Velvet Revolver Stretching Out On 'Libertad'

Velvet Revolver are currently in the mixing stage of their upcoming release 'Libertad.' The band, which consists of former Guns N Roses alumni Slash, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan, guitarist Dave Kushner and former Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland, will look to build on their tremendous success of their debut album, 'Contraband.

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We recently caught up with Kushner to find out the direction the band is taking with 'Libertad' which is Spanish for Liberty.

Watch video: Velvet Revolver Stretch Out On Libertad

"You know it's totally different. It's totally different yet there's similar elements obviously, like the five of us but as far as songs I think they're a little more thought out, they're trying to stretch in different directions but then it's still us, so."

Kushner, who went to grade school and high school with Slash also talked about recording guitars with Slash and how onstage it's sometimes quite difficult to hear him.

Watch video: Kushner On Recording Guitars With Slash

"You know it's funny, Ive actually known Slash the longest. We went to Junior High and High School together and we were friends. The funny thing is when I came into the band Duff and Slash play so loud that I'm standing here and Duff's there and Duff's bass is so loud that there's this wall of sound and I could never really hear Slash and I could never really hear what he was doing and everytime we've been writing it's kind of the same actually. You know it's like I come in with my stuff and he comes in with some of his and we can't really hear each other then we listen back to it and change stuff around. But I love the guy. I've known him since he was one of my early guitar heroes in High School because he was that great back then."

'Libertad' is set for a June 4th Release date and it was recently announced Velvet Revolver have recorded two cover songs, a version of The Talking Heads "Psycho Killer" and Electric Light Orchestras "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" although it hasn't been confirmed if either song will make the album yet. The band is currently in the mixing process with producer Brendan O Brien, who took over duties for Rick Rubin. Look for the band to announce a run of world tour dates in support of 'Libertad.'

Comments

[nakki]

Can't wait. This is going to be great.
ROCK ON Velvet Revolver!

[Lost_Rose]

Cant wait it will own Chinese Democracy for sure

[x_rox]

This should be good

[bluenote0691]

Awesome! Slash can definitely rock "Can't Get It Out Of My Head". I hope it makes the cd. He can make anything sound great, like somewhere over the rainbow.

[KillEmAll]

And theyre doing Download Festival!!!!!

[Centurion]

^sweeet

[PlugOfDoom]

Slash > you

[Martin259]

Cant wait

[randomrocker]

you deffinatly know this is gonna be an awesome album

[Volkl]

June 4th. Just before Download. Lovely and convienient. I can give it a listen before I go down there.

[Nacho2006]

WOOOOO
great way to kick off the summer
cant wait

[that1l)ude]

Nice. look foward to it. i hope psycho killer is on there.

[P.B.]

i can't stand it when one member is trying to be louder than the rest in a jam, what's the point of jamming if you can't hear everyone.

[Quikslayer666]

you know its cool velvet revolver and guns n' roses are in the mixing stages so wouldn't it be cool if they released both the albums on june 4th? it seems velevet revolver can release 2 great albums in 3 years when axl can't even release one sad.

[guitarist41]

'Contraband' ruled ass. I hope this rocks as hard as it did.

[Bazilisck311]

Makes me want to eat another Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie.

[justinR951]

Bazilisck311 :
Makes me want to eat another Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie.

lol you got some too?

[DirtyNoise]

Sounds like he was trying to make a suttle poin tto Slash to turn his shit down so he can hear what the **** he's doing.

[Marek99]

Hell yeah man...VR rulez

[Guitarmeister]

KillEmAll wrote:

And theyre doing Download Festival!!!!!

and strongly rumoured for reading fest too

[copet]

Contraband rocked so hard. I can't wait for this new CD! I thought drugs were going to ruin Velvet Revolver, but apparently not

[flambe chicken]

Excited excited excited!
However they record it, it should own.

[axejam123]

PlugOfDoom wrote:

Slash > you

'nuff said. lol.

OMG caaaannnnntttt waaaiiittt. VRs insane. i dont think anybody rocks like they do anymore. hope Libertad is just as good as contraband (or better!)

[break-me-in]

Lost_Rose wrote:

Cant wait it will own Chinese Democracy for sure

Yeah well that won't be hard because Chinese Democracy isn't coming out for another 7 years.

[Waterboy799]

****in sweet! i wonder why Slash never played in a band with Dave earlier on? eh oh well, cant wait for the album

[leeprechaun]

break-me-in :
Lost_Rose wrote:

Cant wait it will own Chinese Democracy for sure


Yeah well that won't be hard because Chinese Democracy isn't coming out for another 7 years.

dammit! lol i woz gonna say tht

[s/ash]

COME TO CHICAGO

Checked.

[Raizer Sabre]

break-me-in wrote:

Lost_Rose wrote:

Cant wait it will own Chinese Democracy for sure

Yeah well that won't be hard because Chinese Democracy isn't coming out for another 7 years.

only 7? my money's on satan ice skating in order to get it

[Nhex (PT)]

forget about chinese bla bla bla velvet revolver are way too good for the actual guns n roses

[Perforator]

P.B. wrote:

i can't stand it when one member is trying to be louder than the rest in a jam, what's the point of jamming if you can't hear everyone.

I completely agree. I was in a band once with this douchebag guitarist who was so full of himself he was twice as loud as the rest. I couldn't stand it!

[sum41freak8733]

VR kick sooooo much more *** then the NEW GNR chinese democracy has been delayed so many times i refuse to belive it exist and if it does it should be THE greatest record of all time its been delayed so long which by the way i have a feeling the record is going to suck but for VR cant wait thought contraband was sick

[chimcrew]

hope they come to vancouver

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

woah, i didnt know slash has known kushner that long, thats pretty crazy. can't wait for the album, i'd love to hear the covers, especially since they're not really velvet revolver type songs...

[achtung baby]

ive listened to contraband and i have listened to new songs guns have played in concert and this has nothing to do with favouratism or anything but from what ive heard chinese democracy will be alot better

[DonnyM]

I dunno. Axl couldn\'t even put together a good album when he had Slash, Duff and Matt to carry him. Without them, I don\'t give him a chance at all.
Velvet Revolver are the shi+.

[GN'R Dude]

I'd love to see them again with some new songs!

[joshsirjoshules]

"Psycho Killer?" Why? That's my favorite Talking Heads song. They ruined "Surrender," do they really need to ruin "Psycho Killer?"

[johann]

achtung baby wrote:

ive listened to contraband and i have listened to new songs guns have played in concert and this has nothing to do with favouratism or anything but from what ive heard chinese democracy will be alot better

well too bad chinese democracy will not come out till Velvet Revolver release their10th album called F#ck GnR!

[BlueZephyr]

Good but they are not even close to what GN'R was. At least Slash is still doing his thing.

[EMT911]

Sounds exactly like what every artist says when they've a new album coming out. Code for "it sucks"

[KingSquall802]

yes, contraband was really an amazing album. hoping that Libertad will be different with the same kicking ass.

[RHCP182]

I will buy it fo' sho. VR is so cool.

[Satch_Boogie]

Libertad > Chinese Democracy

[!CC]

yippie

[Nightrain7]

Chinese Democracy will be greater then Libertad, im excited about Libertad though. But when CD comes out it will be huge.. GN'R rock!!

[dann_blood]

Sweet. But Slash looks like a pothead on the main page.

[uncballer11]

is this why chinese democracy keeps getting pushed back?

Checked

[breeze_slash]

joshsirjoshules wrote:

"Psycho Killer?" Why? That's my favorite Talking Heads song. They ruined "Surrender," do they really need to ruin "Psycho Killer?"

Well you ruined everything in this page, so that makes YOU even worse ; VR > you , VR = the best

Anyway...

Velvet Revolver will kick ass this Year!! I wish I could see them this year!! GO SLASH and VR!!

[gtsz320]

It'd be funny if they released both albums (Chinese Democracy and Libertad) on the same day.....