People will never get sick of seeing Slash on stage. Even though it was just six months ago that the guitar hero was melting faces at Wrigley Field as part of Guns N’ Roses’ five-years-running reunion tour, that didn’t stop legions of fans from clamoring to see him again Wednesday night at the more intimate confines of the Riviera. This time it was for a taste of the phenom’s solid solo project featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, in support of the troupe’s acclaimed new album “4,” with GNR on the backburner for the evening.
Instead of filling up the set list with rote performances of the familiar rock standards, Slash and company curated a 21-song salute to some of their own best material. Alongside early hits like “You’re A Lie” and “Anastasia” (featuring what may be one of the best if not most unusual guitar licks he has ever written) there was a sampler platter of new album standouts like rollicking leadoff “The River Is Rising” and the slick “C’est La Vie,” which led the guitarist to dig out his trusty talk box for added effect. Even the slowed-down ballad section of “Fill My World” and “The One You Loved Is Gone” (featuring a doublenecked guitar solo) were smartphone keepsake-worthy, if not also giving off strong “November Rain” vibes.
