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Libertad
is the second
and final
studio album
by American hard rock band
released on
July 3, 2007.
The name is
Spanish and translates to
"Liberty"
or
"freedom"
in English
. According to a
2007 interview with
Rolling Stone,
along with
the Stone Temple Pilots
albums
Core
and the
self-titled 2010 album,
Libertad
is one of only
three albums
lead singer
Scott Weiland
wrote while sober.
Release and promotion
Velvet Revolver
originally announced
their plans for a
second album
in late 2005,
when lead singer
Scott Weiland
said that the band
was planning on
recording a concept album.
Although it is not certain
how concrete the
concept album plans were,
they were eventually scrapped
and the band began
to work with producer
Rick Rubin.
However,
the bandmembers felt that
Rubin was not a good fit
for the band and
thus parted ways with him.
In December 2006,
Velvet Revolver
began working with
producer
Brendan O'Brien,
who had previously
produced albums for
Stone Temple Pilots,
Weiland's former band.
As Scott Weiland
commented in
Kerrang! magazine,
"We were really excited
about six months ago,
when we first began writing.
Then we really kind of
flat-lined for a while,
We didn't know which way
we were going.
Once Brendan (O'Brien)
came on board,
it was kind of like a
shot in the arm.
It was a new energy."
Recording began on
December 11
and continued through
December, January, and February.
The process was documented by
a series of video blogs,
or
"Vlogs",
available on
the band's website.
On June 26, 2007,
Velvet Revolver
released a sneak peek of
Libertad in its entirety.
Libertad
was a released as an
Enhanced-CD
which includes a
10-minute video documentary called
"Re-Evolution: The Making of Libertad"
(Directed by Rocco Guarino).
A deluxe
Best Buy edition
was also released which
includes a
DVD containing a
30-minute documentary called
"Tierra Roja, Sangre Roja"
(Directed by Rocco Guarino),
that documented the band's
journey across South America.
To promote the album,
Velvet Revolver
embarked on a
South American tour
with Aerosmith.
The final performance saw
70,000 fans in attendance.
Shortly thereafter,
VR embarked on a
North American club tour,
revealing several new songs.
The band also played
major music festivals
such as the
Download Festival.
In August 2007,
they began a
North American arena tour
with Alice in Chains,
and later toured
Europe and Asia.
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