Ain't Life Grand (Slash's Snakepit album)

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Template:Music ratings Ain't Life Grand is the second and final studio album by American hard rock band Slash's Snakepit, released on October 10, 2000. The songs "Been There Lately" and "Mean Bone" were released as singles, and along with "Shine", had promo videos created for them.

Track listing

All songs written by Slash's Snakepit; additional writers noted. Template:Track listing Template:Track listing

Notes

• Tracks 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, and 14 written by Slash, Johnny Griparic, Rod Jackson, Matt Laug, and Ryan Roxie.
• Tracks 2, 4, 7–9, and 12 written by Slash, Griparic, Jackson, Laug, Roxie, and Jack Douglas.
• Track 5 written by Slash, Griparic, Jackson, Laug, Roxie, and Jeff Paris.

Personnel

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• Slash – lead and rhythm guitars, six-string bass, slide guitar
• Rod Jackson – lead vocals
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• Johnny Griparic – bass
• Matt Laug – drums

Additional musicians

• Teddy Andreadis – keyboards, backing vocals
• Collin Douglas – percussion
• Jimmy "Z" Zavala – saxophone, harmonica
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet
• Jeff Paris – backing vocals
• Karen Lawrence – backing vocals
• Kelly Hansen – backing vocals
• Kim Nail – backing vocals
• Raya Beam – vocals on "Mean Bone"

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• Jack Douglas – production, sitar, backing vocals
• Jay Messina – mixing
• Jim Mitchell – additional production, engineering
• Ales Olssen – engineering assistance
• John Tyree – engineering assistance
• Maurizio "Maui" Tiella – engineering assistance
• George Marino – mastering
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Miscellaneous

• The album cover artwork has been released by ConArt, a graphic company owned by Slash's brother.
• The cassette promo version KOC-PRO-1062 entitled Snippet's From: Slash's Snakepit Ain't Life Grand contains 3 unreleased tracks that contain a "personal message from Slash".
• There is an early version of Ain't Life Grand released in very limited quantity by Interscope before Slash left the company in 2000 that was meant for the company's staff only. Two unreleased songs are on it: "Bleed" and "What Kind Of Life". Also included is the rare song "Something About Your Love".<ref name="unreleased"/><ref name="tracklist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Charts

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Chart performance for Ain't Life Grand

Chart (2000)	Peak position
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