A solid release but not who you were expecting

Review Score: (8/10)
Velvet Revolver. The hype that was in the media prior to this release was amazing. Magazine covers months before any music was released. I along with everyone else was hoping for the something like the next G'n'R record. This isn't it. Not a STP record either. Nor is it Slash's Snakepit. What to expect then? A very solid rock record that doesn't quite equal Appetite for Destruction but then, how many releases could? If you can listen to this while leaving the baggage of the members' past bands behind, you will find some music worth listening to. That is the only way to appreciate this is to forget comparisons about past efforts. I understand by reading other reviews that attempts to copy this disc have been thwarted. What a shame but don't slam the music because of the record label's anti-theft technology. I was able to copy it for the car by using the IBM RecordNow program on my laptop. I agree, You should be able to make a copy for personal use and stopping you and/or messing with your computers software seems a little extreme, doesn't it?

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