Listening Station: Velvet Revolver Rages Against The Machine

Brian Raftery | May 25, 2007 8:45 am
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“She Builds Quick Machines” is the first single from Velvet Revolver’s not-particularly-well-named Libertad, and as far as ongoing intra-band struggle between STP and GNR, this is one is definitely in Weiland’s wheelhouse (that “push right now” bit, which could have been lifted straight from Core). We’re feeling ho-humish on this one–it’s hard to believe anyone still believes rhyming “exes” with “Texas” is a novel lyrical tactic–but we’ll hold off further judgment until we hear Libertad‘s token power ballad (“Fall To Pieces” still makes the magic):

Velvet Revolver – She Builds Quick Machines [MP3, link expired; via Deaf Indie Elephants]