Rating: NN
There’s a cringe-worthy between-song moment in this 2005 performance when singer Scott Weiland serves up all the music-industry types who supposedly said Velvet Revolver could never happen. Oh, really? It’s hard to envision any label suit dismissing this watered-down version of Guns N’ Roses, especially since the band’s generic live show, documented here with freshman film-school amateurism, proves they are far, far from being the rock ‘n’ roll outlaws Weiland wishes they were.
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And while adding overdubs after the fact is hardly new to live albums or concert films, Weiland’s flawless studio-quality vocals make the audio cosmetics so glaringly obvious, you wonder if those recent YouTube-induced lip-sync accusations aren’t without merit. The only entertaining moments are the reality-show-like bits where drummer Matt Sorum gets a tongue-lashing from Duff McKagan, who also leads Weiland on a detox retreat. Images of the glammy singer meditating on a mountain are worth the price of admission alone.
Top track: Fall To Pieces
