Melody and the Tyranny
# Melody and the Tyranny

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5 |

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

* "She Builds Quick Machines" (Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner)
* "Just Sixteen" (Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner)
* "Psycho Killer" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth)
* "Making of Libertad" – 5 minute piece (video)
* "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

## Chart

Chart performance for Melody and the Tyranny :

| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | 55 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten) | 4 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 13 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 9 |
