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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: 2004-06-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sucker Train For Blues 2: Do It For The Kids 3: Big Machine 4: Illegal 1 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 14: Bodies (Uk Bonus Track)

A myriad of versions of this out there ...
Well since my version is the plain vanilla one in stores in Australia I'll put it here! Oh, and given the zillion reviews of this thing already posted I'm just gonna put down a few musings on this disc as if you want a track by track and Freudian psycho analysis then you'll be able to find a review like that if you want. Wow, so where do you put your review when the version your holding in your hands doesn't match up to anything of the several versions that are here on Amazon.

So firstly I gotta admit I wasn't an STP fan so hey, I wasn't expecting much. But it seems that as long as you just get Weiland to sing songs for you and keep him away from the press or anything involved with actually promoting his product then your on a winner. Because despite the copious amounts of press the negative sides to this mobs personal histories there is a sense of optimism just like with Libertad. This is achieved by an indefinable quality to the tunes, a sort of rugged survivalist mentality that comes through in the speedy riffage and Weilands voice is so world weary and battleworn he totally sells each and every song on this disc.

Secondly the serpentine riffage is pretty infectious. There is a reason why Slash is a legend and it ain't cos he wears a funny hat a lot. The songwriting here - without picking out specific, I'm talking the album as a coherent whole - is pretty much impeccable to the years of experience and musical nous the combined band brings to bear.

Thirdly the production is. . . well it just is. Not too pristine, not too soupy, not to warm but not totally leeched of softness.

One ball drop is that although we get a stack of credits the lyrics aren't included. And of course my aforementioned issue with the number of versions. Sure it may not be to the bands discredit but it's a pain when this version has extra tracks, another is enhanced (coming out 5 minutes after everyone went and bought the regular Joe version) and dual disc variants and a copy protected version in attempt to force people to have to buy tunes multiple times just to put the stuff onto their ipods etc. So it would seem that apart from musical excellence these guys have also learned to be market savvy in a business sense.

All up this isn't a total barnstormer but it's a pretty reliable listen by veterans of the business who really know what they are doing. Which was the whole point of the project to start with really.


this is the best debute album since apetite for destruction
i was watching a gnr biography and at the end it mentions something about a new band called velvet revolver. i am a big guns n roses fan i have every one of there cds. i said what the heck is that. theni went on the computer and herd a sample of fall to pieces. it was great!the song reminded me of sweet child o mine. then i went to the store and got contraband.
1. sucker train blues 7/10
2. do it for the kids 6/10
3. big machine 6/10
4. illegal i song 8/10
5. spectacle 7/10
6. fall to pieces 10/10
7. head space 5/10
8. superhuman 8/10
9. set me free 9/10
10. you got no right 7/10
11. slither 10/10
12. dirty little thing 8/10
13. loving the alien 7/10
14. bodies 9/10
this cd is a must buy for all guns n roses fans!!!!!!!.


THIS IS THE VERSION TO GET!!!!
NO DRM!!!! That's right, this is a normal CD without any of the copy-protection garbage. OK, yes this Japanese import is more expensive than the normal version of Contraband, but you get two important bonuses:

1. So you can copy it, rip it to mp3, put it on your iPod. . . do whatever you want with it.

2. ) The bonus track (a live version of the Sex Pistol's classic "bodies") is excellent.

If you want Contraband, but don't want all the restrictions, this is the version to buy.


Interesante Albun en version Japonesa
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y alli se compartiran noticias de este grupo y de varios mas como musica este club del coleccionista esta en ESPAÑOL. Muy interesante version incluye el tema raro en Vivo que solo salio en el single slither eso es bueno para mayor informacion de Velvet Revolver o de Guns N Roses incribirse al club del coleccionista mandando un correo a esta direccion: polarworks_Collectors-subscribe@yahoogroups.


amazon.co.jp
FYI. . the japanese version of this CD is selling for 2548 yen at amazon. co. jp, which is around US$23. 41.


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