MUSIC PREVIEW; Velvet Revolver takes aim at Avalon

From: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA | Date: May 27, 2004| Author: Chad Berndtson | Copyright information

The Velvet Revolver is a cursed band, and it isn't just the legendary antics of hard rock deities Guns 'n' Roses - of whom the Revolver boasts three original members - that have put it in headlines before its first stab at something new.

After Axl Rose rounded up no less than three guitar slingers for an ill-fated tour as Guns 'n' Roses in 2002, audiences were left slighted and in no real mood to let other former members try to rekindle old fires. G 'n' R expats Slash (guitar), Duff "R...

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