Melody and the Tyranny
2007 EP by Velvet Revolver
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Melody and the Tyranny is an EP released by Velvet Revolver as a precursor to their album Libertad. It includes two tracks from Libertad as well as the Talking Heads cover "Psycho Killer" and a live rendition of "Do It for the Kids", a song from Velvet Revolver's debut album, Contraband. The documentary on the making of Libertad was Produced and Directed by Rocco Guarino.
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| Released | June 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | December 11, 2006 – February 22, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 26:57 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5[1] |
The EP received a European and Australian release and was not released in North America. It was limited to just 5,000 copies.
Track listing
- "She Builds Quick Machines" (Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner)
- "Just Sixteen" (Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner)
- "Psycho Killer" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth)
- "Making of Libertad" – 5 minute piece (video)
- "Do It for the Kids" – live (video) (Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner)
Personnel
- Scott Weiland – lead vocals
- Slash – lead guitar
- Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Chart
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 55 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] | 4 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 13 |
| Italy (FIMI)[3] | 9 |