now i usually don't gloat about how great or wonderful albums are, since most aren't that glamerous. velvet revolver is one of those rare groups that stitch together members of old bands trying to make comebacks and they sound better than they did before.

"contraband" is easily, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best rock albums to be released in at least 5 years. you take 3 members of guns n' roses (slash, duff mackagan, matt sorom) and mix them with ex-STP front man scott weiland and dave kushner and you've got a super-group. damn why didn't we think of this before?

"sucker train blues" kicks off the album with a blues-like tempo (go figure), followed by 12 more tracks full of kick-ass rock. even the cheesy (if you want to even call them that since they're not that cheesy at all) power ballads, "fall to pieces" and "you got no right" are worth listening to, as weiland's lyrics are pure bliss. "slither" is rightfully one of the best rock songs of the year thanks to it's catchy tune and chorus. the album ends nicely with "loving the alien", a soft sweet serenade by weiland and slash's soft guitar licks.

velvet revolver is one of the best rock groups to come around in years and none of you can deny that. besides, it's much better than waiting around for axl rose's "chinese democracy", which may never even come out now thanks to the sucess of VR. axl take a seat.
now i usually don't gloat about how great or wonderful albums are, since most aren't that glamerous. velvet revolver is one of those rare groups that stitch together members of old bands trying to make comebacks and they sound better than they did before. "contraband" is easily, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best rock albums to be released in at least 5 years. you take 3 members of guns n' roses (slash, duff mackagan, matt sorom) and mix them with ex-STP front man scott weiland and dave kushner and you've got a super-group. damn why didn't we think of this before? "sucker train blues" kicks off the album with a blues-like tempo (go figure), followed by 12 more tracks full of kick-ass rock. even the cheesy (if you want to even call them that since they're not that cheesy at all) power ballads, "fall to pieces" and "you got no right" are worth listening to, as weiland's lyrics are pure bliss. "slither" is rightfully one of the best rock songs of the year thanks to it's catchy tune and chorus. the album ends nicely with "loving the alien", a soft sweet serenade by weiland and slash's soft guitar licks. velvet revolver is one of the best rock groups to come around in years and none of you can deny that. besides, it's much better than waiting around for axl rose's "chinese democracy", which may never even come out now thanks to the sucess of VR. axl take a seat.