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Velvet Revolver is a hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland was
Velvet Revolver's lead singer since their formation until parting ways with the band in 2008. In 2004, the band
achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband. Critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, and criticized the band for a "disconnection" between
Scott Weiland and the rest of the band.With their single "Slither", they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard
Rock Performance.The band released Libertad in 2007, driven by the release of the single "She Builds Quick
Machines", and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains. In April 2008, Weiland parted ways with Velvet Revolver and
has since reunited with Stone Temple Pilots. Velvet Revolver has been on indefinite hiatus since April and in
November of 2008, the band was released by their record label RCA Records at their request to allow them "complete
freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish" replacing Weiland.Although the band is still in
'limbo', the band members remain optimistic about its future.
Band members :
Slash – Lead Guitar (2002 – present)
Duff McKagan – Bass guitar, backing vocals (2002 – present)
Matt Sorum – Drums, Percussion, backing vocals (2002 – present)
Dave Kushner – Rhythm guitar (2002 – present)
Former members :
Scott Weiland – Lead Vocals (2002 – 200
Track list :
'Contraband'
1."Sucker Train Blues" – 4:28
2."Do It for the Kids" – 3:56
3."Big Machine" – 4:26
4."Illegal i Song" – 4:18
5."Spectacle" – 3:42
6."Fall to Pieces" – 4:35
7."Headspace" – 3:43
8."Superhuman" – 4:16
9."Set Me Free" – 4:08
10."You Got No Right" – 5:35
11."Slither" – 4:08
12."Dirty Little Thing" – 3:58
13."Loving the Alien" – 5:49
'Contraband' is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, released on June 8, 2004 by RCA Records. A commercial success, Contraband debuted at number one on the American Billboard 200 chart and was
certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.Recording complicated by Weiland's court appearances for drug charges and his subsequent was sentencing to undertake rehabilitation.The marketing campaign for Velvet Revolver in the run-up tothe
release of the first album was profiled as part of the Frontline (PBS) program The Way the Music Died, which
included interviews with the band members and producers,Scott Weiland and Slash. As of August 2005, Contraband had sold more than 2 million copies in the United States, and the rigorous touring in support of the album reached
global scales. The band toured both the United States and Europe twice, while also performing in Australia, New
Zealand and Japan. The CD had SunnComm's MediaMax DRM rootkit on it, exposing users to a computer security
vulnerability. Velvet Revolver performed at Live 8, playing "Do It For the Kids", "Fall to Pieces" and "Slither." However, only "Fall to Pieces" appears on the Live 8 DVD. In 2005, a part of Contraband's "Dirty Little Thing" was
inserted in xXx: State Of The Union. The band also recorded a new song entitled "Come On, Come In" for the 2005 movie Fantastic Four.
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