 | Tracklist:
1. Let It Roll
2. She Mine
3. Get Out The Door
4. She Builds Quick Machines
5. The Last Fight
6. Pills, Demons & etc.
7. American Man
8. Mary, Mary
9. Just Sixteen
10. Can't Get It Out Of My Head
11. For A Brother
12. Spay
13. Gravedancer
| Ranking: #171 for 2007 | |
| | other reviews | Porter W. Richards (4.5)
The true defining 80s rock revival record to have. Slash is at the top of his game and so is Scott ... | Josh Bowers (4)
Although Libertad does succeed where Contraband fails, and shows a musical progression, the band's r... | Dave de Sylvia STAFF (3.5)
A handful of jukebox-friendly hard rock tracks is almost as good an outcome as could be expected fro... | Maximilian Harkness (3)
Slash and friends do a nice job.... |
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In 2004, Velvet Revolver was formed by Slash and co. after the permanent disbanding of the popular metal band, Guns 'n' Roses. After months of writing new material, they auditioned singer Scott Weiland and gave him the job. Now 3 years later, Velvet Revolver have released their sophmore outing Libertad, and I must say that this album is much better. It doesen't sound so slapped together as if to say they all had cancer and had only a few months to live so they decided to write a last record type of thing.
Regardless, from the beginning it becomes apparent that Scott Weiland had a much bigger hand in the songwriting this time around. As the STP sound is more integrated into their sound. That's not to say that it sounds exactly like STP, or GnR for that matter. Those two sounds are well incorporated into the classic hard rock style. That being said, this album shows that there is alot of potential for this band.
Weilands singing is still as smooth as always, although it seems his lyrics, while still somewhat nonsensical and surreal, have gotten just plain weird. She bulids quick Machines is a good example of this. "She ran away to Texas, to keep away the excess." This song sounds like slither to some extent, but still manages to retain it's originality.
Slash's guitar playing feels as though there are some punk influences, as in songs like Mary Mary and Let it Roll. Of course his solo's are still complicated and seems as though he made them up on the spot. Poor Dave Kushner really doesen't need to be in the band, as Slash jus dominates over him so much that it's almost sad. Poor Dave Kushner.
All in all, this is a great album, i'm not even really a fan of VR and I think it's good. So for anyone who is a fan, or was dissapointed of Contraband like I was. I reccomend you give it a go. It's actually worth the money for a change.
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Album Rating: 3.5
You don't think Dave has a lot of influence on the band's sound? I would have to say the exact opposite, I think Dave's the main reason don't sound like Slash's Snakepit Mark III.
Digging: Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine | | | Album Rating: 3.5
Eh perhaps.
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this review seems slapped together as if you had cancer and only had a few days to live so you decided to write a review type thing...
i still can't make up my mind about this album, i really can't get into it
Digging: Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute
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Yes it is slapped together, I wrote it in like ten minutes. But that's okay, it's not my worst review ever.
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I just now realized what your user-name says. I always thought it said "grungemetalkicksass", but WTF is grunge-metal?
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
I don't know what grunge-metal is. Considering that grunge is a mix of metal and punk.
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Of course this review was slapped together. Really, I think that Dave is a major reason as to why VR doesn't sound like Slash's Snakepit Mark III[as previously stated by Splat Out Plath]
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
Yeah i'll edit the review later but anyway, I still think Slash just dominates over Dave.
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