Scott Weiland talks about Velvet Revolver's Libertad
When Velvet Revolver formed a few years ago and released "Contraband," detractors immediately started betting the band would soon implode in a drug-fueled disaster. The ride hasn't been without bumps, but the boys have so far proved the nay-sayers wrong and have just released their sophomore effort, "Libertad." Maybe for their third album they'll start using two-word album names.
"We toured for two years and got really close in the making of this album," singer Scott Weiland said.
"The feel, the energy of Libertad is about the eternal struggle for freedom -- personal and social freedoms," Weiland said in a press release sent out by VR's record label.
"Libertad has soul," he added. "What we're trying to say on a musical andblyrical level is clearer this time. The songs may have started out being very personal butbthey took on a more universal truth as they were nurtured by the five-headed beast that isbVelvet Revolver."
"The songs took on a life of their own in pursuit of groove. When it was nearly done, webrealized the idea of freedom kept coming up. Serendipity hit when Duff came to absession wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with 'Libertad' and Slash found a coin struck with 'Libertad'. It all added up to naming the album Libertad, which is Spanish for freedom."
"(Producer Brendan) O'Brien really helped us challenge ourselves on a musical level. Libertad definitely rocks, but there are a lot more textures and everyone really raised the bar on their skills. It just goes places the first album didn't go."
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