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Velvet Revolver - Contraband Audio CD

A fair review of the Velvet Revolver "Contraband" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Velvet Revolver reviews here, or go back to the Velvet Revolver tabs.

Velvet Revolver Band: Velvet Revolver
Title: Contraband
Rating:
Release Date: 2004-06-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sucker Train Blues 2: Do It For The Kids 3: Big Machine 4: Illegal i Song 5: Spectacle 6: Fall To Pieces 7: Headspace 8: Superhuman 9: Set Me Free 10: You Got No Right 11: Slither 12: Dirty Little Thing 13: Loving The Alien

Why did this album fail?


Which i believe was half the problem with this record. I realise that just recently a new album has been done by the band to which they may have shown growth from the lame title of "supergroup" into a substance-orientated band considering the band members.

There was so much expectation on my end. I guess I am at fault for this because I love Stone Temple Pilots and Guns n Roses pre-spaghetti incident (sympathy for the devil was an awesome tune though and looked it this with the sort of tenacious glee of getting my hands on what seemed to look like a perfect melting pot of similar styles.

I was so wrong.

This album, production aside, felt like it was done in a matter of just speeding the process along and getting something out. Scott Weiland's vocal style also at the time didnt really feel fitting with the theme of the band, which felt very much like a gnr band.

Such a waste of money, I dont know if I will bother buying into this new album. Maybe they've improved but that first impression was by far, the worst for me.


Welcome Back guys.
they're touring and connecting with fans again and make new ones while axl sit in limboland with his posers and trying to create the magic that once was. this is one groovin rockin rightous album from the better half of guns n' roses because these guys are getting the last laugh in on axl. i just the love the groove in this album scott's vocals are great and fit with bands playing. nice debut i just wish that izzy would have join the group that would've been awsome. all the tracks are electify to listen to, the boys still have it.

highly recommended recording.


Great CD, but...
" This means that:

1) It won't play on some older CD Players

2) You can't transfer any of the cuts on this CD to an iPod (or any other MP3 player, for that matter) unless you defeat the copy protection. Note, above, that the format is "copy protected.

3) This CD will install a virus-like program onto your computer the first time you play it. (It's this program that enforces the copy protection, and the CD won't play if the program is not installed. ) You can defeat the copy protection by disabling "autorun" on your machine, or on some Windows systems, by holding down the Shift key when you load the CD (which temporarily turns of autorun). If you don't do that, then the copy-protection virus will be installed.

Some versions of the copy-protection system have introduced serious security vulnerabilities into Windows machines, so if you decide to play this CD on a computer, check with Sony to get any updates that include the security fix. You will have to check for updates periodically, even if you don't play the CD more than once, and install fixes for any new security vulnerabilities as they are discovered. Sony goes to great pains to hide this program from you (just like other viruses), so it's hard to remove it once it's installed, so again, don't play the disk on a computer unless you're committed to getting regular updates from Sony.

I'd skip the CD and buy the music from iTunes.


Stick with Guns N' Roses. Forget Velvet Revolver
Guns N' Roses are rock legends and had massive success with all their albums:

Use Your Illusion I & II
Appetite for Destruction
G N' R Lies
The Spaghetti Incident?

Guns N' Roses scored chart success with the #1 singles, Sweet Child O'Mine and November Rain and top ten singles with Patience, You Could Be Mine, Welcome to the Jungle- one of the greatest rock anthems of all-time and Don't Cry- a classic ballad and showcases Slash at his absolutely best. Velvet Revolver is nothing more than an updated version of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver will never ever have the same success or impact as Guns N' Roses.

Scott Weiland is great vocalist- but his project, Velvet Revolver can only dream about the same success as Guns N' Roses.

Stick with Guns N' Roses- the success speaks for itself.

Guns N' Roses is superior to Velvet Revolver.

Velvet Revolver is nothing more than a recycled version of Stone Temple Pilots and won't have the staying power as Guns N' Roses and they won't sell the same number of albums as Guns N' Roses.

Stick with G N' R!!

Skip this album and get the albums by Guns N' Roses!!.


SCOTT WEILAND DOES IT AGAIN... (FINALLY!!)
With Scott's vocals sounding almost as refreshing as they did in the early STP days, its hard not to like this album for his sheer abilities alone. If this CD could have picked up where STP's "Core" did, it would have, appropriately. it is also safe to say that this is quite possibly one of Scott's biggest accomplishments to date, as he sounds more radiant and comfortable in his own skin than ever before. More impressive however, is the blatant connection between Weiland and Slash as they prove louder than ever, that they can both move forward musically from their previous larger than-life bands, and do it exceptionally well, at that. the album as a whole seemed well thought-out and incredibly delivered. this is NOT the usual super-group.

Personal Standout Songs: "You Got No Right" and "Fall to Peices" .


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