VELVET REVOLVER
"CONTRABAND"
RCA Records
2004
Seguramente lo que vaya a decir le sentará como un tiro a mas de uno y aunque puede sonar una herejía es lo que siempre he sentido, pero para mí, personalmente, el eslabón débil de Guns N 'Roses siempre fue su cantante Axl Rose (extraña opinión siendo el alma y el carisma del grupo, verdad?). Así que, imaginarse mi alegría al enterarme de la creación de Velvet Revolver, en esencia, eran Guns N Roses con un cantante completamente diferente! Es cierto que el ex-Stone Temple Pilots (Scott Weiland), puede o no puede ser el mejor cantante del mundo, pero al menos no es extremadamente irritante como otro cantante que una vez hizo música con Slash, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin y Matt Sorum. Pues bien, el gusto es el gusto y ante eso no se puede hacer nada, supongo. Mientras todos esperaban con ansiedad el nuevo trabajo de Axl 'Chinese Democracy', 'Velvet Revolver' pusieron este álbum 'Contraband' unos pocos años antes del dicho 'Chinese Democracy. Es un álbum de rock ochentero en su estilo y de la vieja escuela. Bueno, algunos toques modernos están aquí. Slash y Duff, en particular, no parecen arraigados a sus trabajos del pasado con G'N'R, aunque sí hay momentos marca de la casa que hacen recordar a Guns N 'Roses en equeñas pinceladas en las canciones individuales. Ya se sabe, "Appetite For Destruction" tenía una gran canción de introducción como Welcome to the Jungle por cortesía una guitarra que ya es historia del rock moderno, y no tengo claro si con "Sucker Train Blues" intentaron hacer lo mismo, pero me huele el mismo intento.
La más cercana de este álbum que me llegó a impresionar de verdad fue "Fall To Pieces", es una buena balada de rock. Por otra parte, las influencias de Nirvana y el grunge en general, se puede oír, algunos riffs aplastantes introducen algunas de las cosas, riffs sucios, riffs oscuros. Aún así, sigue siendo el material más tranquilo de lo que esperaba de partida. 'You Got No Right' es otra de esas baladas de rock que ha sido sumamente bien realizada, y 'Loving The Alien' cae en la misma categoría. Sin embargo, no le daría a este álbum la talla de disco memorable mas que nada porque las espectativas puestas eran muy altas y no se llegan a cumplir, disco resultón y poco más. Me gusta 'Spectacle', que rebosa positivamente con el fuego y, además el azufre. Bueno, rebosa positivamente con algo! "Set Me Free" es un montón de diversión, riffs bastantes simples pero grande en su simplicidad, "Sucker Train Blues" y "Do it for the kids' son dos canciones de rock realizadas con energía verdadera. En general, 'Velvet Revolver' no inventa absolutamente nada en este álbum de trece canciones, pero en realidad no importa tampoco. Si hubiera tenido un par de hits mas, quizás hubiera llegado a estatus de muy buen disco, pero da igual, nada apesta tampoco realmente. Que lástima!
Surely
what you say will sit as a one more shot and although it may sound a
heresy I've always felt, but for me personally, the weak link in Guns N
'Roses singer Axl was always Rose (strange opinion being the soul and charisma of the group, right?). So imagine my joy when I heard Velvet Revolver creating, in essence, Guns N Roses were a completely different singer! It
is true that the ex-Stone Temple Pilots (Scott Weiland), may or may not
be the best singer in the world, but at least it is extremely
irritating as another singer who once made music with Slash, Duff
McKagan, Izzy Stradlin and Matt Sorum. Well, taste is taste and before that you can not do anything, I guess. As
everyone waited anxiously Axl's new work 'Chinese Democracy', 'Velvet
Revolver' put this album 'Contraband' a few years before that 'Chinese
Democracy. It is an eighties rock album in its style and old school. Well, some modern touches are here. Slash
and Duff, in particular, seem rooted in his past works with G'N'R,
although there are moments trademark they do remember to Guns N 'Roses
songs MALL individual brushstrokes. You
know, "Appetite For Destruction" was a great intro song Welcome to the
Jungle as a courtesy and is a guitar that modern rock history, and I
have not clear whether "Sucker Train Blues" tried to do the same, but I smells the same attempt.
The closest this album that I really got to impress was "Fall To Pieces" is a good rock ballad. Moreover, the influence of Nirvana and grunge in general, you can hear some crushing riffs introduce some things, dirty riffs, dark riffs. Still, the material is still quieter than expected to start. 'You Got No Right' is another of those rock ballads that has been extremely well done, and 'Loving The Alien' falls into the same category. However, it would give this album disk size memorable mostly because the expectations were set very high and does not quite meet, disco resultón and little else. I like 'Spectacle' positively brimming with fire and sulfur addition. Well, positively brimming with something! "Set Me Free" is a lot of fun, fairly simple riffs but great in its simplicity, "Sucker Train Blues" and "Do it for the kids' are two rock songs performed with real power. Overall 'Velvet Revolver' not invent anything in this album of thirteen songs, but really does not matter either. If I had a pair of hits more, he might have reached very good album status, but anyway, anything really sucks either. What a shame!
The closest this album that I really got to impress was "Fall To Pieces" is a good rock ballad. Moreover, the influence of Nirvana and grunge in general, you can hear some crushing riffs introduce some things, dirty riffs, dark riffs. Still, the material is still quieter than expected to start. 'You Got No Right' is another of those rock ballads that has been extremely well done, and 'Loving The Alien' falls into the same category. However, it would give this album disk size memorable mostly because the expectations were set very high and does not quite meet, disco resultón and little else. I like 'Spectacle' positively brimming with fire and sulfur addition. Well, positively brimming with something! "Set Me Free" is a lot of fun, fairly simple riffs but great in its simplicity, "Sucker Train Blues" and "Do it for the kids' are two rock songs performed with real power. Overall 'Velvet Revolver' not invent anything in this album of thirteen songs, but really does not matter either. If I had a pair of hits more, he might have reached very good album status, but anyway, anything really sucks either. What a shame!
Puntuación *7/10
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