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Originally posted by sunnybunny
Oh sebby, that's not what I'm talking about. It's about rockers channeling the exact same sound of over a decade ago without an inch of new creativity in the mix in order to line the coffers because their smack budget is running dry. COntraband will give you nothing you don't already have on their old albums, when it was fresh and new. At the risk of being dramatic and cliche, they're just caricatures of themselves now. Gimme a break, sebby.
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Sure, they are caricatures of themselves. But they do provide a sound that's been missing on the radio for some time - sleazy, fat, double-bass-drum hard rock. The available hard rock on the radio is all this half-rap-metal crap or utter garbage served up by Alice in Chains soundalikes. VR is product, no doubt about it, but its a nice fat silly product, like old Van Halen. You need some old junkies in leather out there playing rock star from time to time. Its a nice mindless release, and if they can actually play, like VR can, all the better.
When old acts try to fuck with the formula, you get bombs like Metallica's last record. If there's a worse record out there in the last five years, I'd be surprised. VR at least had the sense to give the people what they want.
But you're right... I won't be putting VR in heavy rotation. It'll get through the summer and then become a drink coaster.
