Unique Style; Good CD...and it can still be better

Review Score: (8/10)
VELVET REVOLVER...Being a GNR fan I bought this CD without hearing a single song. And to tell you the truth...I was pretty satisfied when I heard the CD. It's pretty damn good, and it can yet be better...

This is Velvet Revolver's first CD and like GNR's Appetite of Destruction, its a hard one. It contains hard rock songs with a unique sound the steps away from the mainstream so called "punk" that we keep getting these days. It's pretty refreshing to hear songs like these because they have a fresh rock sound with explosive guitar, and a very good combination of bass and drums.

This CD is not similar to GNR for all you guys that think it is. Its a very different style. Axle's high-pitch voice is replaced, (it has its pros and cons) and the fierce guitar solos have a very different feel (pretty cool though) and the best part is probably the great bass and drum fills. Its like rock n' roll adapted to today's music..but better.

Why do I give 4 stars then? Well, it's a fun CD to listen to, but it's too simple (songwise). However, since this is Velvet Revolver's first CD it needs to get an audience and fans. It conveys very little "feeling," and that was the beauty of GNR, which was sometimes very emotional. (Songs like Civil War, Estranged, etc.) I hope that on the bands next CDs they can make songs with more complex structures and more powerful lyrics. But I would definitely buy this CD. Just put it in the car, and crank the volume up!

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