Revolvo [Import]

revolvo [import]

Track Listings

1. Marmalade

2. Moscow Mule

3. Gold Passion

4. Gt

5. Shady Lady

6. Silver Streak

7. White Lady

8. Strawberry Dawn

Revolvo,Revolvo,3d,Rock

Revolvo [Import]

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Hey Nice Velvet Release
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Unexpected
Took a few listens!
Heart & Soul

Libertad
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P29B62
Release Date: 2007-07-03

Tracks:

Let It Roll
She Mine
Get Out The Door
She Builds Quick Machines
The Last Fight
Pills, Demons & Etc.
American Man
Mary Mary
Just Sixteen
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
For A Brother
Spay
Gravedancer
Re-Evolution

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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 detonate as often as succeed, and with vocalist Scott Weiland, bassist Duff McKagan, and guitarist Slash all vying to keep the lit match away from the fuse, the odds against this band ever seeing album #2 were even money at best. Surprise! Not only have Velvet Revolver survived three years with unreckless abandon, this album blows the doors off its predecessor. Save a pair 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 disorderliness of their former band (most notably on the punkish opener "Let It Roll" and its lewd brother "Spay"), while Weiland sounds--knock on wood--positively clean and like a voice 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

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Hey Nice Velvet Release.......2007-07-12

This Latest Album Libertad from Velvet Revolver is as good as their debut a little bit more focused in some areas then there are some tracks you are going to say . is this it, come on a little more depth and creativity? so it's not a 5 to 10 star album but it is still a good listen. for some people expecting some else it may take a couple of listens before you actually start groovin to this album. but it is not a bad album, i just think that Velvet should've put more licks and riffs and fills to make Libertad tighter on some of the tracks, but i guess they can do that on the next album.

Rock On Guys .

Coaster.......2007-07-11

This album sounds like a scott weiland solo album, i listened to it 2 times all the way through and just couldnt find anything worth listening to, i was hoping for a hard rock/rock album and they come out with a retro album, you cant really even tell slash is on the album other than a few solos. I gave it away.

Unexpected.......2007-07-11

This album was a huge suprise. I got contraband because I was a rageing STP fan and mildly interested in GNR. I was not sure what to expect with contraband, but it ended up being a huge dissappointment. I listened to it about 3 times and it has since been collecting dust. So I baught Libertad because I am a completeist, and I was not expecting much. But to my suprise and delight this album rules. It is fun, rockin, and a great summer time rock record. With contraband they sounded like STP and GNR got into a car accident and the survivors quickly ran to the nearest studio and put out a half a**'ed attempt at an album. But on Libertead they sound like a real band, and it works well. I would say 90% of the album sounds awesome, with the remaining 10% sounding ok. Scott sounds fantasic, I guess getting clean has done him a lot of good. (It still does not touch the excellence of his STP days but I'll take it.) He is a real rock n' roll MF. peace

Took a few listens! .......2007-07-11

When I first put this cd in and checked it out, I was disappointed at what I heard. Nothing really stood out from the get go. I really liked the guitar lick in tune number two, but other than that it seems to be lacking something. However after about the 4th or 5th spin, I really started to get into it and now am pretty pleased with what on here. Yeah it's nothing ground breaking or earth shattering, but it's good straight ahead hard rock which is something I do enjoy a lot.

If you liked the first one?, you'll probably grow to like this one as well as it's pretty much a carbon copy of the first outing.

Heart & Soul.......2007-07-11

Usually second albums always reflect the pressure of the session. Directions, enviromental, industry? There is always eyes upon the goods that long before the recorded meterial showed their real passion. In libertad passion is the word. When rock gods of the day goes east oriented sound (Robert Plant, Perry Farrel, etc...) Velvet revolver goes the west and slap around the punk attitude that create the sub text of the record. Songs like American Man & Marry Marry feels like you stand inside the empty pool and watch the watcher of the hood. This feeling completed itself with the image of a cop car which slowly passed in front of your porch, you see the changing light upon... All tracks are trace of the lost generation with stomping riffs. Even Duff McKagan feels comfortably this time. Also Matt Sorum is more adventures like he is in the Camp Freddy. But real gem is beetween Scott and Slash. When the slick and warm feel productions hit, there is no real damage reported here. The Last Fight and For A Brother are best vocals of the Scott with STP's Plush and Slash is edgy as hell. But the challenge position begins with the track like Pills, Demons & Etc and Just Sixteen-these are "band" tracks. When the album is fnished, you know the fact that; this isn't a some kind of Project. This is a real band.

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The epitome of perfection
Review of Revolver UK
Volume 2
10 All Time Best Albums
Ten stars wouldn't be enough.

Revolver [UK]
The Beatles
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002UAR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping
Love You To
Here, There and Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said, She Said
Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
Doctor Robert
I Want to Tell You
Got to Get You into My Life
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Revolver wouldn't remain the Beatles' most ambitious LP for long, but many fans--including this one--remember it as their best. An object lesson in fitting great songwriting into experimental production and genre play, this is also a record whose influence extends far beyond mere they-was-the-greatest cheerleading. Putting McCartney's more traditionally melodic "Here, There and Everywhere" and "For No One" alongside Lennon's direct-hit sneering ("Dr. Robert") and dreamscapes ("I'm Only Sleeping," "Tomorrow Never Knows") and Harrison's peaking wit ("Taxman") was as conceptually brilliant as anything Sgt. Pepper attempted, and more subtly fulfilling. A must. --Rickey Wright

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The epitome of perfection.......2007-07-04

This has been my favorite Beatles' album for years and years and years, as well as one of my top favorite albums overall. While of course some of the techniques used on certain of the songs aren't going to seem as revolutionary or current as they were back in 1966, that doesn't change the fact that at the time, they were very radical innovations, helped to change the face of pop music, and really marked the beginning of The Beatles' mature period. By this point they'd finally fully graduated from doing just love songs and simplistic pop to dealing with weightier subjects, and using a greater amount of studio experimentation, such as the backwards guitar in "I'm Only Sleeping" and the tape loops sounding like exotic birds in "Tomorrow Never Knows." Overall, I'd have to say that it's quite possibly their best album, maybe even the one that's stood the test of time the best (even allowing for how some aspects of the music may seem dated to some people today, it doesn't come across like some horribly dated period piece either). Every song is just so great; it really just seems like the epitome of perfection, the type of album one could listen to several times in a row or every day and not get bored of or skip any tracks on (though I must admit I don't really care for "For No One"). As great as they were, how many other albums did they make that one could say were truly as perfect as this one? One can also easily understand why this has been called their acid album.

Another great thing about this album is how balanced it is. While on some albums, one Beatle predominates (such as how John sings lead on 9 of the 13 tracks on AHDN and half of the songs on RS), here it's much more distributed. John and Paul each sing 5 songs, with the requisite Ringo song ("Yellow Submarine," one of his most famous), and the remaining three songs, including the opening one, going to George. Apart from the White Album where he had 4 songs, such a relatively generous amount of songs would never happen again. One can tell from these three songs that he was really growing and maturing as a songwriter even this early into having become the band's third songwriter. The musical styles themselves are also rather balanced; there are soft songs like "Here, There, and Everywhere," fun meaningless pop like "And Your Bird Can Sing," social commentary songs like "Eleanor Rigby," the Indian-influenced "Love You To" (one of my favorite tracks), partially autobiographical songs like "She Said She Said," and songs with a strong psychedelic influence, like the hypnotic "I'm Only Sleeping" (probably my favorite track) and the closing track "Tomorrow Never Knows." I won't even get into people who are genuinely wondering why this isn't the Capitol repackaging they remember from childhood; I can't imagine this album without such key tracks as "Dr. Robert" and "I'm Only Sleeping," and am baffled as to why anyone would find the repackagings to be superior to the authentic British originals other than sentimental reasons.

Overall, this album is the perfect midway point between their early, more innocent period and their later, more serious period, a transitional bridge between the two eras. I also couldn't think of many more of their albums that would be this much of an ideal introduction to a new fan.

Review of Revolver UK.......2007-07-03

I bought it mainly for one song, but should have purchased if off of Itunes. Its a good album, nice happy songs, takes you back in time.

Volume 2.......2007-07-02

Revolver was released after Rubber Soul. This album continues the evolution of writting and composing of the fab four. It sounds very similar to Rubber Soul and is another great album.

Overall it's a lot more "60s" in the sound. A lot more of Georges Indian influence in the music. A lot more randomness in the writting of Lennon/McCartney. A lot more great drumming by Ringo (He's great on Tomorrow Never Knows).

Taxman is a classic song by George. It's sounds very similar to Drive My Car and just has a nice groove to it.

Paul says he made up a lot of "characters" in his songs like Eleanor Rigby. The String section was first used in Yestarday and is a perfect opening to Eleanor.

Other notable tracks are Goodday Sunshine, She Said She Said, and Tomorrow Never Knows. This is a great track written by John. He didn't want to come off the wrong way in his presentation so he used a saying Ringo came up with in "Tomorrow Never Knows." This was a huge step in moving forward in the music. It showed the audience a sneek peak as to what future music would sound like and I think it's a perfect song to end with to transition into the Genius of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

10 All Time Best Albums.......2007-06-29

Being born after the Beatles broke up, I can't really comprehend the world before them. From my childhood, I remember my older siblings wearing out what was left of their Beatles singles all through the 70s. It wasn't until much later that I separated the songs that were part of my childhood from songs that are part of my adulthood. I firmly believe that everyone will discover the Beatles at some point in their life. It wasn't until I heard Revolver that I had my revelation.
Popular music that is timeless until time's end. If you could somehow erase everyone's memory of the Beatles without removing their impact on music, I believe that you could release Revolver today and it would dominate the charts. Neither imitators, admirers, nor detractors have been able to pull off the magic that is Revolver. The music on this album defys description - everyone who has discovered it knows that. Everyone who hasn't - will.

Ten stars wouldn't be enough........2007-06-20

Okay: I was six when the Beatles first washed ashore over here in '64; their records have been a part of my life ever since. Quite simply -- and don't argue with me here -- Revolver is the single best album of the rock era. EVER. And I mean that for both the American AND UK versions.

You're listening to genius from track to track that doesn't let up. It was the album that split the Beatles' career in two -- from the touring, "I'm in love, yeah yeah yeah, hold my hand" Beatles to the older, more analytical Beatles.

Indeed, the last line of the last song on Revolver, "Tomorrow Never Knows," is "Play the game existence to the end of the beginning." Maybe Lennon didn't know it, but putting that line at the end of that album was a hint that things were changing, and we -- as well as the Beatles -- were never going to be the same again.

Sgt. Pepper was important, but it couldn't have even EXISTED without Revolver at the end of the beginning.

If you're just discovering the Beatles, start here.

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Super Group Super Great
Great first effort from the supergroup, now polished this year with a new album
4- Content 1- Disc
Almost Every Song Is A Hit !!!
Still Amazing

Contraband
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00020NPZA
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

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Do It For The Kids
Big Machine
Illegal i Song
Spectacle
Fall To Pieces
Headspace
Superhuman
Set Me Free
You Got No Right
Slither
Dirty Little Thing
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Scott Weiland. Slash. Duff McKagen. Matt Sorum. It doesn't seem like a good idea to put these people in a room together, let alone a band. But it was the same exact explosive element of danger and low I.Q. scores that made both of these players' former groups--Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses--sell billions, so why stand in their way? The music on Contraband sounds appropriately monumental, all window-quivering riffs, and ticker-tape parade choruses. "Do It For the Kids" and "Set Me Free" take direct inspiration from Nirvana, meaning they are brilliantly raw, raucous, and indecent. It's great stuff. The power-ballads like "Fall to Pieces" and "You Got No Right," however, are more heartburn than heartbreak when compared to past achievements like, oh, let's say "Sweet Child O' Mine." --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

The debut release from VELVET REVOLVER features Guns N' Roses founding members Slash and Duff, as well as Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland. The complete line-up is below...

SCOTT WEILAND - Stone Temple Pilots SLASH - Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit DUFF - Guns N' Roses MATT SORUM - Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, The Cult DAVE KUSHNER - Infectious Grooves

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Super Group Super Great.......2007-07-05

It was predicted that this band would save rock n' roll, and for me that's what they did. The combination of ex-Gunners with former STP frontman Scott Weiland is fantastic to say the least. If you like Rock n' Roll pick this album up immediatly.

Great first effort from the supergroup, now polished this year with a new album.......2007-07-05

I come back to review this album in the wake of VR second album release "liberated". Contraband is the orginal first effort of this group, made up of ex-Guns and roses members Duff, Slash and Matt Sorum (second drummer for guns After Steve), Stone temple pilots frontman Scott Weiland, and Dave Kushner, former guitarist for Wasted youth. Originally known as "the Project" and filmed for a VH1 documentary while rehersing and serching for a frontman, Weiland fell into their laps and they hit it off right away. Set me free was their fisrt song and released on the Hulk soundtrack. Next release was SLither. These first two has the old STP sound to them, with a kick of GNR guitar from slash. Final big release off the album was Fall to pieces, A great ballad and very GNR sounding. Overall, a great mix of sound on the album from both groups. I agree that the mixing was a bit rough, but still good. With their second album out now, the band has really come into their own sound, and comparing it to this album, Contraband was definitly a start, and seems a mix of their root groups sounds, but awesome anyway. Hopefully these guys will keep going and not fall apart like audioslave recently did, another supergoup of this decade. Check this album out. Unfortunately, this edition was a copy protected album, so making taking it to I pod, mp3 is not really possible. Oh well, still worth it.

4- Content 1- Disc.......2007-07-03

Bought this years ago.. When i switched to strictly using my PC for music, i went to rip and cant... Read other reviewers about their issues as well. I dont own an I-Pod but cant use the disc for that either... So i guess i wont be hearing this again until i hook my stereo back up.. Absolutely insane and RCA should be ashamed... I am sure there will be many used editions because of this.
Musically its great. I do like the cd itself. Solid Rock record.

Almost Every Song Is A Hit !!!.......2007-06-28

I love Guns N Roses and when I heard that Slash and Duff were going to make a superband I was hyped about it. It took me a few weeks to pick this up after it came out but when I did I fell in love with it :) Some of the best songs on it are Slither (the single), Big Machine, Headspace, Superhuman, and basically all of the others except for 1.

I'm really looking forward to the sequel to this and it's coming out in less than 7 days - so it's already a must buy for me :)

Still Amazing.......2007-05-20

I first heard about velvet revolver because I love guns n roses (slash in particular). I figured it would be cool to see what former band members were up to now. What I found surprised me - the sound was completely different then that of gnr, but it was amazing in a different way. More metal, less ballads. It all depends on what you're into. While Slash's guitar solos where arguably better in gnr songs, many songs on this album rock harder with loud powerful riffs. Plus scott weiland has the perfect voice for this type of music.

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Melody and the Tyranny EP
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
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ASIN: B000QEINVI
Release Date: 2007-06-25

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Velvet Revolver is the Union of Two Celebrated and Respected Bands in Rock History - Guns N Roses and Stone Temple Pilots. Their First Album 'contraband' Received Critical Acclaim and Debuted at #1 in the Us (Best Ever Debut for a New Rock Artist in the Soundscan Era). This Enhanced CD EP Includes the First Single 'she Builds Quick Machines', a Cover of the Talking Heads Classic 'psycho Killer', Exclusive Video Content and More.

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Limited Edition International two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the 2007 sophomore album from Velvet Revolver contains two bonus tracks ('Don't Drop That Dime' and 'Re-Evolution') plus a bonus DVD featuring a documentary on the making of the album. Produced by Brendan O'Brien, Libertad is the follow-up to Contraband, VR's debut album, released in June 2004, which earned three million in sales worldwide, debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #1 and was awarded a Grammy. 15 tracks including the first single 'She Builds Quick Machines'. BMG. .

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Pitiful,Mtv,Hip Hop,Clubb'in SHITE
some great songs- overall good
Three stars for Ten out of Twenty Tracks that were pleasing
Eh....it's so-so.
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Fantastic Four - The Album
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ASIN: B0009OPO12
Release Date: 2005-07-05

Tracks:

Come In, Come On- Velvet Revolver
Error Operator- Taking Back Sunday
Relax- Chingy
Whatever Happened To The Heroes- Joss Stone
Waiting (Save Your Life)- Omnisoul
Always Come Back To You- Ryan Cabrera
Everything Burns- Anastacia; Ben Moody
New World Symphony- Miri Ben-Ari featuring Pharoahe Monch
Die For You- Megan McCauley
Noots- Sum 41
Surrender- Simple Plan
I'll Take You Down- T.F.F. featuring Chris Cestor (from JET), Brody Dalle (from The Distillers), Dolf de Datsun (from The Datsuns) & Nick Zinner (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
On Fire- Lloyd Banks
Reverie- Megan McCauley
Goodbye To You- Breaking Point
Shed My Skin- Alter Bridge
In Due Time- Submersed
Disposable Sunshine- Loser
Now You Know- Miss Eighty 6 featuring Classic
Kirikirimai- Orange Range

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There are four good reasons to pick up the Fantastic Four soundtrack. The first three are kinda buried in the middle of the CD--and they all happen to be new songs. First, there's "I'll Take You Down," a nifty rocker by a combo called T.F.F. Never heard of them? They're an ad hoc supergroup featuring the Distillers' banshee Brody Dalle, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner, the Datsuns' singer-bassist Dolf de Datsun, and Jet's drummer Chris Cester. Second, Joss Stone's "Whatever Happened to the Heroes" is a lot better than its obvious title suggests; it's a rollicking, old-school rock-soul track namedropping Joe DiMaggio (a hero in Stone's native Devon?) and Marilyn Monroe. Finally, there's "Everything Burns," which sees former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody collaborating with Anastacia on his first solo outing. It looks like an odd-couple combination but somehow it works--probably because Moody knows how to write bombastic power ballads. (It's certainly less icky than "Hero" from Spiderman.) The fourth good reason is the very last track: "Kirikirimai" is a hyperactive rock/hip-hop hybrid that introduces Japanese band Orange Range to the American market. The rest of the CD, which mixes new tunes and recycled ones, is surprisingly solid with muscular but melodic contributions from Velvet Revolver, Sum 41, Simple Plan, and Lloyd Banks's infectious "On Fire." Just try to get its organ riff out of your head. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Featuring new music from Platinum and Gold recording artists Velvet Revolver, Joss Stone, Ben Moody featuring Anastacia, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, Chingy, and much more.

Customer Reviews:

Pitiful,Mtv,Hip Hop,Clubb'in SHITE.......2006-09-25

This is one of those thrown together soundtracks.All the cookie cutter,whoever is on the "popular music chart" crap music.There was only one cool song in the entire film and it's not even on the soundtrack.I hope the band sues.Don't waste your money on this garbage.There is nothing remotely interesting about anything on this soundtrack,but if you are a gullable sheep who doesn't mind being led to the slaughter,by all means buy the C.D,we need stupid consumers like you out there,you help the economy.

some great songs- overall good.......2006-05-17

not all of the songs are great, but the 1 by simple plan is pretty good & Error Operator was sweet (in my oppinion error operator gave ths ablum 2 of its 4 stars!)

Three stars for Ten out of Twenty Tracks that were pleasing.......2006-03-13

As many have said before more this is not the "greatest Superhero themed soundtrack" to indeed purchase and their words could not speak a louder truth. But as long as your Radio has PROGRAM installed within its system then your days should be a whole lot better when listening to this SOUNDTRACK for the 2005 "Fantastic Four" film. MARVEL and WIND-UP RECORDS have probably released some decent soundtracks for the MARVEL movies that didn't make that big-buck in the theaters that made up for it in DVD sales. The following being, DAREDEVIL, ELEKTRA, THE PUNISHER, and now this one. While the two before the latter do not stand up to the original SPIDER-MAN soundtrack (2002) which also had its fair share of hits and misses, The Punisher soundtrack should've been able to please any hard rock/metal fan with the presence of Drowning Pool's "Stand Up" and Seether's "Broken" featuring Amy Lee (shudders) of Evanescence (glare). Getting back on track, the FANTASTIC FOUR soundtrack indeed reflects the mixed feeling and light atmosphere your most likely to receive when watching the film itself. However, unlike the movie, this soundtrack (or wind-up for that matter) feels as though it doesn't try hard enough to select some actual music worth listening to all the way through. Instead they throw a lot tone-deaf artists that probably have the lesser of the PR and reviews from the masses and attempts to advertise them on the soundtracks for films. A good example would be the little piece of paper that comes fluttering out of the CD case of the soundtrack egging you to buy Megan McCauley's "new" CD, a shameless advertising trick to blunt.

Seriously, I picked up on this long ago and while I knew this was just the case with this soundtrack, there are some redeeming points with this soundtrack. There's a little bit of something for everyone on "FF," the case being that the music genres span from Hard Rock --- the main reason I purchased this CD--, POP/POP-ROCK, SOFT ROCK, and HIP-HOP of the edited kind. You won't find any explicit lyrics on the four tracks featured on the CD. I'm not fan of HIP-HOP in general, but the tracks here like Chingy's "Relax" (here I thought movie/tv theme songs were limited children's television and movies!) ---which isn't a bad theme song for the film, the rapping is bearable---, and Miri Ben-Ari's "New World Symphony," which is also easy listen to, but at the same time corny to the point where you don't want anyone know your even listening to it. Other HIP-HOP songs like Loyd Banks' "On Fire" - had potential to be catchy like "Relax," but fails miserably with droll lyrics, delivery of vocal performance and musical overall. Missy Eight's "Now You Know," reminded me why I don't like HIP-HOP to begin with.

The POP-ROCK and HARD ROCK is a mixed bag to frank. Some of its good, the good spanning from Velvet Revolver's "Come on, Come In" to Submerged's "In Due Time," in truth isn't as good compelling as "Hollow" on the Elektra soundtrack but just as good. Megan McCauley's two tracks, "Die for you" and "Reverie" don't show off her vocal talents like "Wonder" had (also on the Elektra soundtrack). Nonetheless, "Die for you" is indeed the better of the two. Breaking Point's "Good-bye to you" is a bit lame and isn't as good as their first slow songs from COMING OF AGE, "Live for today" or "Phoenix," it isn't horrible, but lacks the convincing lyrics of their earlier CD. The bad spanning from Taking back Sunday to the Japanese Rock band Orange Range, which sounds like something that would've been stuck on the APPLESEED soundtrack if it were the better band. Boom Boom Satellites is the better of the invading J-Rock bands anyhow.

Anastacia's "Everything Burns" still isn't my favorite song, it doesn't utilize her vocals that well, but after listening a couple times more it isn't horrible. It could do without Ben Moody's vocals though. Its no "Hero" killer, I can tell you that; Quite far from it. By far the best song on the FF soundtrack is probably Sum 41's "Noots" which a good time, high energy rock ballad worthy of the repeat button. I honestly hadn't liked a song from them since "Rock (is what we're all about)." But all in all Its pretty clear to anyone that not this soundtrack isn't bad. The problem it suffers from clearly is that WIND-UP Records doesn't choose wisely in terms of entertaining and talented tracks from various artists. They just wanted to make a quick buck off an over hyped movie.

[THE GOOD]

(HARD ROCK):

15. Good-bye To You - Breaking Point - 3/5

9. Die For You - Megan McCauley - 3/5

1. Come In, Come On - Velvet Revolver - 4/5

10. Noots - Sum 41 - 5/5

18. Disposable Sunshine - Loser - 5/5

17. In Due Time - Submersed - 5/5

(SOFT ROCK)

7. Everything Burns - Anastacia/Ben Moody - 4/5

(HIP-HOP):

3. Relax - Chingy - 4/5

8. New World Symphony - Miri Ben-Ari featuring Pharoahe Monch - 3/5

[THE BAD]

(POP-ROCK)

2. Error Operator - Taking Back Sunday - 1/5

11. Surrender - Simple Plan - 1/5

12. I'll Take You Down - T.F.F - 1/5

(POP)

4. Whatever Happened To The Heroes - Joss Stone - 2/5

5. Waiting (Save Your Life) - Omnisoul - 2/5

6. Always Come Back To You - Ryan Cabrera - 1/5

(HIP-HOP)

19. Now You Know - Miss Eighty 6 featuring Classic - 1/5

13. On Fire - Lloyd Banks - 2/5

(HARD ROCK)

14. Reverie - Megan McCauley - 2/5

16. Shed My Skin - Alter Bridge - 1/5

(JAPANESE-ROCK)

20. Kirikirimai - Orange Range - 1/5 -------- [a 3 out of 5]

Eh....it's so-so........2006-02-17

I am not gonna say but the album, but again, it actually doesn't suck. If you compare it to the queen of the damned album, then it comes nowhere near it. It does have some pretty good voice talent in the way of ben moody, anastacia, lloyd banks, chingy, and others. You aren't doing yourself a favor by buying it, but it isn't worth skipping over. Look into it only if you liked the movie OR you like the artists. 'Nuff said.

hi.......2006-01-23

hi, I'm billy and i'm 8.
thid aoundtrsck is swesome!!!
i loove it!
my moom won't lemme wattxh FF...y not?
Grrr

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Libertad
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: Sony Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Real to Reel

ASIN: B000QEIMJG
Release Date: 2007-07-18

Tracks:

Let It Roll
She Mine
Get Out The Door
She Builds Quick Machine
The Last Fight
Pills, Demons & Etc
American Man
Mary Mary
Just Sixteen
Cant Get It Out Of My Head
For A Brother
Spay
Gravedancer
30 Minutes Documentary (Filmed On 2007 South American Tour)

Album Description

Limited edition international two disc (CD PAL/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. Libertad is a bold move forward from their blistering debut album while keeping their feet solidly on the foundation 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 TONE WITH ITS MENACING AGGRESSION. ON 'LIBERTAD' THAT SONG 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 EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS. Sony/BMG. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

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Libertad
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OXEOA0
Release Date: 2007-06-04

Tracks:

Let It Roll
She Mine
Get Out The Door
She Builds Quick Machines
Last Fight
Pills, Demons & Etc
American Man
Mary Mary
Just Sixteen
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
For A Brother
Spay
Gravedancer
Gas & A Dollar Laugh
Re-Evolution: Making Of Libertad

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Contraband Rocks
Only True Rock Band Out There
Great twenty-first century rock 'n' roll.
One of the best modern rock albums out there
It's Not DualDisc's Fault

Contraband
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Libertad
Slither

ASIN: B00076ZZ9S
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

Sucker Train Blues
Do It For The Kids
Big Machine
Illegal i Song
Spectacle
Fall To Pieces
Headspace
Superhuman
Set Me Free
You Got No Right
Slither
Dirty Little Thing
Loving The Alien

Album Description

CD AUDIO SIDE: Entire Album

DVD SIDE: * Entire album in enhanced LPCM Stereo * Music Videos for "Slither" and "Fall to Pieces" * Previously unreleased clips from TV Teaser campaign * Photo gallery of exclusive promo pics This disc is intended to play on standard DVD and CD players. May not play on a limited number of models.

Customer Reviews:

Contraband Rocks.......2007-03-23

The best of G'N'R and STP have one of the best debuts in Rock and Roll in a long, long time. Scott Weiland is in fine form, and Slash is the master shredder of hard rock, pealing off killer solo after killer solo, without the the fickle Axl to bring the proceedings to a crawl. Anxiously awaiting chapter 2.

Only True Rock Band Out There.......2005-07-26

This album is simply amazing; it sounds as real rock would sound in the Twentieth Century, and not like the trashy grunts put out by the likes of rocker wannabe bands such as Blink 182, or the sickening wails of Good Charlotte (most appropriately known as Good Grief). The best of the best is here. Get it one way or the other.

Great twenty-first century rock 'n' roll........2005-07-14

A really great CD. Velvet Revolver is an amazing hard-working, hard-rocking band. Rock 'n' roll has been suffering since Nirvana. Velvet Revolver has brought it back. Some other new rock 'n' roll bands you should check out are Silvertide and Jet. Sucker Train Blues and Dirty Little Thing are very similar. That isn't bad though. The more the better! Do It For The Kids is pretty good but not as good as we will hear from the boys. Big Machine and Illegal I Song are better but still not as good as some others that we'll hear such as Spectacle, which is a great romping rock 'n' roll song. Fall To Pieces is a ballad but great as they go. The one-two-three punch of Headspace, Superhuman, and Set Me Free. The latter is my favorite song off the album. Followed by Headspace, then Superhuman so you could imagine how much it means to me that theey are all in a row. You Got No Right is the second best ballad out of the three. Fall To Pieces being the first. Slither is a great rocker and I never tire of it. I already mentioned Dirty Little Thing, and I ain't got all day. Loving the Alien is the third ballad and it's pretty good.

Scott Weiland-Vocals-Stone Temple Pilots
Slash-Guitar-Guns n' Roses
Dave Kushner-Guitar-Lots of bands
Duff-Bass-Guns n' Roses
Matt Sorum-Drums-Guns n' Roses

One of the best modern rock albums out there.......2005-06-01

Contraband (2004.) Velvet Revolver's first album.

In recent years, Stone Temple Pilots disbanded and Guns 'N' Roses has been left in ruins. Fortunately, several of the musicians who had made these bands so great weren't about to stop rocking. In late spring of 2004, Velvet Revolver released their first album, Contraband. This new band featured former Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland, and former Guns 'N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan. The two bands that these musicians came from were wildly different, and at this point in time, modern rock and roll was at an all-time low. Does Velvet Revolver's debut prevail? Read on for my review.

When I first heard about this band, I had some serious doubts. Guns 'N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots are two totally different bands, and I thought that combining members of the bands would be an instant recipe for failure. My doubts were only strengthed by the fact that rock and roll of the era in which this album was released was at an all-time low in terms of quality. My skepticism was shattered as soon as I sat down and actually listened to the album. THIS is the way early twenty-first century rock and roll should sound! Rather than combining the stylings of the bands that the members came from, this album sounds more like a continuation of early-era Stone Temple Pilots, and that's a very good thing. Admittingly, on a few tracks, Weiland's vocals take some serious getting used to, but once you adjust to them, you'll agree that they are excellent. And, as you probably would have suspected, Slash and Duff McKagan are no slouches when it comes to the instrumental duties in the band. Another great strength of this album is the song diversity. There are straight-up hard and heavy rockers, slower, grunge-based rockers, and even a few ballads. The ballads are surprisingly good tracks! From start to finish, Contraband doesn't have a dull moment. Whether it's the big radio hits like Slither, Fall To Pieces, or Dirty Little Thing, or one of the lesser-known cuts, it's all good. Why can't all early twenty-first century rock and roll sound this good?

When you buy this album, make sure that you are buying the uncensored explicit lyrics version and not the edited version (there IS an edited version out there, so beware.) Something else I noticed is that the album comes in a slipcase, and there are many different colored slipcases that the album comes in. Of course, this is strictly cosmetic, so whatever one you buy is a matter of personal preference. I strongly recommend buying the album at Best Buy above all other retailers, because the Best Buy version has an extra disc of bonus tracks. I won't get into the technical issues here; I think the other reviews/reviewers covered that pretty well.

Velvet Revolver's debut album is nothing short of excellent. There were a number of other rock bands from this era who all pretty much sucked, and Velvet Revolver's music blew theirs out of the water, hands down. If you're a fan of the Stone Temple Pilots, this is an album well worth adding to your collection.

It's Not DualDisc's Fault.......2005-05-15

Just a note to anyone who is afraid of buying a DualDisc because they won't be able to rip the songs... With Velvet Revolver's Contraband, it doesn't matter. I bought the album originally when it was released last year. The regular cd's have been encrypted as well. There are ways around it if you really feel the need to rip the songs from the disc, but it's not only the DualDisc format that prevents copying. Just a fair warning. I actually commend artists who are taking these steps to keep their material from being handed out for free online. As for the album, yeah, the DVD side is a bit disappointing, but that doesn't mean that it's not an amazing album. One of the best of 2004 by far. The enhanced sound on the DVD side is fantastic, but if you aren't into that, go with the regular cd version. (But it won't matter for rippers... the cd's actually have a warning label on the front telling the consumer that it cannot be copied... it's pretty easy to see.)

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The epitome of perfection
Review of Revolver UK
Volume 2
10 All Time Best Albums
Ten stars wouldn't be enough.

Revolver
The Beatles
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005GL0Q
Release Date: 1998-03-18

Tracks:

Taxman
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I'm Only Sleeping
Love You To
Here, There and Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
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Customer Reviews:

The epitome of perfection.......2007-07-04

Review of Revolver UK.......2007-07-03

I bought it mainly for one song, but should have purchased if off of Itunes. Its a good album, nice happy songs, takes you back in time.

Volume 2.......2007-07-02

10 All Time Best Albums.......2007-06-29

Ten stars wouldn't be enough........2007-06-20

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