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Dark Days

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If you haven't heard Duff's band Loaded, then you are missing out. He gave us a piece of his soul here, that's for sure. I saw these guys live in Tokyo last year in a small club, and they rocked the house. This is a deep, moving, and also hard rocking CD here, a real step forward for Duff. I believe that Duff has seen some Dark Days by the sound of this record. Very inspiring to hear someone work through the past to create beauty. I can't believe they didn't release this in the US. It is a beautiful CD, and one of the favorites in my collection.

I have had this cd since it was released, I was lucky enough to have a friend who had to go to Japan for business pick this up for me. Duff McKagan has come along ways, as we all know nowadays he is the bass player with the great modern rock band Velvet Revolver. Duff sings lead on this as well as handles bass of course and electric guitar as well as piano. Duff is a highly talented musician and this album shows that. His vocals are very well done and fit this type of music right on target. Speaking on Duff's vocals , Duff always was a decent background vocalist in Guns n Roses, and he also did well on Neurotic Outsiders, but on this album his vocals are the highlight, a vast improvement from his 1993 album Believe in Me, he has cleaned his life up drastically since then and it shows. The songs are all well done and show elements of his punk roots, especially the standout lead track Seattle Head, I really enjoy every song here with the standouts being from his unreleased Beautiful Disease a great album in its own right. Closing Duff has a great album here and i think if this would have been picked up in the USA by a major label I think this would have been a highly successful album.

This album is a true masterpiece. Next to the second Snakepit disc, this may be the best album a former member of G-N-R has put out. The overall vibe of the album has a dark, almost murky atmosphere. I liked this CD instantly after the first listen. Duff has grown in leaps and bounds since his first (undertated) album "Believe in Me." This album shows how truly talented Duff Mckagan is. Although he was an important member of G-N-R, his presence was overshadowed by the musical geniuses of Axl, Slash, and Izzy. There is nothing on the radio today that sounds like Loaded. This is a true rock band. This CD blows away Limp Bizkit, or Creed, or just about anyone else out today

To be honest, I didn't know what to expect from this CD. I was a bit skeptical about it since I hadn't heard any of the songs before and wasn't familiar with Duff's music away from GNR, plus it isn't even released in the USA (why is that?). I took a chance on it an am very glad I did, it is one of the best CDs I've picked up in a long long time. Each song has some creative angle, the lyrics are interesting and tell real stories and most important - it all sounds great! Its one of those CDs that sounds better each time you hear it.

I LOVE THIS CD!! I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING THIS BAND LIVE MANY TIMES AND FINALLY THE REST OF THE WORLD CAN HEAR WHAT THEY ARE MISSING. THIS IS AN EXCITING ALBUM, ONE THAT YOU CAN AND WILL WANT TO LISTEN TO ALL THE WAY THROUGH. GOOD LUCK NOT GETTING "I WANT TO" STUCK IN YOUR HEAD! I ALSO LIKE "WRAP MY ARMS" AND "SUPERMAN". WHAT AM I SAYING? THEY'RE ALL GOOD! BUY THIS CD, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

Dark Days, the new album from Duff McKagan's band, Loaded, showcases Duff's matured songwriting abilities. The album features 3 songs (Seattlehead, Then & Now, Superman)carried over from McKagan's second and unreleased album, "Beautiful Disease". New songs, Wrap my Arms, Dark Days, Misery, Queen Jonasophina and 5 others tell tales of misguided pasts, asking why, and breathes an aire of optimism into those experiences. For those who are familiar with Duff's history and solo albums, will know that he has come along way personally and musically. Loaded has been playing live in the Seattle-Tacoma area and just arrived home from a promotional tour of Japan, which Duff states, "we are officially big in Japan now". Live, Loaded is high energy, lacing original songs with covers by The Stooges and Misfits. Dark Days is currently a Japan-only release, but Duff insists that world-wide distribution is near. This is definately the most important post-Appetite for Destruction release to date from any current or ex-Gn'Rs.

Great CD. The track "your way" could be a ballad about Axl. This CD rocks and is very deep. Buy this. You will not be disappointed.

An reallly cool sounding rock, punk album, timeless classic, deserves alot more success than it got. Songs are mainly about over doing it but Duff has produced a album of real quality that wont fade.

I LOVE THIS CD!! I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING THIS BAND LIVE MANY TIMES AND FINALLY THE REST OF THE WORLD CAN HEAR WHAT THEY ARE MISSING. THIS IS AN EXCITING ALBUM, ONE THAT YOU CAN AND WILL WANT TO LISTEN TO ALL THE WAY THROUGH. GOOD LUCK NOT GETTING "I WANT TO" STUCK IN YOUR HEAD! I ALSO LIKE "WRAP MY ARMS" AND "SUPERMAN". WHAT AM I SAYING? THEY'RE ALL GOOD! BUY THIS CD, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

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