Melody and the Tyranny

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Melody and the Tyranny
EP by
ReleasedJune 6, 2007
RecordedDecember 11, 2006 – February 22, 2007
GenreHard rock
Length26:57
LabelRCA
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Velvet Revolver chronology
Contraband
(2004)
Melody and the Tyranny
(2007)
Libertad
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic2.5/5[1]

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.

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[edit]

  1. "She Builds Quick Machines" (Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner)
  2. "Just Sixteen" (Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner)
  3. "Psycho Killer" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth)
  4. "Making of Libertad" – 5 minute piece (video)
  5. "Do It for the Kids" – live (video) (Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner)

Personnel[edit]

Chart[edit]

Chart performance for Melody and the Tyranny
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 55
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 13
Italy (FIMI)[3] 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.
  3. ^ a b c "Velvet Revolver – Melody and the Tyranny". finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2022.