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Supergruppo con 3 ex Guns'n'Roses (Slash, Duff McKagan e Matt Sorum), Scott Weiland, ex voce di Stone Temple Pilots, e Dave Kushner - ammetto, non so chi sia.
La prima impressione che dà l'opener Sucker Train Blues è quella di trovarsi di fronte a dei GnR con, finalmente, un vero cantante alla voce: Weiland se la cava egregiamente anche con un repertorio che non è proprio tipico del suo passato (vd. anche Do It For The Kids e la roboante Big Machine).
Nel prosieguo i nuovi compagni d'avventura si grungizzano, permettendo l'utilizzo di arrangiamenti vocali di tipica scuola STP/Alice In Chains al buon Scott (Headspace, Superhuman). Ci sta anche una bella ballatona come You Got No Right, per poi volare dritti alla chiusura con l'accoppiata Slither/Dirty Little Thing (che richiamano alla mente la Sex Type Thing del primo album degli STP) e, di nuovo, la lenta e melodica Loving The Alien.
Naturalmente l'effetto novità di dischi come questo è prossimo allo zero, e se proprio ne vogliamo trovare un'altra pecca, questa risiede nella mancata omogeneizzazione dei 2 generi di partenza - street e grunge - nelle diverse composizioni, dato che i brani dell'album tendono ad appartenere in maniera abbastanza netta all'uno o all'altro genere.
La qualità media dell'opera è comunque di alto profilo, ed in definitiva possiamo considerare i VELVET REVOLVER e questo loro Contraband come una delle cose migliori ascoltate in ambito Rock'n Roll negli ultimi mesi, a dimostrazione che la classe, quando c'è, non sempre evapora al caldo sole tropicale di qualche villa miliardaria...
Elenco tracce testi samples e video
02 Do It for the Kids (03:56)
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
I wanna be your manchild
Let's all go it hog-wild
She said I'll see you later
I always gravitate to her
Let's all meet at the station
No heavy concentration
We could all hook up there
The kids are all alright there
Should we go out later?
Showtime for strangers
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Dontcha give a fuck anymore now
She's givin up on you now
Do it for the kids they say
It ain't about you anyway
I say we're all grown up now
And sex ain't so safe now
It's all in the groove they say
Doesn't matter anyway
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Keep me runnin' like a deer
In the headlights
All for nothing I thought
Just the ransom I had bought
About the day I tried to tame her
Never tried to blame her
Just a game that I had bought
-Solo-
Let's all meet at the station
No heavy concentration
The kids are all alright there
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Should we go out later?
Showtime, for strangers
Should we go
(Should we go)
Out later
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
Showtime
(Showtime)
For strangers
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
-Solo-
{under solo}
Should we go
(Should we go)
Out later
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
Showtime
(Showtime)
For strangers
Went too fast, ran out of luck
And I don't even give a fuck
05 Spectacle (03:42)
Take two to break and three to go
Hold me back you spectacle
(Mother fcker yeah)
Kick me down with broken bones
You picked a fight now stand your ground
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You write the list
Well write me off
Rocket bitch is blasting off
(Right on target yeah)
Boots laced up I'm here to go
In the end I'll stand alone
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart
It rains and you fall back down again
It begins to rain and I'll knock
You right back down again
You incessant bitch you lied
In wait for the last time now
I'm standing now
I'm standing now
-Solo-
Take two to break and three to go
Hold me back you spectacle
Kick me down with broken bones
(Mother fucker yeah)
You picked a fight now stand your ground
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart
You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart
06 Fall to Pieces (04:31)
It's been a long year
Since you've been gone
I've been alone here
I've grown old
I fall to pieces, I'm falling
Fell to pieces and I'm still falling
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
I keep a journal of memories
I'm feeling lonely, I can't breathe
I fall to pieces, I'm falling
Fell to pieces and I'm still falling
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
All the years I've tried
With more to go
Will the memories die
I'm waiting
Will I find you
Can I find you
We're falling down
I'm falling
-Solo-
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
Every time I'm falling down
All alone I fall to pieces
07 Headspace (03:43)
Me, I'm a man
Who is trudging
Best I can
Through a minefield
Built to blast
Can I make it
Will I last?
Free my mind, levitate
Don't let any of those
Fuckers in my headspace
Please, let me be
No more questions
No more needs
You're the cancer
You're the leech
Sent to bleed me
Of disease
Free my mind, levitate
Don't let any of those
Fuckers in my headspace
Let me go my own way
Burn the rest of them that
Try to keep me enchained
Living taking chances
Isn't all that it's meant to be
(Meant to be)
Dying with your face on
A t-shirt isn't all that original
(All that original)
-Solo-
Me, I'm the man
Will I make it
Will I last
Free my mind, levitate
Don't let any of those
Fuckers in my headspace
Let me go my own way
Burn the rest of them that
Try to keep me enchained
Living taking chances
Isn't all that it's meant to be
(Meant to be)
Dying with your face on
A t-shirt isn't all that original
(All that original)
08 Superhuman (04:16)
I'm a superman
I wanna be your superman
I'm a superman
I wanna be your superman
What you get is a crash
Course to be a man
But a man is a
Destination never known
Sometimes dressed up like
A red hot lady in pumps
Don't think she can get enough
Always feel like she's
Running on a hamster wheel
Getting high, crashing
Cars and making mistakes
Keeping her face
Packed with cocaine
Her face is numb
Your faith is gone
I'm travelling on now
I'm making plans now
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Keep it comin' in a world
That's blown up wild
Keep it comin' in a world
That's bred her style
We're all runnin' from the
Goose she's high on cocaine
There's a noose swimmin' right
Between her legs to her brain
We're all in need of
A superhuman woman now
We're all in need of
A superhuman woman now
To rodeo, rodeo, rodeo, rodeo
Throw the rope around her neck
And get the show on the road
I'm travelling on now
I'm making plans now
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
-Solo-
I'm travelling on now
I'm making plans now
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
What's she thinking
She'll never get enough
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
Cocaine, alcohol
Lady-lay, withdrawal
09 Set Me Free (04:08)
You operate and motivate on synthetic fuel
You're mother nature and an atom bomb
As long as you're kept full of pretty bodies
Your little secret will be safe with me
Pre-Chorus:
Around again
Insane again
It comes again
And sets me free
Chorus:
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
You're kept alive and polarized with one thing in mind
Metabolize everything that you see
But now and then or a little later
Now I'm gonna take you down with me
Around again
Insane again
It comes again
And sets me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So take me down
Take me, down, down, down, down
Take me down, take me down
So take me down
Take me, down, down, down, down
Take me down, take me down
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
So set me free, set me free
'Cause I think you need my soul
Set me free, set me free
My freedom!
That's a wrap!
10 You Got No Right (05:35)
I fell through the ice
She won't be coming back again
It never wins to lie
She said you'll never have no rights
I've took it farther on the outside
I've took it nearly to the brink
And if you've seen me on the outside
You would have barely seen me breathe
Funny right here I find myself
Inside a paper cup
Without a warning or a reason it's a treason
With no answer
You got no right
To keep me waiting here
You got no right
To keep the pain in here
That holds the crown
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
And if I take it to the brink
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
You would have barely seen me breathe
And if I meet you out tonight
Will you be loving me forever
It's always over after the night
It's always colder after the night
I broke through the ice
She won't be coming back again
It's been a year and a night
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
And if I take it to the brink
And if I fall apart on the outside
(You really don't believe me)
You would have barely seen me breathe
And if I fall apart on the outside
And if I fall apart on the outside
And if I fall apart on the outside
And if I fall apart on the outside
11 Slither (04:08)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
When you look you
See right through me
Cut the rope
I fell to my knees
Born and broken
Every single time
Always keep me
Under finger
That's the spot
Where you run to me
Might see some type
Of pleasure in my mind
Now here comes the water
It comes to wash away
The sins of you and I
This time you'll see
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
When you seek me
You destroy me
Rape my mind and
Smell the poppies
Born and bloodied
Every single time
Always keep me
Under finger
That's the spot
Where you might linger
Might see some type
Of pleasure in my mind
Now here comes the water
It comes to wash away
The sins of you and I
This time you'll see
Like holy water
It only burns you faster
Than you'd ever dry
This time with me
-Solo-
When you look you
See right through me
Cut the rope
I fell to my knees
Born and blooded
Every single time
Now here comes the water
It comes to wash away
The sins of you and I
This time you'll see
Like holy water
It only burns you faster
Than you'd ever dry
This time with me
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
12 Dirty Little Thing (03:58)
Can't stop thinkin'
Must've been trippin'
This evening
My mind is racing demons
And all of my feelings are numb
Yeah and when I roll
With my head in the wind
And I feel like the king of the
Dead men wishin' they had
Gotten together with you girl
But you're a dirty little liar
With a message of obsession to come
You got your head in the clouds
And your world's upside down
Get away from the
Life you're living
Get away from the man
That's stealing your life
Get away from the
Drugs you're taking
Get away from the
Film of sex in your life
Can't stop drinking
I'm cold, kicking and bleeding
The wine is numbing feelings
And all of my memories are gone
Yeah and when I roll
With my head in the wind
And I feel like the king of the
Dead men wishin' they had
Gotten together with you girl
But you're a dirty little liar
With a message of obsession to come
You got your head in the clouds
And your world's upside down
Get away from the
Life you're living
Get away from the man
That's stealing your life
Get away from the
Drugs you're taking
Get away from the
Film of sex in your life
-Solo-
You got your head in the clouds
And your world's upside down
Get away from the
Life you're living
Get away from the man
That's stealing your life
Get away from the
Drugs you're taking
Get away from the
Film of sex in your life
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
Get away
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Altre recensioni
Di Vic Sorriso1
W eiland ancora a cantare come 10 anni fa con la voce rauca!! Ma a Slash non glielo hanno ancora detto che il rock alla Guns è morto da almeno 15 anni????
Più passa il tempo e più mi accorgo di come i cosiddetti “metallari” non sono molto dissimili dalla cosiddetta MTV-generation... dal fan medio di Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Lunapop...
Di Laskar_nec
Solo a leggere il nome Velvet Revolver, ma soprattutto ad andare infondo al booklet e leggere i componenti della band, aveva fatto raggelare il sangue all’ignaro acquirente.
La semplicemente superba opening track, 'Fall to Pieces', commovente tecnicamente eccelsa, con un feeling che nell’hard rock non si sentiva da davvero parecchio.
Di Axl Rose L.A.
"Un buon album, non straordinario ma comunque elaborato da artisti con una grande esperienza dietro le spalle."
"Questi VR hanno bisogno solo di un po' di originalità che li possa distinguere da altri supergruppi del genere."
