Velvet Revolver
Published May 26, 2004
Hey all,
You have been hearing about Velvet Revolver for at least a year now. It is guys from Guns & Roses and Scott Weiland from STP. Just like you, I have not been expecting too much. I assumed these were just drug addled fuck ups gigging to score more blow money. While it is entirely possible that is true, the band is great. I saw them tonight on Letterman and they blew me away. The sound was rockin', tight, and just... great. Slash sounds better than he ever did during Guns. Maybe it is cause he wasn't wasted... but his playing was much more articulate (if that makes sense). Weiland turns out to be a great singer as well. I often forget that because every time I hear his name he is being arrested.
Anyhow, I am guessing the disc comes out either today or next Tuesday. I'd research it for you and have handy hyper links ready, normally. However, right now I am downloading a Tenacious D concert which is drawing on ALL my dial up resources. I would have to say this album is definately one to purchase... if nothing else to smite Axl. Anyhow, you need to be at Best Buy next Tuesday anyhow to get Summer School on DVD. So, you might as well pick up this disc as well.
- Velvet Revolver
- Published: May 26, 2004
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- Writer: Lono
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Nice!!!! haven't heard sh*t about this yet. I've seen the name and for some reason associated them with the Velvet Underground era. I couldn't care less about G&R but weilands BACK?!?!? too sweet. with vedder and corgan sucking on every venture they trie and kurt and layne being dead, it's nice to have a grunge man besides Cornell doing something worth while, or at least i hope its worth while. thanx fer the info, great to know.
OK, just caught them on Letterman. Yeah, they were good! Thumbs up. They do have that 'from this neck of the woods' (Seattle) feel. I'm not saying grunge or anything, I just say that being familier with the territory, I can see how the sound came together. Heavy with polish...Anyway, check it out....
it comes out June 8, which is revealed by a link to Amazon
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Velvet Revolver! I haven't heard a song of theirs yet. but they are my favorite new band. Duff McKagan (hey, he is from this neck of the woods)! I support what ever he is doing, well, as long as its non-violent or oppressive. the guy is good. Of all the G&R guys, I'm sure he had the most sense of them all. A level head. So, I endorse that.
Anyway, they are coming on Letterman in a few moments.