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Rating:
Supergroup with 3 former Guns'n'Roses members (Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum), Scott Weiland, former voice of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner - I admit, I don't know who he is.
The first impression given by the opener Sucker Train Blues is that of being in front of the GnR with, finally, a real singer at the front: Weiland performs admirably even with a repertoire that is not quite typical of his past (see also Do It For The Kids and the roaring Big Machine).
As the album progresses, the new adventure companions get into the grunge vibe, allowing the use of vocal arrangements from the typical STP/Alice In Chains school for the good Scott (Headspace, Superhuman). There's also a beautiful ballad like You Got No Right, then it flies straight to the closing with the Slither/Dirty Little Thing duo (which recalls the Sex Type Thing from the first STP album) and, again, the slow and melodic Loving The Alien.
Naturally, the novelty effect of albums like this is close to zero, and if we really want to find another flaw, it lies in the failure to homogenize the two starting genres - street and grunge - in the different compositions, as the album's tracks tend to belong quite distinctly to one genre or the other.
However, the average quality of the work is of a high profile, and ultimately we can consider VELVET REVOLVER and their Contraband as one of the best things heard in the Rock'n Roll scene in recent months, demonstrating that class, when it exists, doesn't always evaporate under the tropical sun of some billionaire's villa...
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
02 Do It for the Kids (03:56)
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
I wanna be your manchild
Let's all go it hog-wild
She said I'll see you later
I always gravitate to her
Let's all meet at the station
No heavy concentration
We could all hook up there
The kids are all alright there
Should we go out later?
Showtime for strangers
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Dontcha give a fuck anymore now
She's givin up on you now
Do it for the kids they say
It ain't about you anyway
I say we're all grown up now
And sex ain't so safe now
It's all in the groove they say
Doesn't matter anyway
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Keep me runnin' like a deer
In the headlights
All for nothing I thought
Just the ransom I had bought
About the day I tried to tame her
Never tried to blame her
Just a game that I had bought
-Solo-
Let's all meet at the station
No heavy concentration
The kids are all alright there
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Should we go
(Should we go)
Out later
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
Showtime
(Showtime)
For strangers
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
-Solo-
{under solo}
Should we go
(Should we go)
Out later
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
Showtime
(Showtime)
For strangers
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
05 Spectacle (03:42)
Take two to break and three to go
Hold me back you spectacle
(Mother fcker yeah)
Kick me down with broken bones
You picked a fight now stand your ground
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You write the list
Well write me off
Rocket bitch is blasting off
(Right on target yeah)
Boots laced up I'm here to go
In the end I'll stand alone
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart
It rains and you fall back down again
It begins to rain and I'll knock
You right back down again
You incessant bitch you lied
In wait for the last time now
I'm standing now
I'm standing now
-Solo-
Take two to break and three to go
Hold me back you spectacle
Kick me down with broken bones
(Mother fucker yeah)
You picked a fight now stand your ground
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart
06 Fall to Pieces (04:31)
It's been a long year
Since you've been gone
I've been alone here
I've grown old
I fall to pieces, I'm falling
Fell to pieces and I'm still falling
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
I keep a journal of memories
I'm feeling lonely, I can't breathe
I fall to pieces, I'm falling
Fell to pieces and I'm still falling
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
All the years I've tried
With more to go
Will the memories die
I'm waiting
Will I find you
Can I find you
We're falling down
I'm falling
-Solo-
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
07 Headspace (03:43)
Me, I'm a man
Who is trudging
Best I can
Through a minefield
Built to blast
Can I make it
Will I last?
Free my mind, levitate
Don't let any of those
Fuckers in my headspace
Please, let me be
No more questions
No more needs
You're the cancer
You're the leech
Sent to bleed me
Of disease
Free my mind, levitate
Don't let any of those
Fuckers in my headspace
Let me go my own way
Burn the rest of them that
Try to keep me enchained
Living taking chances
Isn't all that it's meant to be
(Meant to be)
Dying with your face on
A t-shirt isn't all that original
(All that original)
-Solo-
Me, I'm the man
Will I make it
Will I last
Free my mind, levitate
Don't let any of those
Fuckers in my headspace
Let me go my own way
Burn the rest of them that
Try to keep me enchained
Living taking chances
Isn't all that it's meant to be
(Meant to be)
Dying with your face on
A t-shirt isn't all that original
(All that original)
08 Superhuman (04:16)
I'm a superman
I wanna be your superman
I'm a superman
I wanna be your superman
What you get is a crash
Course to be a man
But a man is a
Destination never known
Sometimes dressed up like
A red hot lady in pumps
Don't think she can get enough
Always feel like she's
Running on a hamster wheel
Getting high, crashing
Cars and making mistakes
Keeping her face
Packed with cocaine
Her face is numb
Your faith is gone
I'm travelling on now
I'm making plans now
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Keep it comin' in a world
That's blown up wild
Keep it comin' in a world
That's bred her style
We're all runnin' from the
Goose she's high on cocaine
There's a noose swimmin' right
Between her legs to her brain
We're all in need of
A superhuman woman now
We're all in need of
A superhuman woman now
To rodeo, rodeo, rodeo, rodeo
Throw the rope around her neck
And get the show on the road
I'm travelling on now
I'm making plans now
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
-Solo-
I'm travelling on now
I'm making plans now
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
09 Set Me Free (04:08)
You operate and motivate on synthetic fuel
You're mother nature and an atom bomb
As long as you're kept full of pretty bodies
Your little secret will be safe with me
Pre-Chorus:
Around again
Insane again
It comes again
And sets me free
Chorus:
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
You're kept alive and polarized with one thing in mind
Metabolize everything that you see
But now and then or a little later
Now I'm gonna take you down with me
Around again
Insane again
It comes again
And sets me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So take me down
Take me, down, down, down, down
Take me down, take me down
So take me down
Take me, down, down, down, down
Take me down, take me down
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
My freedom!
That's a wrap!
10 You Got No Right (05:35)
I fell through the ice
She won't be coming back again
It never wins to lie
She said you'll never have no rights
I've took it farther on the outside
I've took it nearly to the brink
And if you've seen me on the outside
You would have barely seen me breathe
Funny right here I find myself
Inside a paper cup
Without a warning or a reason it's a treason
With no answer
You got no right
To keep me waiting here
You got no right
To keep the pain in here
That holds the crown
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
And if I take it to the brink
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
You would have barely seen me breathe
And if I meet you out tonight
Will you be loving me forever
It's always over after the night
It's always colder after the night
I broke through the ice
She won't be coming back again
It's been a year and a night
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
And if I take it to the brink
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
You would have barely seen me breathe
And if I fall apart on the outside
And if I fall apart on the outside
And if I fall apart on the outside
And if I fall apart on the outside
11 Slither (04:08)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
When you look you
See right through me
Cut the rope
I fell to my knees
Born and broken
Every single time
Always keep me
Under finger
That's the spot
Where you run to me
Might see some type
Of pleasure in my mind
Now here comes the water
It comes to wash away
The sins of you and I
This time you'll see
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
When you seek me
You destroy me
Rape my mind and
Smell the poppies
Born and bloodied
Every single time
Always keep me
Under finger
That's the spot
Where you might linger
Might see some type
Of pleasure in my mind
Now here comes the water
It comes to wash away
The sins of you and I
This time you'll see
Like holy water
It only burns you faster
Than you'd ever dry
This time with me
-Solo-
When you look you
See right through me
Cut the rope
I fell to my knees
Born and blooded
Every single time
Now here comes the water
It comes to wash away
The sins of you and I
This time you'll see
Like holy water
It only burns you faster
Than you'd ever dry
This time with me
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
12 Dirty Little Thing (03:58)
Can't stop thinkin'
Must've been trippin'
This evening
My mind is racing demons
And all of my feelings are numb
Yeah and when I roll
With my head in the wind
And I feel like the king of the
Dead men wishin' they had
Gotten together with you girl
But you're a dirty little liar
With a message of obsession to come
You got your head in the clouds
And your world's upside down
Get away from the
Life you're living
Get away from the man
That's stealing your life
Get away from the
Drugs you're taking
Get away from the
Film of sex in your life
Can't stop drinking
I'm cold, kicking and bleeding
The wine is numbing feelings
And all of my memories are gone
Yeah and when I roll
With my head in the wind
And I feel like the king of the
Dead men wishin' they had
Gotten together with you girl
But you're a dirty little liar
With a message of obsession to come
You got your head in the clouds
And your world's upside down
Get away from the
Life you're living
Get away from the man
That's stealing your life
Get away from the
Drugs you're taking
Get away from the
Film of sex in your life
-Solo-
You got your head in the clouds
And your world's upside down
Get away from the
Life you're living
Get away from the man
That's stealing your life
Get away from the
Drugs you're taking
Get away from the
Film of sex in your life
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
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By Vic Sorriso1
Slash rock has been dead for at least 15 years????
You Velvet Revolver aren’t transgressive today, you’re just scum adding to the scum.
By Laskar_nec
Just hearing the simply superb opening track, "Fall to Pieces," technically excellent, with a feeling that hasn’t been heard in hard rock for quite some time.
If 90% of critics called it the best rock album of 2004, there’s certainly a reason.
By Axl Rose L.A.
A good album, not extraordinary but nonetheless crafted by artists with a great deal of experience behind them and now among the best in the world.
In my opinion, these VR only need a bit of originality that could distinguish them from other supergroups of the genre.
