Contraband

Artist: Velvet Revolver
Label: RCA
Category: Music

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Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 766487395540
EAN: 4988017621400
ASIN: B0001M0JL2

Release Date: 2004-06-10

Contraband

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Tracks:

Sucker Train Blues
Do It For The Kids
Big Machine
Illegal I Song
Spectacle
Fall To Pieces
Headspace
Superhuman
Set Me Free
You Got No Right
Slither
Dirty Little Thing
Loving The Alien
Bodies (Live

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the debut album, from rock supergroup made up of ex-Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland, former Gun N Roses members, Slash, Duff McKagan & Matt Sorum, & guitarist Dave Kushner, includes the first single 'Slither' & one bonus live track 'Bodies' (Sex Pistols cover) BMG. 2004.

Album Details

The Japanese Edition of the Debut from the First Superband of the Nils that Stars Former Guns N Roses Men Slash, Duff, Matt Paired with Former Stone Temple Pilot and Rock N Roll Bad Boy Scott Weiland plus Dave Kushner. Includes a Cover of the Sex Pistols' "Bodies" as a Bonus Track Not Found on the USA Equivalent.

Customer Reviews:

this is the best debute album since apetite for destruction.......2005-01-15

i am a big guns n roses fan i have every one of there cds.i was watching a gnr biography and at the end it mentions something about a new band called velvet revolver.i said what the heck is that.theni went on the computer and herd a sample of fall to pieces.it was great!the song reminded me of sweet child o mine.then i went to the store and got contraband.
1.sucker train blues 7/10
2.do it for the kids 6/10
3.big machine 6/10
4.illegal i song 8/10
5.spectacle 7/10
6.fall to pieces 10/10
7.head space 5/10
8.superhuman 8/10
9.set me free 9/10
10.you got no right 7/10
11.slither 10/10
12.dirty little thing 8/10
13.loving the alien 7/10
14.bodies 9/10
this cd is a must buy for all guns n roses fans!!!!!!!

THIS IS THE VERSION TO GET!!!!.......2004-09-09

OK, yes this Japanese import is more expensive than the normal version of Contraband, but you get two important bonuses:

1. NO DRM!!!! That's right, this is a normal CD without any of the copy-protection garbage. So you can copy it, rip it to mp3, put it on your iPod... do whatever you want with it.

2.) The bonus track (a live version of the Sex Pistol's classic "bodies") is excellent.

If you want Contraband, but don't want all the restrictions, this is the version to buy.

A great album if you can get into it.......2004-07-25

Contraband (2004.) Velvet Revolver's first album.
In recent years, Stone Temple Pilots disbanded and Guns 'N' Roses has been left in ruins. Fortunately, several of the musicians who had made these bands so great weren't about to stop rocking. In late spring of 2004, Velvet Revolver released their first album, Contraband. This new band featured former Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland, and former Guns 'N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan. The two bands that these musicians came from were wildly different, and at this point in time, modern rock and roll was at an all-time low. Does Velvet Revolver's debut prevail? Read on for my review.

When I first heard about this band, I had some serious doubts. Guns 'N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots are two totally different bands, and I thought that combining members of the bands would be an instant recipe for failure. My doubts were only strengthed by the fact that rock and roll of the era in which this album was released was at an all-time low in terms of quality. My skepticism was shattered as soon as I sat down and actually listened to the album. THIS is the way early twenty-first century rock and roll should sound! Rather than combining the stylings of the bands that the members came from, this album sounds more like a continuation of early-era Stone Temple Pilots, and that's a very good thing. Admittingly, on a few tracks, Weiland's vocals take some serious getting used to, but once you adjust to them, you'll agree that they are excellent. And, as you probably would have suspected, Slash and Duff McKagan are no slouches when it comes to the instrumental duties in the band. Another great strength of this album is the song diversity. There are straight-up hard and heavy rockers, slower, grunge-based rockers, and even a few ballads. The ballads are surprisingly good tracks! From start to finish, Contraband doesn't have a dull moment. Why can't all early twenty-first century rock and roll sound this good?

When you buy this album, make sure that you are buying the uncensored explicit lyrics version and not the edited version (there IS an edited version out there, so beware.) Something else I noticed is that the album comes in a slipcase, and there are many different colored slipcases that the album comes in. Of course, this is strictly cosmetic, so whatever one you buy is a matter of personal preference. And to all of you who are above average fans, there is an import version with one extra track.

Velvet Revolver's debut album is nothing short of excellent. There were a number of other rock bands from this era who all pretty much sucked, and Velvet Revolver's music blew theirs out of the water, hands down. If you're a fan of the Stone Temple Pilots, this is an album well worth adding to your collection.

Interesante Albun en version Japonesa.......2004-07-15

Muy interesante version incluye el tema raro en Vivo que solo salio en el single slither eso es bueno para mayor informacion de Velvet Revolver o de Guns N Roses incribirse al club del coleccionista mandando un correo a esta direccion: polarworks_Collectors-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

y alli se compartiran noticias de este grupo y de varios mas como musica este club del coleccionista esta en ESPAÑOL.

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