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9. Beggars And Hangers On - Slash's Snakepit
For as iconic as Slash is now, he was in some real trouble during the mid-'90s. After finally having enough of Axl Rose's antics, Slash quit Guns N Roses and found himself without one of the most iconic bands of the past 30 years. Though he would make appearances with other superstars, there was a much more gritty version of Slash hidden beneath the surface.
Coming shortly after he left GNR, Slash's Snakepit is overlooked as a whole, but "Beggars and Hangers On" is something a little more special. Enlisting relative unknown Eric Dover as lead singer, this little slice of hard rock has all the makings of a great Guns N Roses tune, with Slash at his most raw and uninhibited.
After a few years of making grandiose ballads on the Use Your Illusion records, this is more in line with the Appetite-era Guns, with a sound that is as punk as it is hard rock.
It's even more mind-blowing when you realize that former GNR alums Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke are also on this record, which gives a little more of an edge to what could have been a forgettable side project. Slash's Snakepit is not anyone's go-to pick for Slash's work, but this song (and record) captures the spirit of Guns N Roses much better than Chinese Democracy ever could.