Velvet Revolver

Libertad
$18.97
When they exploded out of the gates on their 2004 debut, Contraband, Velvet Revolver were met with as much diffidence as appreciation. After all, supergroups have tended to detonate as often as succeed, and with vocalist Scott Weiland, bassist Duff McKagan, and guitarist Slash all vying to keep the lit match away from the fuse, the odds against this band ever seeing album #2 were even money at best. Surprise! Not only have Velvet Revolver survived three years with unreckless abandon, this album blows the doors off its predecessor. Save a pair of disinfected ballads ("The Last Fight," "Gravedancer"), Libertad is all about hand-grenade chords, drag-racing riffs, and circus-tent choruses. The ageless McKagan and Slash continually gun for the disorderliness of their former band (most notably on the punkish opener "Let It Roll" and its lewd brother "Spay"), while Weiland sounds--knock on wood--positively clean and like a voice of boisterous renewal on tracks like "Mary Mary," "She Builds Quick Machines," and the melt-in-your-mouth cover of ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head." Obviously egos have been checked at the studio door, as Velvet Revolver have already exceeded their anticipated existence. And now that existence goes back on the clock, trying to outshine a second album that's head-and-shoulders better than the first. --Scott Holter

Velvet Revolver Hoodie Tour Dates black hooded sweatshirt
$69.95
Check out the awesome design on this brand new style hoodie. Black sweatshirt has 'Velvet Revolver' in white block letters on a background of red letters 'VR'. On the back are tour stops from Chicago, New York, Philly, LA to Boston and many more. A white outline of a female figure is in silhouette. High quality heavy weight material will keep you warm in style. Velvet Revolver is a hard rock 'supergroup' consisting of Slash (lead guitarist), Duff McKagan (bassist, backing vocals), Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals) of Guns N' Roses, Scott Weiland (lead vocals) of Stone Temple Pilots and Dave Kushner (rhythm guitarist, backing vocals) of Wasted Youth. They won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Great gift for the Velvet Revolver fan, you won't find this design anywhere else! Celebrate the great music from their albums Contraband and Libertad, including the singles 'Set Me Free', 'Slither', and 'Fall to Pieces.'

Velvet Revolver - Contraband
$19.95
Scott Weiland and the remaining Guns N'Roses guys crank out 13 rocking new songs on this debut release. Includes: Big Machine * Dirty Little Thing * Do It for the Kids * Fall to Pieces * Headspace * Illegal I Song * Loving the Alien * Set Me Free * Slither * Spectacle * Suckertrain Blues * Superhuman * You Got No Right. PARENTAL ADVISORY FOR EXPLICIT LYRICS.

Contraband
$13.98
Scott Weiland. Slash. Duff McKagen. Matt Sorum. It doesn't seem like a good idea to put these people in a room together, let alone a band. But it was the same exact explosive element of danger and low I.Q. scores that made both of these players' former groups--Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses--sell billions, so why stand in their way? The music on Contraband sounds appropriately monumental, all window-quivering riffs, and ticker-tape parade choruses. "Do It For the Kids" and "Set Me Free" take direct inspiration from Nirvana, meaning they are brilliantly raw, raucous, and indecent. It's great stuff. The power-ballads like "Fall to Pieces" and "You Got No Right," however, are more heartburn than heartbreak when compared to past achievements like, oh, let's say "Sweet Child O' Mine." --Aidin Vaziri