Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Could I be the very FIRST person in the world (amongst the music buying public) to actually have this in my hot little hands????

I'm not talking about the 1-track Slither promo either, I'm talking about the fully-fledged 3-track single with Slither (studio), Bodies (Live) and Negative Creep (studio)!!!

I went into my local music store (in Sydney, Australia) last week ot pre-order the Slither single and Contraband and they said they'd call me to let me know when they were instore. Anyway, I went down there today and asked when could I expect it and they had it there already!
Apparently it's not meant to go on sale until monday, but they were nice enough to let me buy it today!

So as of now, 5:30pm saturday 22nd of May, I think I'm one of the first to have this!
And what's even better, they told me Contraband should be instore monday-week, that being May 31st rather than June 7th, although I'm thinking it'll be out on the 7th still, but I guess I'll just have to wait to find out!

Ok, enough of my life story, you all wanna know how the single is right?

Well, we all know Slither by now and it sounds just as good, if not slightly better than the high-quality version floating around on the net. And it's the same length too, no surprises there. Still kickass!

Bodies (Sex Pistols), many of you are familiar with from the El Rey bootleg, only difference here is the quality. This sounds as if they recorded it live in the studio, it's crystal clear and rockin!!!!
It's probably the best quality sounding live recording I've heard from these guys (Slash, Duff, Matt) ever!  Scott does a wicked cockney-english accent on the song too!

And lastly, Nirvana's Negative Creep sounds kickasss too!
I'd compare it to GN'R's cover of "I Don't Care About You" from the Spaghetti Incident, with an ending something like GN'R's "Shotgun Blues" complete with police siren going off in the background. There's also a bit where Scott is singing "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you" in the background that sounds allot like Axl sings in Right Next Door To Hell! hehe

Hmmm... other noteable things to point out:
Slither is credited as - Composer: Scott / Slash / Duff / Matt / Dave. Lyrics: Scott / Slash / Duff / Matt / Dave
So I guess that puts an end to the debate over whether Scott wrote all the lyrics by himself.

The band is credited as: Voices: Scott / Guitar: Slash / Guitar: Dave / Bass Guitar: Duff / Drums: Matt. Additional Background Vocals: Duff / Matt / Slash

The artwork is the same as what's been floating around the net too, the seized "Contraband" package.

All in all, very cool, and it's got me looking forward to Contraband even more, if that was possible! hehe

Oh yeah, I got a huge VR poster too, which is a big picture of the band with the 3 different album covers on the bottom.

hahahaha what is it with local australian music stores doing that. My local store does the same thing with a lot of albums, its so illegal too.........but hell its cool.

They usually get an album instore a week before the release date.......if you ask nicely they'll sell it to you early.

gotta love it.

that store can get some serious problems for doin' this... but U must be lucky to be one of the first (if not first) fans to have the single  :yes:

Lucky Twat!  >:(

Thats cool to get a huge Duff poster!  :beer:

No one can do Bodies better then the Pistols!
But it sounds fuckin' cool that cover!

rip them all into mp3 so i can download it....

I don't think so, go buy the single and support the band : ok:

Hahaha, you're really outlaw, but support the band and go buy the single.  :beer:

I'm going to my cd store tommorow see what i can get :hihi:

When's the single out in the UK?

Yeah, like the single will ever be available in the states.  Fuck that shit.  

This country sucks when it comes to music.  

I'll probably end up paying like $11 for a 3-song single at some point as a fucking import, but for now I'm going to download it whenever I see it posted somewhere.  Serves them right (the record company, not the band....the band doesnt have much control over that kind of stuff)

Just rip it. It's gonna get out there anyway. Plus the fans will buy it even if they download it. I know I'll do both.

I know the fans will buy it, but it's all the other people who aren't fans who will download and NOT buy it.

This is one of the best singles I've bought in a while, Slither rocks and the raw punk attitude on Bodies (live) and Negative Creep (studio) kicks ass.
I've been playing it non-stop since I bought it. :beer:

If they are not fans, I doubt they will be running out to buy a single..

Which is exactly why I will not put the songs online :)
Why should I make it available for them to download, when the only other way they could get them is to buy the single, hence supporting the band. : ok:

its not available in the US yet... i have only heard the shitty copy of Slither and i wasnt impressed.. I cant find any place to download any other songs.. always "Bandwith unavailabe" or some bullshit...

how can i become a fan when i cant hear the music?? I havent heard enough of them yet.. thats the only reason i asked for someone to share them... not "coz im trying to take anything away from the band"

Fair enough.

Set Me Free is commercially available to buy on the Hulk soundtrack, and Slither is floating around on the net if you look for it, along with a live performance of both songs and also You Got No Right. And there's also their cover of Pink Floyd's Money floating around too.
If you can check various fansites you can hear these songs.

You can also stream some of these songs on VR's official website to see if you like them too - www.velvetrevolver.com

And lastly there's live bootlegs from their recent shows on various sites too.

I still will not upload the b-sides to a single that is available to buy.
And besides, I didn't hear these b-sides before I made my purchase, so why should you? :hihi:

Hey im in Australia (VIC) and i got it as well...Its great.. : ok:
I really love the singles cover art...very nice..I REALLY love slither..dont mind the other 2 but im more than happy with it :beer:
Hey..in the inside cover just under the white square with all the credits and stuff its got FROM The album Contraband in stores MAY 2004 ?????????? Does yours have this??
maybe its coming out early in Aust?? :beer:

Yeah my version has that too. Maybe it is coming out early in Oz!
When I bought the single the guy in the shop told me the album would be instore monday-week, which would be May 31st. I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

Cool...hey Metallex..any idea if were gonna get the bonus DVD??

It's not available to buy in this country.   >:(

illegal downloading 1, record company 0.  

in norway the single only came with two tracks, slither and negative creep....  why is that??? ???

edit: because it will also be available as a three track maxi single.... :P

I got today in Australia. Came out monday yesterday apparently, it has Slither, Bodies live, and Negative Creep. It's the bets single i've bought in years. : ok: