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[Rebecca Duff Rose]

IT ROCKS!
I GOT IT TODAY!

I got a free poster and certificate and two postcards!
I bought a VR tshirt too!

I LOVE YOU DUFF! You rock my world!
I bought Classic rock mag with a DUFF article in!  
But my "friend" said its looks as if Duff was sucking on sour lemons!  
Oh boy did i shout!
"No it doesn't Duff is a sex god!!!!!!"  

Cool, sounds like someone likes duff ENjoy, the album is excellent

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE DUFF!                  
HE IS THE ULTIMATE SEX GOD!      
NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      
He is just sooooooooo fit!
God have you seen his six-pack in the SLITHER video?
YOWZA!I mean how can he look so fine!
Keep kickboxing baby!  

Actually today i read an article in Classic Rock mag about Duff and my plan is to move to L.A. where Duff lives, and go to the same kickboxing school as him!   YAY!
I got the mag cos there was two pages on him!
Oh those two pages- ever so special!  

He's one in a million- he's a sex god!  

Ohhhhhhhh how fit?!?!?            
SeRiOuSlY!  

Duff- I just want to tell you- I love you!  

Velvet Revolver Rock!

[Imfuckincrazy]

Cool, sounds like someone likes duff

Haha... understatement of the year!

[mikegiuliana]

Cool, sounds like someone likes duff

Haha... understatement of the year!

YEs indeed I believe we have a duff fan

[yagami1gnr]

I have to admitt I like the entire album, I think alotof new gnr fans only aren't opening their minds to new music and it's spoiling their judgement because they're comparing everything to old guns, or the few boots they've heard///

Sorry, but I really tried to open my mind(listened many times). The only thing that I can tell you that I opened my mind for Audioslave after the first listen, and then I appreciate many songs. It's like when I was reading different reviews of Ain't Life Grand , but after listening, I liked a lot that album. I think that the rockers on ALG have more driving force. The only ballad (Back to the Moment) is also a great song, maybe many people compared Rod with Axl, but I didn't.  And symplifying, if somebody offered me to give one CD after the first listen, Audioslave or Ain't Life Grand vs Contraband, I would pick one of the first two.  

[D]

sometimes i wonder if they tried to hard to not sound like gnr and stp

u know

i wonder if slash played something and thought "thats to GNR" so maybe he held back in spots

same with scott i wonder if he sung or wrote some stuff and was like "thats to stp"

i do love dirty little thing though

the album is solid, not sure ill still be listening to it next year at this time, but for the moment its pretty good

overall its 3 stars out of 5, its good, not great, not excellent, its good, but i know they can do better on album number 2 after they've jelled some

[Butch Français]

sometimes i wonder if they tried to hard to not sound like gnr and stp

u know

i wonder if slash played something and thought "thats to GNR" so maybe he held back in spots

same with scott i wonder if he sung or wrote some stuff and was like "thats to stp"

i do love dirty little thing though

the album is solid, not sure ill still be listening to it next year at this time, but for the moment its pretty good

overall its 3 stars out of 5, its good, not great, not excellent, its good, but i know they can do better on album number 2 after they've jelled some

D, I think you'll eat your own words and eventually put it up to 4 out of 5!

[Imfuckincrazy]

sometimes i wonder if they tried to hard to not sound like gnr and stp

I agree, D. Scott said that they left out the tracks that sounded too GNR or STPish - there were probably some great songs that they left out. But at least it lessens their chances of getting shit on for trying to sound like GNR or STP.

Also, Scott said that with STP, if everyone didn't like the songs, they included them anyway, but that it's going to be different with this band and if they didn't all agree then they wouldn't do it. I say don't listen to Slash(!), as he didn't like Sweet Child, which became one of their biggest songs ever. He even said so himself: "That just shows how much I know," or whatever he said...  

[D]

sometimes i wonder if they tried to hard to not sound like gnr and stp

u know

i wonder if slash played something and thought "thats to GNR" so maybe he held back in spots

same with scott i wonder if he sung or wrote some stuff and was like "thats to stp"

i do love dirty little thing though

the album is solid, not sure ill still be listening to it next year at this time, but for the moment its pretty good

overall its 3 stars out of 5, its good, not great, not excellent, its good, but i know they can do better on album number 2 after they've jelled some

D, I think you'll eat your own words and eventually put it up to 4 out of 5!

very true kiedis

i only liked about 8 songs off of rhcp "by the way" cd for a few months and now i think its one of the 5 best cds ive ever heard
so the more i listen im sure the better contraband will become

however the lyrics on the by the way cd made it easy for me to relate to that

i cant really relate my  life to what scott sings about which is why i think im having a hard time getting fully connected with this disc

[Booker Floyd]

D, I think you'll eat your own words and eventually put it up to 4 out of 5!

Ds opinion isnt exactly the most stable..

I think hell give the album every rating from 1 to 5 at some point or another.

[D]

D, I think you'll eat your own words and eventually put it up to 4 out of 5!

Ds opinion isnt exactly the most stable..

I think hell give the album every rating from 1 to 5 at some point or another.

lmmfao!!!!!!!!!!!! i know booker i know im fucked bro

right now this album is up to 4 stars, happy kiedis? lmmfao!

i was driving to my brothers and back and suckertrain blues is now an 8 out of 10, do it for the kids also is 8 out of 10, big machine which i liked from the first spin is a 7 out of 10

yeah ok booker u are right  i hop on both sides of the fences alot, one post im bashin them and loving axl, the next im praising them

im the ultimate devils advocate

if i didnt love my custom title so much id change mine to "devils advocate"

VR kick ass thats a fact, im not puttin weiland over axl ever, but i admit VR are a kick ass fuckin band! there i said it!

[Top-Hatted One]

I think dirty little thing is a great song, nice solo by slash.. I think the more you listen the more you'll enjoy the album, Inotice it took me a few goarounds to soak in the music and hear stuff I missed

I agree! I think the reason it grew on my after the 2nd day is because it sounds like GN'R and AFD only grew on me the 2nd day also.

My favorite rocker on the album!!!

[John Daniels]

IT ROCKS!
I GOT IT TODAY!

I got a free poster and certificate and two postcards!
I bought a VR tshirt too!

I LOVE YOU DUFF! You rock my world!
I bought Classic rock mag with a DUFF article in!  
But my "friend" said its looks as if Duff was sucking on sour lemons!  
Oh boy did i shout!
"No it doesn't Duff is a sex god!!!!!!"  

god damn you're such a #1 Duff fan on this board and I guess in the whole world. Glad to see you like the album also.

[Butch Français]

D, I think you'll eat your own words and eventually put it up to 4 out of 5!

Ds opinion isnt exactly the most stable..

I think hell give the album every rating from 1 to 5 at some point or another.

lmmfao!!!!!!!!!!!! i know booker i know im fucked bro

right now this album is up to 4 stars, happy kiedis? lmmfao!

i was driving to my brothers and back and suckertrain blues is now an 8 out of 10, do it for the kids also is 8 out of 10, big machine which i liked from the first spin is a 7 out of 10

yeah ok booker u are right  i hop on both sides of the fences alot, one post im bashin them and loving axl, the next im praising them

im the ultimate devils advocate

if i didnt love my custom title so much id change mine to "devils advocate"

VR kick ass thats a fact, im not puttin weiland over axl ever, but i admit VR are a kick ass fuckin band! there i said it!

oh yeah Im happy now! Im wearing a huge happy hat!

[Rebecca Duff Rose]

IT ROCKS!
I GOT IT TODAY!

I got a free poster and certificate and two postcards!
I bought a VR tshirt too!

I LOVE YOU DUFF! You rock my world!
I bought Classic rock mag with a DUFF article in!  
But my "friend" said its looks as if Duff was sucking on sour lemons!  
Oh boy did i shout!
"No it doesn't Duff is a sex god!!!!!!"  

god damn you're such a #1 Duff fan on this board and I guess in the whole world. Glad to see you like the album also.

YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      

DUFF IF YOU'RE READING TAKE NOTES! I LOVE YOU!  

OMG VR'S ALBUM ROCKS MAN!  

"I'm Duff's Number 1 Fannnnnnn!!!!!
I'm Duff's Number 1 Fannnnnnn!!!!!"  

Velvet Revolver Rock!

[Slash Fan 2004]

I love the CD. Favorite song: Loving the Alien

[chineseilusions]

I like every song but spectical and set me free doesn't belong IMO

[Imfuckincrazy]

I love the CD. Favorite song: Loving the Alien

Agreed.  

[Lilljon]

It's the best CD i've heard in a long time! Velvet Revolver fucking rules!

[Timothy]

It's the best CD i've heard in a long time! Velvet Revolver fucking rules!

that pretty much somes up my thought  too.  

[Jani]

Song by song review:

1. Sucker Train Blues

Great opening track, great intro. Chorus stuck in my head after hearing the song for the first time. 8/10

2. Do it for the Kids

One of my favourites, I love the chorus. 8/10

3. Big Machine

This one took a while to get into. It?s ok, defends its place on the album. 7/10

4. Illegal I Song

Great song, especially Matt shines on this one. Scott does a great job too. 8/10

5. Spectacle

IMO this is the song they should have dropped from the album. Kinda like a remake of Do it for the Kids (the choruses are too similar). Slash?s solo is excellent but couldn?t save the song. 5/10

6. Fall to Pieces

This song is well placed, it comes just when you?ve had enough of rockers for a while. Chorus is a bit dull, but I love the verses (nice melody by Scott) 7/10

7. Headspace

This is the best track, or at least the best rocker, on Contraband. Fucking excellent. The chorus riff sounds like a rocked-out Soundgarden riff (not bad association). The weirdest thing on this song is that c-part after the actual chorus ("living, taking chances..."): every time I hear that part, it reminds me of Linkin? Park! I hate Linkin?Park, but while Chester Bennington would?ve shouted his way through this part (like he always does in the choruses...zzz...), Scott shows his talent and sings the part with true beauty.

Should be a single. 10/10

8. Superhuman

Another one of my favourites. Scott does a fine job on this one as well, except for the "rodeo, rodeo, rodeo" part. Interesting guitar work. 9/10

9. Set Me Free

Excellent, one of the best rockers. 9/10

10. You Got No Right

IMO the best moment on Contraband. Sends shivers down my spine. 10/10

11. Slither

Great song, especially the intro sounds excellent. I still wonder why they released this as their first single. It?s a great song, but not in my top three. 8/10

12. Dirty Little Thing

Didn?t excpect too much from this one, maybe because the Paris Hilton theme didn?t sound that great. I stand corrected, this song fucking rocks! One of the best rockers. 9/10

13. Loving the Alien

The third song on my top 3 (the others being Headspace and YGNR). Beautiful. I don?t know if it?s only my ears, but doesn?t the verse have a kind of country-vibe to it. I hate country music (apart from Johnny Cash) but I love the song. A great ending with Slash?s guitar fading out, EXCELLENT! 10/10

Oveall rating 8.5/10