The Velvet Revolver album was a last stand for the rock scene and the folks who populated it from the late 80s all the way up to the early 00's. By the time Contraband came out, most of the groups that sold the gazillions of records from 88-2002 were in the waning stages of their careers, material-wise. GNR, Metallica, STP, Alice in Chains, Pantera, Soundgarden, Megadeth et al. were basically in the greatest hits phase of their respective careers.