OK, this isn't the best album ever, but it deserves a better rating than 2 stars!!! I'm listening to it right now and it is amazing, there is one song with any words that could remotely be considered offensive, and Slash is on tune with some amazing solos. Not as good as Libertad, and Scott Weiland (singer) is a big ######, but it deserves a better review!!!
Contraband
(2004, Rock, by Velvet Revolver)
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Self-defined supergroup falls flat.
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This review of Contraband was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Parents need to know that most of the songs here are innocuous, but those that do have offensive lyrics pack a wallop, and the music isn't brilliant enough to make them worthwhile.
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What’s the Story?
Velvet Revolver, a self-defined "supergroup" made up of members of Guns N' Roses and the Stone Temple Pilots, get an "A" for effort on CONTRABAND, but the whole thing ultimately falls flat. Gratuitous sexist posturing and references to guns and drugs don't help, but they aren't really the whole problem either -- this project reeks of a brand of cynical self-absorption that gets boring really fast. "All that first-class jet set brings me down, down, down/All that first-class drug sh*t brings me down, down, down," the boys lament after calling someone an offensive term for a homosexual on "Big Machine." Poor babies! If it's so awful, why not give it up? How about volunteering at a homeless shelter or a hospice instead? It would do the Velvet Revolver guys a world of good, and save the rest of us from having to hear them whine.
Is It Any Good?
Some of the performances on "Contraband are excellent. Slash contributes amazing guitar work and vocalist Scott Weiland sings his heart out, supported by a powerful rhythm section. But the arrangements feel old and warmed over, and the lyrics aren't interesting enough to make up for all the obnoxious -- and sometimes offensive -- posturing.
Music Details
Released on: 06/08/2004
Parental advisory: Yes, Edited version available: No
Parental advisory: Yes, Edited version available: No
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For twenty-somethings who still have Appetite For Destruction in rotation, Contraband is a hard rocking, take no prisoners, burn the village and salt the earth rock album. Talent oozes out of this record. However, for teens and younger, this album is contraband.
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i cant believe the rating CSM gave this CD. Velvet Revolver is one of the greatest rock groups on earth formed from the legendary guns n' roses and stone temple pilots. so theres a few swear words???? what song doesnt have any?? the wiggles soundtrack?? i think this is a great CD (and group) for ppl who care about real music..not rap. we need more rock bands like VR.
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