Velvet Revolver Scott Weiland

weiland performing velvet revolver in london

in 2002, former guns n roses members – guitarist slash, bassist duff mckagan , drummer matt sorum – former wasted youth guitarist dave kushner looking singer form new band. throughout career weiland had become acquainted 4 musicians; became friends mckagan after attending same gym, in rehab @ same time sorum , once played on same bill kushner. weiland sent 2 discs of material work with, felt first disc sounded bad company gone wrong. when sent second disc, weiland more positive, comparing core-era stone temple pilots, though turned them down because stone temple pilots had not yet separated.

when stone temple pilots disbanded in 2003, band sent weiland new music, took studio , added vocals. music became song set me free. although delivered music band himself, weiland still unsure whether or not wanted join them, despite performing @ industry showcase @ mates. recorded 2 songs producer nick raskulinecz, recorded version of set me free , cover of pink floyd s money, soundtracks movies hulk , italian job, respectively. weiland joined band after, , set me free managed peak @ number 17 on mainstream rock chart without radio promotion or record label. prior screening of hulk @ universal studios band chose name. after seeing movie revolution studios, slash liked beginning of word, thinking of revolver because of multiple meanings; name of gun, subtext of revolving door suited band name of beatles album. when suggested revolver band, weiland suggested black velvet revolver, liking idea of intimate velvet juxtaposed deadly gun. arrived @ velvet revolver, announcing @ press conference , performance showcase @ el rey theatre while performing songs set me free , slither covers of nirvana s negative creep , sex pistols pretty vacant , guns n roses s easy .

—slash on scott weiland

velvet revolver s debut album contraband released in june 2004 success. debuted @ number 1 on billboard 200 , has sold on 3 million copies worldwide date. 2 of album s songs, slither , fall pieces , reached number 1 on billboard modern rock tracks chart. song slither won grammy award best hard rock performance vocal in 2005, award weiland had won stp song plush in 1994. @ 2005 grammy awards, weiland (along rest of velvet revolver) performed beatles song across universe along bono, brian wilson, norah jones, stevie wonder, steven tyler, billie joe armstrong, alison krauss , alicia keys. on 2 july 2005, weiland , velvet revolver performed @ live 8 in london, united kingdom; in weiland condemned using strong language before uk watershed during performance.

velvet revolver released second album, libertad, on july 3, 2007, peaking @ number 5 on billboard 200. album s first single builds quick machines peaked @ 74 on hot canadian digital singles. second , third singles, last fight , out door , both peaked @ number 16 , 34 on mainstream rock chart, respectively. critical reception album mixed. though critics praised album , felt libertad gave band identity of own, outside of guns n roses , stone temple pilots comparisons, others described album bland , noted band seem play[ing] strengths instead of finding collective sound.

weiland in 2007

in 2007, stone temple pilots guitarist dean deleo discussed weiland offer concert promoter headline several summer festivals. weiland accepted , said had cleared brief tour velvet revolver bandmates. explained, cool. wasn t , , said rest of band stopped talking him.on march 20, 2008 weiland revealed @ velvet revolver s show in glasgow band s final tour. after several flares on personal blogs , in interviews, on april 1 announced number of media outlets weiland no longer in velvet revolver. stone temple pilots subsequently reunited tour , velvet revolver began auditioning singers.

in january 2012, guitarist dave kushner announced velvet revolver reunite weiland first time in 4 years 1 night, 3 song gig raise money family of deceased musician john o brien. on future hold band , weiland, kushner replied haven t played in 4 years, , re like, let s see how goes.

in april 2012, weiland remarked reunite permanently velvet revolver, saying if maynard james keenan can perfect circle , tool, there s no reason why shouldn t go , both bands . further in may in interview abc radio weiland said had reunited band permanently tour , album, denied few days later slash in interview 93x.