¡Libertad!

A Monday post is kind of a rare thing for me, so you’re probably thinking there must be some special occasion or something. No, not really – I’m just up having a couple of drinks, there’s nothing on TV, and it’s too early to go to bed.

I also just got the new Rolling Stone today, which informed me that Velvet Revolver’s first single from the upcoming Libertad album is on the band’s MySpace space. And even though I get constant crap from people for having a MySpace account, it’s times like these that it all pays off! (Please read that with the humor I intended...)

I am a huge Slash fan. Going back to his days with Guns ‘N’ Roses, I’ve probably seen Slash live more times than any other single musician. I’ve seen him in venues as large as the Coliseum in Los Angeles and as small as the Engine Room in Houston. Every time a great show.

I’m not a huge fan overall of Velvet Revolver, but being a Slash fan, I am looking forward to the new album, set for a July 3 release. I wish the band would take a slightly rougher approach to their music instead of going for such a slick, super group sound. The new song, “She Builds Quick Machines,” is pretty standard Velvet Revolver. There’s no new ground broken or anything. If you liked the first album, you’ll like this.

The other song I found on Velvet Revolver’s MySpace is a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Money.” This song was originally recorded for the “The Italian Job” soundtrack. I do not think I’ve heard it before. It’s cool in that Slash lets loose with the wah-wah and the talkbox, bringing a new groove to Floyd’s classic song.

Here’s the tentative track listing for Libertad:
“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” (ELO cover)
“For A Brother”
“Spay”
“Gravedancer”

And here’s some upcoming tour dates:

DATE ............ CITY........ STATE....... VENUE
8/5/2007......Baltimore.....MD.....Pimlico Race Course
8/6/2007......Verona .........NY.....Turning Stone Resort & Casino
8/8/2007......Sturgis .........SD.....Buffalo Chip Campground
8/11/2007....Montreal.......QC.....Bell Centre
8/12/2007....Toronto........ON.....Molson Amphitheatre
8/14/2007....Mansfield.....MA.....Tweeter Center
8/16/2007....Darien..........NY.....Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/17/2007....Holmdel........NJ.....PNC Bank Arts Center
8/18/2007....Wantagh.......NY....Nikon at Jones Beach
8/20/2007....Camden........NJ.....Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
8/21/2007....Uncasville.....CT....Mohegan Sun Arena
8/23/2007....Saratoga.......NY....Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/24/2007....Scranton.......PA....Toyota Pavilion
8/27/2007....Clarkston......MI....DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/28/2007....Tinley Park....IL.....First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/29/2007....St. Paul........MN....Xcel Energy Center

For more information about tickets, check out Velvet Revolver’s Web site here.

She Builds Quick Machines.mp3
Money (Pink Floyd cover).mp3

Labels: covers, new stuff, rock

posted by aikin @ 11:07 PM