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder<\/a> had a simple goal when he crafted his upcoming solo album American Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll<\/em>, which is set for release April 5th. \u201cI wanted to bring in as many people as possible to share the experience with me,\u201d he says. \u201cI knew it should be bright, cheery and fun or it wouldn\u2019t be worth doing. It should be a labor of love, not a labor of work.\u201d<\/p>\n

That wasn\u2019t quite the case in 2012 when he released Road To Forever<\/em>, his first solo release since he left the Eagles<\/a> a decade earlier. Wanting to show off his chops after years of brutal legal battles with his old bandmates, he played nearly all the guitar parts himself. \u201cIt was a very narrowly-focused record,\u201d he says. \u201cI was like, \u2018I can play rhythm and lead. I can do everything.’\u201d<\/p>\n

This time around, he brought in everybody from Slash and Bob Weir to Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith (essentially reuniting three-quarters of Chickenfoot in the process) and Mick Fleetwood to join in on the fun. Slash plays on the title track, which traces the history of rock from the days of Woodstock and Jimi Hendrix to Guns N\u2019 Roses and the present day. \u201cSlash lives really close to me,\u201d says Felder. \u201cHe came over, brought his guitar, plugged into one of my amps and we traded off on some solos. He actually plays on the part of the song that mentions Guns N\u2019 Roses by name.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ambitious song begins with Fleetwood on drums, but Smith takes over as the tune progresses through time. \u201cWe wanted an old school Mick Fleetwood-style rock and roll pocket in the early verses,\u201d says Felder. \u201cAnd when Chad comes in, it becomes a more more modern, hard-rocking Chili Peppers kind of feel.\u201d<\/p>\n