Editing Velvet Revolver (section)

==Musical style==
Velvet Revolver's first album, ''[[Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)|Contraband]]'', was described by Johnny Loftus of [[AllMusic]] as an "updated version of Guns N' Roses swagger behind Scott Weiland's glammy, elastic vocals."<ref name="Contraband Review"/> [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' stated that "[a]nyone expecting ''Use Your Illusion III'', though, will be in for a slight buzzkill" and that "[t]he songs suggest the pop grunge of Weiland's old band more than the careening overdrive of GN'R."<ref name="Contraband ew"/> A number of reviewers made some comparisons to the members' previous bands,<ref name="Contraband Stylus Magazine">{{cite web | last = Ross | first = R.S. | title = Velvet Revolver - Contraband - Review | work = [[Stylus Magazine]] | date = June 30, 2004 | url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2096 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071210002006/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2096 |archive-date = December 10, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Contraband Blabbermouth">{{cite web | last = Kaye | first = Don | title = Velvet Revolver - Contraband (RCA) | publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | access-date = November 17, 2010 | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=184 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040816071728/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=184 | archive-date = August 16, 2004 }}</ref> with [[PopMatters]] reviewer David Powell stating that "''Contraband'' is a pretty good record of unpretentious rock and roll that suffers from inevitable comparison with the best efforts of its parent bands." He went on to state that while Velvet Revolver's "heritage is evident on most of the songs", ''Contraband'' "improves with repeat listening, which is encouraging."<ref name="Contraband PopMatters">{{cite web | last = Powell | first = David | title = Velvet Revolver: Contraband | publisher = [[Pop Matters]] | date = June 30, 2004 | url = https://popmatters.com/music/reviews/v/velvetrevolver-contraband.shtml | access-date = November 17, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090827131037/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/v/velvetrevolver-contraband.shtml | archive-date = August 27, 2009 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Velvet Revolver's second album, ''[[Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)|Libertad]]'', saw the band's style change with the presence of producer [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]], noted by AllMusic reviewer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]].<ref name="Libertad AMG review"/> Erlewine also stated that "too often, there are concessions between Weiland and the others during the course of a song."<ref name="Libertad AMG review"/> Tom Sinclair of ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that ''Libertad'' "feels both comfortingly familiar and vaguely exotic."<ref name="Libertad ew review"/> Songs such as "Let it Roll" and "She Mine" have seen some comparisons to [[the Doors]], [[the Rolling Stones]] and [[the Stooges]], as noted by ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' reviewer Jaan Uhelszki.<ref name="Libertad SFC review"/> The ''[[New York Post]]'' commented that "Slash's guitar riffs throughout this new record are as aggressive as a caged cat" and "singer Scott Weiland's vocals are crisp and controlled yet passionate."<ref name="Libertad NYP review"/>