Chinese Democracy vs. Velvet Revolver's Contraband

Rocker4Real · Post by **Rocker4Real** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:36 am

What do you like better?

Wild Obsession · Post by **Wild Obsession** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:07 am

Aside from "Better" I found ChinDem pretty much unlistenable, VR - Contraband at least had a couple solid singles and some decent album tracks.

pieceofme · Post by **pieceofme** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:12 am

Chinese Democracy easily.

SterileEyes1 · Post by **SterileEyes1** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:35 am

For me Chinese Democracy and it’s not even close. If CD is a sphere, Contraband feels like a straight line by comparison. It’s like comparing November Rain to Anything Goes or something. Different strokes.

LAglamrocker · Post by **LAglamrocker** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:43 am

VR 2/10
CD 8/10

Psychobolia.com · Post by **Psychobolia.com** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:53 am

I'm going with Waxl...I never liked that stupid STP druggy dude. And velvet revolver is just a rip off of roses and guns name when you think about it!

FreddyFender · Post by **FreddyFender** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:16 pm

Contraband had one hit song.

Chinese Democracy had no hit songs.

Both weak efforts.

Pretty funny we have nothing to compare VR's Libertab against - despite it coming out 18 years ago.

Bono Nettencourt · Post by **Bono Nettencourt** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 2:58 pm

Wild Obsession wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:07 am Aside from "Better" I found ChinDem pretty much unlistenable, VR - Contraband at least had a couple solid singles and some decent album tracks.

This all day. The only people who pretend to "like" CD are the ones stupid enough to have bought it.

poisonheart · Post by **poisonheart** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 4:26 pm

Chinese Democracy got me a free Dr. Pepper, as I was not and am not Slash.

Advantage Chi Dem in ranked choice voting.

Indy_Rob · Post by **Indy_Rob** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 5:31 pm

Wild Obsession wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:07 am Aside from "Better" I found ChinDem pretty much unlistenable, VR - Contraband at least had a couple solid singles and some decent album tracks.

This. I tried listening to CD a year or so ago and couldn't even finish it. Total dreck.

Nate S Axel · Post by **Nate S Axel** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 5:46 pm

Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 2:58 pm
Wild Obsession wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:07 am Aside from "Better" I found ChinDem pretty much unlistenable, VR - Contraband at least had a couple solid singles and some decent album tracks.
This all day. The only people who pretend to "like" CD are the ones stupid enough to have bought it.

This all day, all week.

Indy_Rob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 5:31 pm
Wild Obsession wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:07 am Aside from "Better" I found ChinDem pretty much unlistenable, VR - Contraband at least had a couple solid singles and some decent album tracks.
This. I tried listening to CD a year or so ago and couldn't even finish it. Total dreck.

Same. I tried a couple months ago. It's just a mess now. Too much is going on in every song.
https://forums.metalsludge.tv/forums/vi ... 9#p7831929

PhrozenInferno · Post by **PhrozenInferno** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:18 pm

As a genuine fan of the Post-2000 circus that was Nu-GNR, following Axl and all the leak drama on the forums for those few years, I have to say…

Contraband.

CD got neutered way early on. It could have been good once upon a time. By the time it came out in 2008 - forget it. We all know why.

Contraband isn’t perfect but it’s an honest record at least, captured in time. And you don’t fk with Slither.

MattleyCrue · Post by **MattleyCrue** » Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:35 am

I absolutely love both albums

HORRORHOLIC1979 · Post by **HORRORHOLIC1979** » Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:59 am

Chinese Democracy

LAglamrocker · Post by **LAglamrocker** » Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:00 am

Prostitute is best NU GNR song ever
Slash solo or VR never did anything this close
Seeing Axl do this during Vegas shows was always spectacular- I believe he did this all 3 shows I saw at The Joint era

I saw VR -at The Wiltern and Honda Center(maybe half full) both “mid”..seeing Slash and Duff were fun