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VELVET REVOLVER @ The Electric Factory 5/28/04
 

...And on the 8th day God created Scott Weiland.

Let's give credit where credit is due, Scott Weiland is the powerfully explosive core of Velvet Revolver. Weiland is an amazing artist/performer. He has an unmatchable stage presence completely taking command of the stage. He IS the ultimate front man with the total package: a fantastic voice, a state of constant sensual motion and very easy on the eyes...talk about SEX appeal. Never having seen any of these guys perform live, I was astonished with every aspect of the show down to the stage lighting. The band was extremely tight, each of them adding to the excitement of Velvet Revolver in their own way. Weiland's voice was remarkable and his movements were so erotic I know every woman in the place was weak in the knees! Weiland started the show wearing the much too sexy silver pants from the "Slither" video, a black vest, a pilot's hat and mirrored sunglasses. By the third song, it was just him contorting around in those pants. I really enjoyed watching Duff and Slash get high off of the crowd. You could just feel the energy level from their excitement! Slash had the biggest shit eatin' grin on his face the entire show! Duff was fantastic with the crowd, very smooth while moving his chiseled body around the stage and making eye contact with as many fans as he could. Set list: Sucker Train Blues, Do it for the Kids, Head Space, Crackerman, Illegal I, It's So Easy, Fall to Pieces, Big Machine, Set Me Free. Encore 1: Used to Love Her, Slither, Sex Type Thing Encore 2: Mr. Brownstone, Negative Creep. My personal favorite (though I loved every minute of the show!) was Suckertrain Blues. Crowd went INSANE for Sex Type Thing, Crackerman, Mr. Brownstone & It's So Easy. New songs were welcomed by the old and new fans with loud shrieks of acceptance. Duff, Slash and Weiland all spoke to the crowd, Weiland appeared to be a little more shy than I expected, but his performance outweighs this tiny flaw. The sold out crowd was energetic and FUN, lots of singing and horns held high!! I don't see them staying in the intimate club atmosphere for very long. Can't wait for June 8th to purchase and review "Contraband". Listen or watch the video for "SLITHER" and stay on top of all things Velvet at their website. I definitely want to catch this band again! I heard a lot of positive comments during and after the show last night, two of which are stuck in my mind: "Fuckin A right!, There's nothing wrong with that!!" & "Now THAT is Rock n Roll!" I could not have said it better myself. Keep rockin' guys!!! You put the ROCK back into ROCK n ROLL!!
 

~Jo

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