2005 Grammy Awards:
Best Hard Rock Performance
Slither
What began as a 2002 jam session involving
Guns N’ Roses alumni Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums),
turned into The Project. A well-publicized search for a singer seemed to last
forever, but when Scott Weiland, of Stone Temple Piolots fame, came onboard, The
Project became Velvet Revolver. The music here includes many of Guns N’ Roses’
trademarks, including the blistering guitar of Slash, but Velvet Revolver adds a
touch of maturity to the hedonistic style.