Melody and the Tyranny

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

 * 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

 * Scott Weiland – lead vocals
 * Slash – lead guitar
 * Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar
 * Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
 * Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals