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Ain't Life Grand was released on October 20, 2000 through Koch with " Mean Bone " released as the first single.

The album did not sell as well as its predecessor, and critical reception to it was mixed.

Entertainment Weekly reviewer Tony Scherman stated that " Slash's playing is as flashily incendiary as ever, but the songs and arrangements recycle hard-rock cliches worthier of Ratt than of a bona fide guitar god ".

Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone noted that " great guitarists need great bands, and the Snakepit dudes are barely functional backup peons ".

Steve Huey of Allmusic noted that " the new Snakepit does kick up a lot of noise as the album rushes by, and the strong chemistry between the members is immediately obvious ".

However, he stated that songwriting was the main problem, and that " it never rises above the level of solid, and too many tracks are by-the-numbers hard rock at best ( and pedestrian at worst )".

The band were dropped by Koch two months following the album's release.