Editing Slash's Snakepit (section)

===''It's Five O'Clock Somewhere'' and breakup (1994–1996)===
{{listen |filename=Beggars & Hangers-On.ogg |title=Beggars & Hangers-On |description=A sample of "Beggars & Hangers-On" from ''[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]''. The band's first single from ''It's Five O'Clock Somewhere'' was co-written by Slash's Guns N' Roses band mate [[Duff McKagan]].}}
Slash and Dover wrote the lyrics to all twelve songs with Slash using the songwriting to vent his frustrations at Guns N' Roses singer Rose.<ref name="Slash p.375"/> Clarke contributed the song "Monkey Chow" to the album<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere booklet">{{cite AV media notes | title = It's Five O'Clock Somewhere | title-link = It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album) | others = Slash's Snakepit | year= 1995 | publisher = [[Geffen Records]] | type = CD booklet}}</ref> while "Jizz da Pit" is an instrumental by Slash and Inez.<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere booklet"/> They recorded the album at [[Conway Recording Studios]] and [[Record Plant Studios|The Record Plant]]<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere booklet"/> with [[Mike Clink]]<ref name="Slash p.375"/> and Slash co-producing<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere booklet"/> and [[Stephen Thompson (journalist)|Steven Thompson]] and [[Michael Barbiero]] mixing,<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere booklet"/> all of whom had worked with Guns N' Roses on their debut album ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]''.<ref>{{Cite book | author = Slash | author2 = Bozza, Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | title = [[Slash (autobiography)|Slash]] | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2007 | page = [https://archive.org/details/slashautobiograp0000unse/page/166 166] | isbn = 978-0-00-725775-1 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | author = Slash | author2 = Bozza, Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | title = [[Slash (autobiography)|Slash]] | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2007 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/slashautobiograp0000unse/page/177 177] | isbn = 978-0-00-725775-1 }}</ref> The album featured contributions by Duff McKagan (who co-wrote "Beggars & Hangers-On"),<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/><ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere RS">{{Cite magazine | last = Considine | first = J.D. | title = It's Five O'Clock Somewhere by Slash's Snakepit | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = February 23, 1995 | access-date = 2011-03-14 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/its-five-oclock-somewhere-19950223}}</ref> [[Dizzy Reed]] on keyboards,<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere RS"/> [[Teddy Andreadis]] on harmonica, and [[Paulinho da Costa]] on percussion.<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere booklet"/> Slash's brother, Ash Hudson, designed the album's cover.<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/>

The resulting album, titled ''[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]'', was released in February 1995 through [[Geffen Records]].<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere AMG">{{cite web | author = Thomas Erlewine, Stephen | title = It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Review | website = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 2011-03-14 | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=its-five-oclock-somewhere-r218342/review|pure_url=yes}} | author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> The album's title was taken from a phrase Slash overheard at an airport.<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/> At the insistence of the record label, the album was released under the name Slash's Snakepit, instead of The Snakepit, despite Slash not wanting his name used.<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/> Upon release, the album charted at number 70 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="Slash's Snakepit Charts">{{cite web | title = Slash's Snakepit Charts and Awards | website = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 2011-03-14 | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=its-five-oclock-somewhere-r218342/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref> and number 15 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/> "Beggars & Hangers-On" was released as the first, and only, single from the album;<ref name="Slash p.376">{{Cite book | author = Slash | author2 = Bozza, Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | title = [[Slash (autobiography)|Slash]] | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2007 | page = [https://archive.org/details/slashautobiograp0000unse/page/376 376] | isbn = 978-0-00-725775-1 }}</ref> while a music video was also shot for "Good to Be Alive", directed by August Jakobsson.<ref name="Slash p.375"/><ref name="MVDB">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=25571 |title=mvdbase.com - Slash's Snakepit - "Good to be alive" |work=mdvbase.com |editor=Garcia, Alex S |access-date=8 June 2011 |archive-date=February 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212144615/http://mvdbase.com/video.php?id=25571 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="We were in the midst of booking another leg when I was informed by Geffen that they'd sold a million copies of ''It's Five O'Clock Somewhere'' and had turned a profit so they saw no reason for me to continue our tour. I was to return to L.A. because Axl was ready to begin working on the next Guns N' Roses record. They'd thought it through: in case I objected, they made it clear that the financial tour support for Snakepit was over."<ref name="Slash p.381">{{Cite book | author = Slash | author2 = Bozza, Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | title = [[Slash (autobiography)|Slash]] | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2007 | page = [https://archive.org/details/slashautobiograp0000unse/page/381 381] | isbn = 978-0-00-725775-1 }}</ref> |source=—Slash on Geffen pulling tour support.}}
Critically, the album received mainly positive reviews. ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' stated that "the sleazy, downtrodden blues hard rock [...] breaks new ground."<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/> [[AllMusic]] reviewer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] called Slash's contributions "quite amazing", though criticized the song-writing, stating "it's too bad that nobody in the band bothered to write any songs."<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere AMG"/> Devon Jackson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described the album as "relaxed headbanging and Southern-tinged blues-rock"<ref name="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere EW">{{Cite magazine | last = Jackson | first = Devon | title = It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (1995) | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = June 22, 2007 | access-date = 2011-03-14 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,296124,00.html | archive-date = December 16, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141216231652/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,296124,00.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> while ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' reviewer Malcolm Dome stated "musically, it's a loose-limbed record that has a lot of heavy guitar-led punk-style pop-rock."<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/> Slash's Snakepit toured in support of the album, with bassist [[James LoMenzo]] and drummer [[Brian Tichy]], of [[Pride & Glory (band)|Pride & Glory]], replacing Inez and Sorum,<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/><ref name="Slash AMG"/><ref name="Slash p.376"/> who had opted out of touring, with Sorum returning to Guns N' Roses.<ref name="Classic Rock Snakepit"/> They toured the US, Europe, Japan and Australia<ref name="Slash p.376"/> with Slash stating that "for the first time in years, touring was easy, [his] band mates were loads of fun and low on drama, and every gig was about playing rock and roll."<ref name="Slash p.381"/> While booking another leg of the tour, Slash was informed by Geffen that Rose was ready to begin work on the new Guns N' Roses album and that he was to return to Los Angeles.<ref name="Slash p.381"/> Geffen pulled financial support for the band's tour with Slash's Snakepit disbanding soon after.<ref name="Slash p.381"/>