Considering the fact that this supergroup hasn't really existed for three years, this DVD release of a 2005 Velvet Revolver performance shows that for a short period, these guys were a real force to be reckoned with. The set captures the band at that brief moment in time when they were on the top of their game and on top of the world: their debut album Contraband had just hit #1, and all band members were sober (something which was soon to change as their tour continued).
"The feel, the energy of LIBERTAD is about the eternal struggle for freedom — personal and social freedoms." So says Velvet Revolver’s frontman Scott Weiland in describing the band’s forthcoming
With this sober debut from some of rocks most excess abused survivors,
Velvet Revolver shows promise, but may need some long road and studio tuning to reach that true Supergroup potential.
