Mike I love your post!!!! Seriously what the HELL is with all the machines!!!! That line is used so much now I feel its sooo cliche. Scott didn’t you realize that “Big Machine” sucked ass!!!!

However I disagree with you on Daughtry. I think that guy is lame. I hate every one of his songs. Sure he’s an ok singer but he’s got no real raw attitude. He’s just like Scott Stapp, the poser rocker. Chris is just someone who appeals to top 40 radio. And I hate to say this but I lost some SERIOUS respect when I found out that Slash played a song on his album.

Yes Gravedancer is a great song. I like it. However if my memory serves me correct I think the main verse riff is built around the D chord and I felt it was too much of a revisit of Fall to Pieces (this is the guitar player coming out, I wouldn’t be surprised if no one thought that). I could be wrong and might be thinking of “Can’t get it out of my head”. But come on man if your going to have another ballad make it around another chord than your last ballad from your previous record!

I did hear some red flags before this album came out from interviews with Slash on making the record. He talked about how they fired their original producer Rick Ruben (who’s done everyone on the planet) because he kept saying, “You need to write more songs”. Well Rick was right!!! You needed to right more songs cause the ones you have all SUCK!!!

Another thing Slash commented on was his guitar tone. He stated that he played with a much cleaner tone on the record. Which in my opinion was a bad idea because he already has the best tone in the world and why go and mess with something when its perfect. But at the same time I can see why he might do that. He’s been making records for over 20 years and at one point you just have to try something new.

And yes Mike I’ll be with you when you’re walking into the store Tuesday morning to buy the album to support the greatest musicians of all time. Its just so sad that it will be a bitter sweet moment.

Respect or no respect I’m not buying that piece of crap! I hope they have sucky sales. Maybe that will motivate them to actually make a bad ass album for once. Just like anything else you purchase, you want the most for your dollar and one half decent song doesn’t cut it. My respects to Slash, Duff and Matt still.

I didn’t dislike it as much as you guys, but it definitely wasn’t great at all either. I have to agree with Mike, Scott isn’t the best. I don’t think he ruins all the music, but he’s not helping at all. The vocals are definitely the weakest part of the songs. I thought ‘For a Brother’ and ‘Can’t get it out of my head’ were decent. I think the best way to describe the music is kinda like what’s already been said: Forgettable. There’s nothing really of substance that from the first time you hear it, you’re like, “Damn!”—I at least got that a little bit from ‘Slither’ on their last album. But I could be wrong…I liked a couple of songs on the first album more after hearing them a few times, and I only listened to about a minute of these. And yes, Mike, the chorus of ‘Spay’ has to be one of the most annoying things ever written. I give it a B-/C+.

I just got around to listening to the album. From the comments today I knew I shouldn’t expect much - the understatement of the year. This album will be forgotten by July 4th.

To think I was stoked back when I first heard Scott was on board because I have always been a huge STP fan. I still listen to Sex Type Thing and Wicked Garden all the time. I seriously think Scott got crazy STDs and they had to cut off his balls because he sounds like he’s twelve. Him and Robin Thicke should get together and do Prince covers.

As for Daughtry, Todd is right. Look, if you want to sell out to American Idol and it gets you record sales, good for you - but don’t think it means you are worthy to share the stage with Slash. Once you prance around a stage singing California Dreams you might as well have done gay porn - there is no going back.

I sure hope Slash can find something that works next time. I hate to see VR’s tour schedule include the “Buffalo Chip Campground” in South Dakota.

Well I hope you guys saw VR on Jay Leno last night. I thought they sounded really good! And I must say, I don’t think Slash has looked cooler in years!! After I watched it I was taken back to the good old days for a bit!

I actually agree that the songs on this album are a filler? A little late though.
To be honest I really think that Slash, Duff and Matt were so much better under the hypnotising voice that was Axl Rose. I’m quite disappointed at how Scott has managed to minipulate Rock into Pop/Punk.

I still quite like Velvet Revolver.
It’s because they’re all individually great musicians. The fact that they make a good song or two just becomes a bonus.
But well yes.

chris daughtry??? are u kidding? wow i didn’t know you were a sixteen year old girl

Mike,

I liked it better when Slash was in G’N'R and Scott was in Stone Temple Pilots. Better head banging metal, dude.
Now, Slash is with the weakest link in the metal buisness lol.

You said no-one from a younger crowd would find this appealing. But i love gun n roses and i love velvet revolver. There lyrics are complicated but there is a truth behind it. The overall sound is imense…And Im 14!

hey i like the song slither,i like the lyrics and most is lead solo by SLASH…yeeeaaaa..goooooo VELVET REVOLVER….MORE POWER…AND LONG LIFE…

heey if u dont like the lyrics or the song so what…!!! you beeter all shut up!!!DONT JUDGE THEM BASE IN YOUR IGNORANCE….SKUNKY NOOB.!!!!