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- Velvet_Revolver abstract "Velvet Revolver is an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth and Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland who left the band in 2008. In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband. Despite positive reviews, some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, criticizing them for a "disconnection" between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band. With their single "Slither", they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.The band released Libertad in 2007, driven by the release of the single "She Builds Quick Machines", and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains. In April 2008, Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots. Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus in April 2008, and in November of that year, the band was released by their record label RCA Records at their request to allow them "complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish" replacing Weiland.The release of Slash's self-titled debut solo album and Duff McKagan's addition to the Jane's Addiction lineup seemed to put the future of the band in doubt. However, McKagan left Jane's Addiction a few months after joining. Velvet Revolver then wrote new songs and briefly auditioned singers before once again resuming their hiatus, although reunited with Scott Weiland for a one-off reunion show on January 12, 2012 at a benefit concert.".
- Velvet_Revolver activeYearsEndYear "2008".
- Velvet_Revolver activeYearsStartYear "2002".
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Camp_Freddy.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand DKFXP.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Guns_N'_Roses.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Loaded_(band).
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Neurotic_Outsiders.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Slash's_Snakepit.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Stone_Temple_Pilots.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedBand Wasted_Youth_(American_band).
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Camp_Freddy.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist DKFXP.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Guns_N'_Roses.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Loaded_(band).
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Neurotic_Outsiders.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Slash's_Snakepit.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Stone_Temple_Pilots.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedMusicalArtist Wasted_Youth_(American_band).
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- Velvet_Revolver bandMember Dave_Kushner.
- Velvet_Revolver bandMember Duff_McKagan.
- Velvet_Revolver bandMember Matt_Sorum.
- Velvet_Revolver bandMember Slash_(musician).
- Velvet_Revolver formerBandMember Scott_Weiland.
- Velvet_Revolver genre Hard_rock.
- Velvet_Revolver hometown California.
- Velvet_Revolver hometown Rancho_Santa_Margarita,_California.
- Velvet_Revolver recordLabel RCA_Records.
- Velvet_Revolver recordLabel Sony_BMG.
- Velvet_Revolver thumbnail Velvet_Revolver_live_in_London_5_June_2007_01.jpg?width=300.
- Velvet_Revolver wikiPageExternalLink www.velvetrevolver.com.
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- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Camp_Freddy.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs DKFXP.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Guns_N'_Roses.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Loaded_(band).
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Neurotic_Outsiders.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Slash's_Snakepit.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Stone_Temple_Pilots.
- Velvet_Revolver associatedActs Wasted_Youth_(American_band).
- Velvet_Revolver award Kerrang!_Awards.
- Velvet_Revolver award Radio_Music_Awards.
- Velvet_Revolver award "Billboard Music Awards".
- Velvet_Revolver award "Grammy Awards".
- Velvet_Revolver award1n "1".
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- Velvet_Revolver award2n "2".
- Velvet_Revolver award2w "1".
- Velvet_Revolver award3n "0".
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- Velvet_Revolver award4n "1".
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- Velvet_Revolver awards "2".
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- Velvet_Revolver caption "Velvet Revolver live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, 2007-06-05. From left to right: Dave Kushner, Duff McKagan, Scott Weiland, Slash, Matt Sorum".
- Velvet_Revolver currentMembers Dave_Kushner.
- Velvet_Revolver currentMembers Duff_McKagan.
- Velvet_Revolver currentMembers Matt_Sorum.
- Velvet_Revolver currentMembers Slash_(musician).
- Velvet_Revolver description "A sample of "Fall to Pieces" from Contraband. The second single released by Velvet Revolver managed to top the Mainstream Rock Chart.".
- Velvet_Revolver description "A sample of "She Builds Quick Machines" from Libertad. The band's first single from Libertad represents a change in music style compared to previous singles.".
- Velvet_Revolver description "A sample of "Slither" from Contraband. The band's debut single managed to top both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Chart. It is considered the band's signature song and is frequently the closer to their shows.".
- Velvet_Revolver filename "Fall to Pieces.ogg".
- Velvet_Revolver filename "She Builds Quick Machines.ogg".
- Velvet_Revolver filename "Slither.ogg".
- Velvet_Revolver format Ogg.
- Velvet_Revolver genre Hard_rock.
- Velvet_Revolver hasPhotoCollection Velvet_Revolver.
- Velvet_Revolver imageSize "250".
- Velvet_Revolver label RCA_Records.
- Velvet_Revolver label Sony_BMG.
- Velvet_Revolver landscape "yes".
- Velvet_Revolver name "Velvet Revolver".
- Velvet_Revolver nominations "4".
- Velvet_Revolver origin "Rancho Santa Margarita, California, U.S.".
- Velvet_Revolver pastMembers Scott_Weiland.
- Velvet_Revolver quote ""I just thought he was a great singer, and he'd always been on my mind for this band. He was the one vocalist that I knew had the kind of voice that would serve what we were going to do: he had a John Lennon-ish quality, a little bit of Jim Morrison, and a touch of almost David Bowie. He was the best singer to come out in a long time in my opinion."".
- Velvet_Revolver source "—Slash on Scott Weiland".
- Velvet_Revolver title "Fall to Pieces".
- Velvet_Revolver title "She Builds Quick Machines".
- Velvet_Revolver title "Slither".
- Velvet_Revolver website www.velvetrevolver.com.
- Velvet_Revolver width "28.0".
- Velvet_Revolver wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- Velvet_Revolver yearsActive "–2008".
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:2002_establishments_in_California.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:American_hard_rock_musical_groups.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Grammy_Award-winning_artists.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Guns_N'_Roses.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Heavy_metal_musical_groups_from_California.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Kerrang!_Awards_winners.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Musical_groups_established_in_2002.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Musical_groups_from_Orange_County,_California.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Musical_quintets.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:RCA_Records_artists.
- Velvet_Revolver subject Category:Supergroups_(music).
- Velvet_Revolver type Abstraction100002137.