Velvet Revolver Courts Grunge Alumni

[Booker Floyd]

Velvet Revolver Courts Grunge Alumni

May 8, 2007

SEATTLE: The hard rock supergroup delivers hits, debuts new tracks from Libertad.

'Libertad' leader Weiland / Photo by Kelley Bingham

As a leather-clad Slash doled out dozens of string-ripping solos, a shirtless Scott Weiland wriggled on stage at the Showbox Monday night (May 7), belting out familiar Velvet Revolver favorites and new songs from the band's forthcoming effort, Libertad.

Much like the biographies behind the band, Velvet Revolver delivered a solid mix of pop-metal with a healthy dose of rock star showmanship. "Do It for the Kids," from their debut album, Contraband, opened the evening as Weiland's shaky howl and Slash's statuesque guitar riffs stole the show -- over and over again -- winning over aged metal heads and veterans of Seattle's flannel days who were the obvious target at the sold-out show. "The Last Fight," one of Libertad's many maverick standouts, resonated with concertgoers in the same sort of way Stone Temple Pilots incorporated American folk into "Interstate Love Song" just over a decade ago. PHOTOS BY KELLEY BINGHAM


Velvet Revolver axeman Slash / Photo by Kelley Bingham


Bassist Duff McKagan  / Photo by Kelley Bingham


Slash, delivering his 'Superhuman' guitar riffs / Photo by Kelley Bingham


Opening act the Actual / Photo by Kelley Bingham

[Booker Floyd]

Not a bad write-up from the magazine that once published "a just God wiping Weiland from the face of the earth."

[metallex78]

Gotta love Slash's FUCK YOU in the shape of a guitar print on his shirt!

[stolat]

Slash doesn't look happy there ..... can't you see it in his eyes!

[metallex78]

Slash doesn't look happy there ..... can't you see it in his eyes!

Looks like he's just concentrating on his solo.

[Smoking Guns]

Looks like they added Vasoline to their setlist.  Also they played Big Machine.  They also played Psycho Killers on encour.  Interesting.

[ShotgunBlues1978]

Slash doesn't look happy there ..... can't you see it in his eyes!

Kind of hard to see it in his eyes when he's wearing the shades 

[estebanf]

Looks like they added Vasoline to their setlist.  Also they played Big Machine.  They also played Psycho Killers on encour.  Interesting.

They should add ''Plush'', that song is simply fantastic.

Well, Stone Temple Pilots has LOTS of fantastic songs. VR has played several yet, but I would like to hear ''Plush'', ''Big Bang Baby'' and another unplugged version of ''Interstate Love Song'' like they did at the Kevin & Bean Show, KROQ Studios, 04.30.04

[Booker Floyd]

Well, Stone Temple Pilots has LOTS of fantastic songs. VR has played several yet, but I would like to hear ''Plush'', ''Big Bang Baby'' and another unplugged version of ''Interstate Love Song'' like they did at the Kevin & Bean Show, KROQ Studios, 04.30.04

"Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart" is would likely be my pick.

[stolat]

Correct me if I am wrong but I didn't think that the words 'grunge' and 'alumni" went together?

[LunsJail]

Gotta love Slash's FUCK YOU in the shape of a guitar print on his shirt!

I believe that's the shape of The Monkees logo

[Mattgnr]

Slash doesn't look happy there ..... can't you see it in his eyes!

Yeah.. if you could his eyes you might have point