I really dig VR's new album. Obviously not on the levels I love Guns N' Roses, but it sure as hell delivered more than I thought it could.
The main fault of the whole project is Slash's big mouth. He said that 'Fall To Pieces' was VR's answer to November Rain. He might as well have told everyone "Hey, you're going to be disappointed" right then and there.
Other than that, Slash's guitar work is still really awesome and you can tell that he contributed a lot to the overall production of Contraband just by listening to it. Not exactly Appetite For Destruction, but who the fuck expected it to be?
UYI