Velvet Revolver : iSOUND.COM™

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Members:
Scott Weiland
Slash
Duff "Rose" McKagan

Formed: 2002

iSound Site: www.isound.com/velvet_revolver

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Artists:
Brides of Destruction
Dirty Americans
Queens of the Stone Age
Godsmack
Spacehog
Red Tape
Soulfly
THE JUICE (GB)
Glenn Rowlands
Genres:
Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Heavy Metal

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Biography

Velvet Revolver began in the spring of 2002. It all started with a jam session that reunited ex-Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), and Matt Sorum (drums). When they discovered that their chemistry was still strong, they began pushing new music and holding auditions for singers, for what it became known as "The Project." With some entries including ex-Buckcherry vocalist Josh Todd, and Neurotica\'s Kelly Shaefer; both became acquainted with the cutting room floor. By early 2003, "The Project's existence - and its quest for a singer - was some common knowledge, so much that VH1 sent cameras to document the search. Dave Kushner (who was a guitarist for Wasted Youth; and Dave Navarro's solo band), also came to the band. Then former STP vocalist Scott Weiland came on board next. The band and him clicked immediately, and they recorded a song for the Hulk soundtrack. The song is called "Set Me Free." By June, the band (known as the project), changed their band name to Velvet Revolver (and Weiland was made the official lead singer). Although, he still had some drug charges against him resulting back in May. They signed a deal with RCA, and then spent the rest of 2003 fitting gigs and recording sessions around Weiland's court-ordered rehab. RCA, then, announced a date for the album release (it was originally gonna be April of '04). But it got pushed to May, and then, June. During the spring of '04, Weiland went through court dates and recovery as Slash and Duff did advance press for Contraband, and fan anticipation for the album grew. VR then released the single "Slither," it was a rabid, ambitious rocker guided by Slash's guitar sound. They've released other singles since Slither came out (like Fall To Pieces and Dirty Little Thing). The single (Slither), was number one on the rock charts. And then, when Contraband finally hit, it was a major mix between the sounds of STP and G N R signatures. The album has done very well. Hopefully VR will be around for a long time.

Bio written by: riff_master

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Discussion Topic	Creator
why is 'contraband' getting such bad reviews? i thought that album kicked ass when i bought it and listened to it, but apparently critics disagree...the highest i saw that it was rated was "4 out of 5 stars." by Rolling Stone magazine. I've seen the album go as low as a D.	BLASTT

Replys	Listener
Even though I think it's awesome, I think the bad reviews come from either the origanality or the lyrics department. The song ideas weren't exactly new or breakthrough or anything , and they swore a lot on it. Which kinda takes away from the music.	L1th1um
yeah the lyrics weren't anything original...but what lyrics are these days?	BLASTT
Almost none. But the point still stands.	L1th1um
Meh, i dont like it. I dont think it deserves any good reviews. I liked about two songs off it, i thought the rest was all filler. I think the album was just a money grab.	AIC4LIFE
i thought it kicked ass..	BLASTT
If you look at the reviews on amazon.com, about 90% of the bad ones are because of the fact that it has copy protection. Geezus people, get over it. Who cares if you cant rip songs to your damn i-pod.	big-k
if you think about their roots though (guns n roses and stone temple pilots) it is a requirement to swear excessivly.	Donny_Darko
well we weren't talking about cursing in the lyrics...	BLASTT
I think this album is great. I don't give a rats ass what critics or what any other people think. This is a pretty good album.	riff_master
agreed	BLASTT
Disagree	AIC4LIFE
critics will be critics..who knows what's stuck up their asses? i love this album so i really don't car what they say. Plus, critics don't sell the album...	its_just_willy
The music's pretty cool for the most part, but the whole damn album is unoriginal. Plus, Slash is a bitch.	losersalwayswin
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! SLash owns your mitochondria...just to let yah know...	Future_Mrs_Mikey_Way
I liked the album, it was pretty good...my band even covers Fall to Pieces. However, I would agree that the originality was lacking alot on the album, it sounded like a lot of old stuff hashed together, but again that is not a bad thing, just a lack of creativity. Remember guys, these guys wrote thier absolute best material when strung out on drugs, and for the most part they are clean now, so originality will be harder to come buy. I would agree with Roling Stones though, a 4 out of 5 is a good rating for this album...	pwdre_ser
Maybe the critics were expecting the album to sound like something Guns N' Roses did. After all, 3 out of the 5 members of Velevet Revolver were from G N'R. But listening to the album, I couldn't point out any songs that sounded like Guns N' Roses did. That really dissappointed me, as I love GNR. But even though it doesn't really sound like them, Contraband is a great album.	aces_high