Page 1 of Anyone got the Velvet Revolver album??

As per title really......:D


My brother in law booked us tickets for September (I think!) - it`s the band that has Duff McKagan, Slash & Matt Sorum in.......



It`s just that we were both HUGE Guns and Roses fans when we were younger (went to both the Wembley concerts - still got the teeshirts! :D) and we are hoping they are halfway as good, even (dare I say it...) better!



I will pick up the album this weeekend, but was wondering if anyone is already listening.


Nice one!





Rob (never had permed hair by the way!) But

I have it, listened to it a few times now.

The stand out track for me is `Set me free` from The Hulk soundtrack.

Its a good album, most of the tunes sound like you could be listening to Guns n Roses until you hear someone else singing.

Where are you seeing them in concert? are they doing a UK tour?

I think I`m gonna sound patronising now, honestly that`s not my intenion, but not sure how else to describe it!

The album is a straight forward rock album, so if you like that sort of thing still, you`ll like it `cos it does it very well.

I mean I also used to love G `n` R, saw em at Wembly twice, but have out grown that sort of thing, don`t listen to it any more.

Saying that I did like Stone temple Pilots back then, and their singer is the Velvet Revolver singer, and I think he does a good job.

if you have broadband there`s a fe live songs on videos floating about you can dl, some G N R covers amongst others

Al

This one is on my `to buy` list. I`ve read some pretty postive reviews, regarding this album, so I will no doubt get it very soon. I saw G `n` R at Donington a few years ago, but never got to see STP (not that I remember, anyway!).

What I`ve heard from the album, so far, sounds promising



"Stan is my best friend at church"

I got it, mainly due to pure nostalgia. Its O.K and mostly sounds like the STP when they were still good (I.E purple and core). Scott Weiland still has `It` and the rest of the old G n R lot can still spank a plank. I think people in their late 20`s early 30`s (like me ;) ) will go teary eyed.

Its nothing ground breaking, but as far as flogging dead rock horses is concerned, im sure its a thousand times better than `Chinese Democracy` will be.

Although my copy had the gimpy copy protection thing which meant my computer wasnt keen on it, but its easily circumnavigated.

Nick, likening it to `Core` etc has made me want to buy it even more now! :D



"Stan is my best friend at church"

erm....ahem..........

Well, i meant it sounds more like core than most of their other albums (i.e just straight out rock and roll), but Core actually s***s on it from a very great height.

Its worth getting for the completist, but after a few listens its unfortunately been filed away in the `meh` pile.

Hey Hick.

Thanks for being a tad more in-depth, I shall have a think about it, now! I`ll no doubt end up buying it, sooner or later, though!



"Stan is my best friend at church"

Sorry 6(SIC)6, I haven`t been able to post for the last coouple of days, and I haven`t seen my brother in law either and he never said where it was we were watching them!! But I do remember him saying that it was a tour....


I`ll find out and get back to you fella......by the way, we went to the Docklands GnR concert recently (the one where it`s just Axl left out of the original band) and it was fookin` great :D:D


Hopefully let you know this evening....


Rob

I`ve been listening to it on and off for the last couple of weeks now and it definitely sounds more like an older STP album than a new GnR one. Scott Weiland has never sounded better and you can definitely tell Slash is in there too as there are some great guitar hooks - the last song (Loving the Alien) - not including the live bonus track - has a guitar riff that I just can`t get out of my head... bit like the intro to Sweet Child of Mine... the album comes recommended but to be honest I was expecting something a little heavier.

This item was edited on Monday, 19th July 2004, 14:55