It occurred to me yesterday that Velvet Revolver must be due a second album soon, and sure enough a quick look around turned up “Libertad“, due out on 2nd July. All well and good, and as long as it turns out to be better than a couple of other disastrously awful second albums I could name, I shall be voting with my English pounds at my earliest convenience.
Additionally, in finding this out, I discovered a few more albums coming out that may be of interest to people of my ilk. Poison (original line-up, sadly) are releasing an album of covers, indicating that the creative well truly has run dry. Still, it might be interesting – it’s called “Poison’d” if you’re bothered. I was highly gratified to see that Megadeth are still cranking them out too, and their latest offering “United Abominations” will surely grace a CD player near me sometime in the not-so-distant. The inimitable Ozzy has a new one coming out entitled “Black Rain“, though personally I’m going to try before I buy on that one.
But by far the biggest thrill for me was seeing this on play.com, complete with release date. It cannot possibly live up to the expectations, but as long as we remember that, and also keep in mind the constant line-up changes and egomania involved, we might get something enjoyable at the end of it. So set your alarm clocks for 17th of September.
–c.