I am really disappointed by Contraband.  I heard Slither on the radio, and the endless hype of GN'R members and Scott Weiland when it was first released.  Guns was a great hard rock band, and Stone Temple Pilots was a decent grunge band from the 90's.  But, as over 10 years has passed since their heyday, the musical landscape has changed.  Now, instead of valuing great musicianship and songwriting(GN'R), bands value no solos, using large amounts of profanity, and a lack of smart lyrics( Slipknot falls into this category).  So, on Contraband, there are no songs that fall into the first category but falls into the second, sadly.  The music is shockingly subpar and have a bad nu metal sound.  Scott Weiland sounds terrible.  It could be blamed because the same man who mixed Linkin Park, John Abraham, mixed Contraband.  Yep, this is a supergroup- just like the disaster on VH1.  Avoid getting this album if you enjoy real music.