Libertad Reviews

Limited edition international two disc (CDPAL/Region 0 DVD) edition of the Rock supergroup`s 2007 sophomore album contains a 30-minute documentary filmed on the band`s 2007 South American Tour.After such a massively successful debut album, the prediction is high for this sophomore realease from the hard rockin` band featuring former members of Guns `N Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, not simply because they are a large band, but also because of the fact that most people thinking they would self-destruct long ago.

Libertad is a bold move forwards from their blistering debut album while holding their feet solidly on the creation of searing Hard Rock. 13 tracks. Sony/BMG.`LIBERTAD` IS A Bold MOVE Forward FROM THEIR BLISTERING DEBUT ALBUM. WHILE KEEPING THEIR FEET SOLIDLY ON THE Foundation OF SEARING HARD ROCK, THIS ALBUM BROADENS THE BANDS SOUND TO NEW LEVELS OF CREATIVITY. THE First SINGLE `SHE BUILDS QUICK MACHINES` SETS THE Spirit WITH ITS MENACING AGGRESSION. ON `LIBERTAD` THAT Call IS Just THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. SONGS Like `THE Last FIGHT`, `GET OUT THE DOOR`, AND `FOR A BROTHER` SHOW THAT IN THE Long TERM, `LIBERTAD` HAS POTENTIAL TO TAKE VELVET REVOLVER TO Still GREATER HEIGHTS. Sony/BMG. * Please note you will require an All Code DVD player to view.When they exploded out of the gates on their 2004 debut, Contraband, Velvet Revolver were met with as much diffidence as appreciation. After all, supergroups have tended to explode as much as succeed, and with vocalist Scott Weiland, bassist Duff McKagan, and guitarist Slash all vying to prevent the lit match away from the fuse, the odds against this band ever seeing album #2 were even money at best. Surprise! Not simply have Velvet Revolver survived three years with unreckless abandon, this album blows the doors off its predecessor. Save a couple of disinfected ballads ("The Last Fight," "Gravedancer"), Libertad is all about hand-grenade chords, drag-racing riffs, and circus-tent choruses. The ageless McKagan and Slash continually gun for the disorder of their previous band (most notably on the punkish opener "Let It Wave" and its lewd brother "Spay"), while Weiland sounds-knock on wood-positively clean and wish a part of boisterous renewal on tracks like "Mary Mary," "She Builds Quick Machines," and the melt-in-your-mouth cover of ELO`s "Can`t Get It Out of My Head." Obviously egos have been checked at the studio door, as Velvet Revolver have already exceeded their anticipated existence. And now that existence goes back on the clock, trying to outshine a second album that`s head-and-shoulders better than the first. -Scott Holter