Wasted Heart

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Wasted Heart
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EP by Loaded
Released September 22, 2008
Recorded June 4–18, 2008, at Jupiter Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre Hard rock, alternative rock, punk rock
Length20:12
Label Century Media
Producer Martin Feveyear
Loaded chronology
Dark Days
(2001)		Wasted Heart
(2008)		 Sick
(2009)

Wasted Heart is the first EP, and third release overall, by American rock band Loaded.

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

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Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Loaded (band) American hard rock ban

Loaded is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1999. Since 2001, the band's line-up has included vocalist and rhythm guitarist Duff McKagan, lead guitarist Mike Squires and bassist Jeff Rouse. Since 2009, Isaac Carpenter has been the band's drummer, replacing Geoff Reading.

Contents

Background

Following Scott Weiland's departure from Velvet Revolver on April 21, 2008 [1] Loaded decided to regroup and record a new full-length album, with Velvet Revolver being put on hiatus until a new singer was found. After a few jam sessions, Loaded began recording what would become Sick with Dark Days producer Martin Feveyear at Jupiter Studios in Seattle, Washington. After signing a deal with Century Media [2] [3] the band began performing under the moniker Duff McKagan's Loaded to help promote the band further.

Scott Weiland American musician

Scott Richard Weiland was an American musician, singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013, making six records with them. He was also lead vocalist of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008, recording two albums, and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy. He also established himself as a solo artist, releasing three studio albums, two cover albums, and collaborations with several other musicians throughout his career.

Velvet Revolver American hard rock heavy metal supergroup

Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and former member Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth, and Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland left the band to rejoin STP in 2008.

<i>Sick</i> (Loaded album) 2009 studio album by Loaded

Sick is the second studio album by American rock band Loaded. It is their first album since reforming after they went on hiatus in 2002. It was recorded and produced by Martin Feveyear at Jupiter Studios in Seattle, Washington, and was released on March 30, 2009 in Europe and April 7 in the US, through Century Media Records. Writing for the album began in 2008 when vocalist Scott Weiland departed Duff McKagan's other band, Velvet Revolver, in April of the same year. Recording for the follow-up to their 2001 debut album Dark Days began and was completed in June 2008.

Wasted Heart was released September 22, 2008 to coincide with their European Tour although it was available before the release date during the UK Tour. [4] [5] A music video for the song "No More" was shot to promote the EP. [6]

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The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and sometimes referred to as Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

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All of the EP tracks were later featured on Loaded's second album Sick with the exception of the EP exclusive track "Executioner's Song" as well as "Wasted Heart" (the EP version is acoustic while the album version is electric). "Executioner's Song" was later re-recorded for the band's third album The Taking , released in 2011.

<i>The Taking</i> (album) 2011 studio album by Loaded

The Taking is the third studio album by American rock band Loaded. It was produced by Terry Date in Seattle, Washington, and was released on April 19, 2011 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. Writing for the album began in 2009, while the band were touring in support of Sick. It was the first Loaded release, since Episode 1999: Live, without drummer Geoff Reading, who, after departing the band, was replaced by Isaac Carpenter in September 2009.

Track listing

All tracks written by Loaded, except "No More" by Trey Bruce and Duff McKagan.

William Edwin "Trey" Bruce III is an American country music songwriter. Bruce has co-written three songs that became number one singles on the Billboard country charts: "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper My Name" by Randy Travis, and "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" by Diamond Rio. He has also co-written several Top 5 country singles for other artists, including Faith Hill, Doug Stone, Trisha Yearwood and Trace Adkins. Bruce received a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Original Song in 2001 along with co-writers John Bettis and Brian D. Siewart.

No.TitleLength
1."Sleaze Factory"3:46
2."No More"4:35
3."Executioner's Song"3:39
4."IOU"3:37
5."Wasted Heart" (Acoustic)4:33

Personnel

Loaded
Duff McKagan American rock musician

Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan, sometimes credited as Duff "Rose" McKagan, is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure with the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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References

  1. ↑ "It's Official: VELVET REVOLVER Parts Ways With Singer SCOTT WEILAND". Blabbermouth . June 13, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Duff McKagan's Loaded Signs Worldwide Deal with Century Media". Metal Underground. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  3. ↑ "DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED To Release New Album Through CENTURY MEDIA". Blabbermouth . Aug 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ "DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED Checks In From Europe". Blabbermouth . 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  5. ↑ "LOADED announce European Tour". Blabbermouth. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  6. ↑ "DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: 'No More' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
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