• Reissue
• Gatefold sleeve
• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Printed inner sleeves with lyrics
  
  

Velvet Revolver emerged from the wreckage of Guns N' Roses as a supergroup pairing frontman Scott Weiland with three-quarters of Stone Temple Pilots' rhythm section alongside guitarist Slash. Contraband, released in 2004, became their definitive statement—a hard rock record that balanced Weiland's soulful, unpredictable vocal delivery with Slash's signature fretwork and the band's taut, groove-driven foundation. Within the context of each member's catalog, this album represents a creative peak where post-grunge sensibility met the raw mechanics of classic rock excess.

The record opens with "Sucker Train Blues," establishing the album's velocity and intent immediately, while tracks like "Fall To Pieces" showcase the band's ability to dial back aggression without sacrificing weight. "Do It For The Kids" and "Big Machine" maintain momentum with anthemic hooks and propulsive rhythms, while "Spectacle" and the album's other centerpieces reveal a band comfortable exploring texture and dynamics within the hard rock framework. The production sits in a pocket between contemporary rock sheen and the rawer sensibilities of classic metal, allowing each instrument to occupy distinct space without sacrificing cohesion.

This reissue presents the album on 180-gram vinyl across two LPs, restoring the listening experience to a format where the record's dynamics and spatial detail can fully register. The gatefold packaging houses printed inner sleeves with complete lyrics, allowing listeners to engage with Weiland's often cryptic lyrical approach while the superior vinyl fidelity brings out the nuance in the production that can flatten on compressed digital sources.

Tracklist:

A1. Sucker Train Blues
A2. Do It For The Kids
A3. Big Machine
B1. Illegal i Song
B2. Spectacle
B3. Fall To Pieces
C1. Headspace
C2. Superhuman
C3. Set Me Free
D1. You Got No Right
D2. Slither
D3. Dirty Little Thing
D4. Loving The Alien