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Title: Sydney Live Contraband Review Post by: metallex78 on June 10, 2004, 10:50:50 AM I transcribed this from the music liftout section today in Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph. It's good to see VR getting great reviews in the Aussie press! : ok:
Listen UP: Album of the week Contraband - Velvet Revolver 4.5/5 Review by Kathy McCabe It is impossible to listen to this album and not draw comparisons with the bands that came before, primarily Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots. And yes, there are guitar riffs that could only be played by Slash and Scott Weiland's voice has it's distinctive moments. But there is a freedom and a collective ambition which drives the songs beyond being the sum of their parts. And the lads have definitely ignored the fads and fashion with this uncomprimising collection. These songs are so far away from what modern rock radio stations are playing, they will undoubtedly stand out for that alone. You can almost hear Slash giving Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Dave Kushner and Scott Weiland a sly grin as they start rocking out on sexy sleaze rock anthems like Big Machine or the single, Slither. Their rock assault is relentless, particularly on the spat-out, straight-ahead rock of Spectacle or Headspace. For closet power ballad fans, rock lite is well represented with Fall To Pieces, which undoubtedly draws on Weiland's much-publicised battles with his drug demons. There's no preaching: he's simply over being slave to addiction. You Got No Right provides the listener with some ear candy, stopping just short of sugar overdose. Title: Re:Sydney Live Contraband Review Post by: starchild_666 on June 10, 2004, 11:20:05 AM well he's right about that VR is different that anything else on radio these days... :)
Title: Re:Sydney Live Contraband Review Post by: matt88 on June 10, 2004, 11:43:46 AM Vr are getting VERY good reviews and publicity in Australia. I'm so happy i never thought they were going to be this well recieved outside the U.S
Title: Re:Sydney Live Contraband Review Post by: metallex78 on June 10, 2004, 08:33:47 PM well he's right about that VR is different that anything else on radio these days... :) It's actually "she's right", a woman wrote that review : ok: Title: Re:Sydney Live Contraband Review Post by: Mr Cowbell ? on June 11, 2004, 02:24:16 AM A women with real taste in music and not wanting the next J Timberlake album. Theres a keeper
Title: Re:Sydney Live Contraband Review Post by: GlynC on June 11, 2004, 06:42:44 AM I aggree its great to see the guys getting some attention over here, it would be so nice to hear our local rock stations plugging even more for them as future songs get released, just out of interest when i got in to buy my album late thast afternoon my local store only had one copy left.....till i took it.
Ahhh, finally a band that kicks some ass, |