MUSIC // DISCOGRAPHY
The Taking
Released: April 19, 2011
1. “Lords of Abaddon”
2. “Executioner’s Song”
3. “Dead Skin” 3:20
4. “We Win” 4:03
5. “Easier Lying”
6. “She’s an Anchor”
7. “Wrecking Ball”
8. “King of the World”
9. “Cocaine”
10. “Your Name”
11. “Follow Me to Hell”
The Taking is the third studio album by American hard rock band Loaded. It was produced by Terry Date in Seattle, Washington, and is scheduled for release 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 will be 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. A feature length film about the album, as well as Loaded, by filmmaker and documentarian Jamie Burton Chamberlin is currently being filmed, with the album serving as the films soundtrack.
I've risen through the ashes of tragedy,
I've fallen babe you've seen the worst of me,
and you've seen me fly, hid when I got high,
now that's all gone by,
Look into my eyes,
I'm the king of the world now honey,
come along for the ride,
cause I don't wanna bring anyone else no,
Been witness to the whore this world can be,
I sit in dumb wonder as it falls around me,
now that's all gone by,
Look into my eyes,
I'm the king of the world now honey,
come along for the ride,
cause I don't wanna bring anyone else no,
Don't you try to hide,
I got you in my gaze now honey,
it's like getting high,
going down in a fire fight,
When everything is upside down,
and the worlds burnt to the ground,
I am the nuclear cloud,
Look into my eyes,
I'm the king of the wasteland honey,
come along for the ride,
cause I don't wanna bring anyone else no,
Don't you try to hide,
I got you in my gaze now honey,
it's like getting high,
making love in a fire fight,
Your my forgotten girl
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DEAD SKIN
V1
YOU, YOU’RE SO GOD-DAMN HARD TO PLEASEYOU CONFUSE AND FRUSTRATE MEWHY MUST WE BOTH GO THROUGH IT?I SAID YOU, IT ISN’T SO HARD TO SEETHOSE THINGS THAT YOU HIDE FROM MEWHY MUST YOU KEEP THEM SECRET?
CHORUS
BREAK THROUGH THOSE CLOUDSSEE THE STARS SHINE DOWNFIND SOLID GROUNDPEEL OFF ALL THAT DEAD SKINYOU CAN LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND
V2
BECAUSE I, CAN’T SEEM TO GET THROUGH TO YOUYOUR PAST IS SOMETHING I CAN’T UNDOIT’S SO CLEAR THAT YOU’VE BEEN WOUNDEDSO WHY, MUST I PAY NOW FOR HIS DEEDSI’M NOT THE ONE WHO STEALS AND CHEATSWHAT MUST I DO TO PROVE IT?
CHORUS 2
BREAK THROUGH THOSES CLOUDSSEE THE STARS SHINE DOWNFIND SOLID GROUNDFORGET WHAT ALL HAS BEENPAST SCARS AND SINSPEEL OFF ALL THAT DEAD SKINYOU CAN LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND
BRIDGE
I WILL NOT BENDI AM NOT HIM!THE PAST HAS SPOKENAND YOU’RE NOT DEAD AND BROKEN
SOLO
CHORUS OUT
COCAINE
Empty bottle of vicodin,
the dirty clothes that I slept in,
today I'm finally through, it's time for something new,
Morning coffee and ritalin,
haven't slept since I don't know when,
I need a friend or two, someone I haven't used,
Tremors, shakes, can't break this chill that's in my veins,
Tremors, shakes, can't stop today, at least I quit cocaine,
You dirty fuck you lied again,
this isn't black tar heroin,
to get me through the day, I'll do it anyway,
I hid a gun in a darkened place,
a simple short arms length away,
somebody's gotta pay, I hate the world today,
Tremors, shakes, can't break this chill that's in my veins,
Tremors, shakes, can't stop today, at least I quit cocaine,
BRIDGE
You can't stop me, I can't stop me,
yeah, can't cure this chill that's in my veins,
turn, go away, stop knocking,
can't you tell there's no one home,
Tremors, shakes, can't break this chill that's in my veins,
Tremors, shakes, can't stop today, I guess I quit cocaine,
Tremors, shakes, can't break this chill that's in my veins,
Tremors, shakes, can't stop today, at least I quit cocaine,
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WE WIN
Someday you might find, that victory,
is well worth the bitter fight,
but you've got to give it a try,
you've got to want to deny the enemy,
And we win and we win yeah we win,
There were days they pushed us around, for all to see,
but we brushed it off and got up from the ground,
when you've got a chance at the crown,
will be the one to back down? No,
And we win and we win yeah we win,
The moment when you hit your stride,
blood and tears been cast aside,
iron will can't be denied,
we're done waiting for this moment,
And we win and we win yeah we win,
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FOLLOW ME TO HELL
I don't know what I'd do if I ran into you,
I think I'd take a rope and I'd make you a noose,
watch you kick and flail as you take your last breath,
if the fall first didn't break your neck,
To break your curse,
I'd go one worse,
I'd rid your type,
exterminate,
For all the hurt, and all the pain,
you feel no wrath, you take no blame,
for what it's worth, I wish you no well,
and I'm going first, follow me to hell,
Your an animal that just should have been left caged,
a no good mother fucker with a black and twisted brain,
if I knew first about your deviant plan,
I would have warned that girl about the evils of man,
To break your curse,
I'd go one worse,
I'd rid your type,
exterminate,
For all the hurt, and all the pain,
you feel no wrath, you take no blame,
for what it's worth, I wish you no well,
and I'm going first, follow me to hell,
follow me to hell, follow me to hell, follow me to hell,
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YOUR NAME
Read a letter from you today,
in short it said that you've been so far away,
it said where you've been, what's been on your mind,
it makes you feel so much better when there's something to hide,
your shifting blame again,
Lie to yourself about it,
pretend your life is sane,
basking in faded glory,
the world forgets your name,
move on from there, get up and go on,
wait any longer you'll be stuck where you are,
leave all your things, clean up your face,
the scars of the past are the dust that remain in the way,
stop shifting blame again,
Lie to yourself about it,
pretend your life is sane,
basking in faded glory,
the world forgets your name,
BRIDGE
How could it be that you sunk down so low????
Word around town is you got no place to go,
your story's got a crack and you got no one to follow,
I couldn't care less,
Lie to yourself about it,
pretend your life is sane,
basking in faded glory,
the world forgets your name,
Cry to yourself about it,
drive all your friends insane,
you failed to prove your story,
I will forget your name,
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FIGHT ON
Mother cries for her son, fight on,
when the sickness had come, fight on,
she holds his hand softly pleading to hold on,
you must be strong and fight on,
When that storm took your home, fight on,
clung to life in that dome, fight on,
so many souls left out there all alone,
the will you have shown to fight on,
When your heart is in your hand,
and you feel so all alone,
when your lost or left for dead,
and you think hope is gone,
don't stop breathing, we must fight on,
Soldier went to war, fight on,
lost his leg to a bomb, fight on,
they send you home, then they set you all alone,
kid you must be strong and fight on,
When your heart is in your hand,
and you feel so all alone,
when your lost or left for dead,
and you think hope is gone,
don't stop breathing, we must fight on,
BRIDGE
don't stop breathing, don't stop breathing, don't stop breathing.....
When your heart is in your hand,
and you feel so all alone,
when your lost or left for dead,
and you think hope is gone,
don't stop breathing, we must fight on,
Whe life's done you wrong, fight on,
when clouds hide the son, fight on,
and your only sure that all is gone,
you must stay strong and fight on,
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SYMPATHETIC TYPE
Climb down and surrender for all those things you do to me,
go now life is fading, asphyxiate you,
Blood is boiling, eyes are pinned,
mother fucker owes me money again,
don't put it past me to shackle your bitch,
blind side you with the bait and switch,
and I will leave no traces, no bodies left behind,
don't fight you can't escape it, I am not the sympathetic kind,
Abduction, you won't be missed,
it can't get much sicker than this,
you should have thought before you stole,
now your buried right in a hole,
and I will leave no traces, no bodies left behind,
don't fight you can't escape it, I am not the sympathetic kind,
Climb down cold surrender for all those things you do to me,
somehow you cut me deeper, it gets steeper by the brink,
fall down took you over and now you cannot hide from me,
go now life is fading, asphyxiate you,
and I will leave no traces, no bodies left behind,
don't fight you can't escape it, I am not the sympathetic...
Climb down cold surrender for all those things you do to me,
somehow you cut me deeper, it gets steeper by the brink,
fall down took you over and now you cannot hide from me,
go now life is fading, asphyxiate you,
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RUN AWAY
See life through broken glass,
the pain it comes in stabs,
the remedy is fast,
I'll get high this one last time,
think straight and clear my mind,
cause tomorrow I'll get well,
I've said this all before,
I'm only a run away,
but tomorrow I'll be back to stay,
I'm only a run away,
we could all use just a little change,
She's running low on cash,
sold her soul and then her ass,
never thought it would get this bad,
The crave is cancerous,
tells herself she's had enough,
one more line is all she needs,
to find her way back home,
She's only a run away,
but tomorrow she'll be back to stay,
she's only a run away,
we could all use just a little change,
Is this the end of me?
who is the enemy now?
this thing is taking me down,
Only a run away,
we could all use a little change,
your only a run away,
we could all use just a little change,
Your only a run away,
but tomorrow you'll be back to stay,
your only a run away,
we could all use just a little change,
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LORDS OF ABADDON
We are criminal, our crime has payed,
makes no difference, what your leaders say,
we earned a right, to kill and and take,
rape and murder, and we take no blame,
We are the lords of Abaddon,
we are the kings of agony,
we are the lords of Abaddon,
we hold the keys to tragedy,
World full of indifference, distrust and pride,
borderline aggression, god is on our side,
We are the lords of Abaddon,
we are the kings of agony,
we are the lords of Abaddon,
we hold the keys to tragedy,
We are the lords of Abaddon,
we are the kings of agony,
we are the lords of Abaddon,
we hold the keys to tragedy,
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EASIER LYING
Nothing is easy when nothing is true,
It never gets easier lying to you,
As for now my heart goes out,
you brought me everything but this caged bird still sings,
so many hands they pull me away,
it seems impossible to navigate,
Nothing ever stays the same that will never change,
You wanted a star, to shine on a stage,
but don't you know that hearts will wander when they're unchained,
I needed a place, cover from the storm,
now all that bound just seems forever torn,
Nothing ever stays the same that will never change,
Nothing is easy when nothing is true,
It never gets easier lying to you,
burning the days down and hiding from you,
it never gets easier lying to you,
When you wake up, in the mirror tell me what's the greatest fear that you got,
face down undercover have you wandered to another lover,
Nothing is easy when nothing is true,
It never gets easier lying to you,
burning the days down and hiding from you,
it never gets easier lying to you,
it never gets easier lying to you,
it never gets easier lying to you,
it never gets easier lying to you,
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SHE'S AN ANCHOR
Saw the tears run down your face,
guess we saw the signs too late,
now the wind is gone your drifting all alone,
lift my anchor from your sea,
that vast tranquility,
I was overcome and blinded by the years,
Placing blame and, hiding all the things that shame them,
Fading, hating, you'll never stop this heart from bleeding,
Set my sights on foreign shores,
woke up there wanting more,
never saw myself as one to float away,
Placing blame and, hiding all the things that shame them,
Fading, hating, you'll never stop this heart from bleeding,
BRIDGE
You only need me when your drunk and dirty,
You only use when you feel alone,
You did my drugs and then you take my money,
I'm leaving your on your own now,
your on your own now, your all alone yeah,
your on your own now, your all alone yeah,
Placing blame and, hiding all the things that shame them,
Fading, hating, you'll never stop this heart from bleeding,
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WRECKING BALL
Red turns blue the anger burns in you,
when spoken true it spills right out of you,
ain't too hard to see, your planning to leave,
you wear that smile while your lying,
If your leaving again,
and if your talking to him,
I will destroy it all,
no one could make me crawl,
Up turns down you drink in wasted ground,
turning round this drunken jester's crown,
it's easy to see, how cool things could be,
if you'd stay here and stand your ground,
If your leaving again,
and if your talking to him,
I will destroy it all,
no one could make me crawl,
BRIDGE
And if I quit right now, you can ride it out,
and if I should fall, you could have it all,
as it stands right now, it is my call,
you cannot stall, I'll fucking wreck it all,
If your leaving again,
and if your talking to him,
I will destroy it all,
no one could make me crawl,
yeah yeah, I will destry it all....
Sick
Released: March 30, 2009
1. “Sick” 2:51
2. “Sleaze Factory” 3:47
3. “Flatline” 3:02
4. “IOU” 3:36
5. “The Slide” 3:10
6. “Translucent” 3:08
7. “Mother’s Day” 3:50
8. “I See Through You” 3:57
9. “Forgive Me” 4:12
10. “No Shame” 3:32
11. “Blind Date Girl” 5:10
12. “Wasted Heart” (electric version) 4:57
13. “No More” 4:33
Sick is the second studio album by American hard 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.
Following the release of the album, Loaded went on to promote it for over half a year; releasing one single and touring in several regions, including the United States, South America and several countries in Europe as well as playing at several music festivals. The album received generally positive reviews, many of which made some comparisons to McKagan’s former band, Guns N’ Roses. The album produced one single, “Flatline.”
A Limited Deluxe Edition of Sick was released the same day as the standard Europe release. It included a bonus DVD of Loaded’s show at The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland, a promotional music video of “No More” and all five of the band’s Webisodes, including the UK Tour Webisode. This edition of the album is to be re-released in April 2011, following the band’s signing to Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Wasted Heart
Released: September 22, 2008
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
Wasted Heart is the first EP, and third release overall, by American hard rock band Loaded. Following Scott Weiland’s departure from Velvet Revolver on April 21, 2008 Loaded decided to regroup and record a new full length album and a European tour in the Fall of 2008, 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, the band began performing under the moniker Duff McKagan’s Loaded to help promote the band further, 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. As well as a tour of the UK, with support coming from The Loyalties.
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). “Exectuioner’s Song” was later re-recorded for the band’s third album The Taking, released in 2011.
Dark Days
Released: July, 2001
1. “Seattlehead” 3:48
2. “Then and Now” 3:15
3. “Wrap My Arms” 4:02
4. “Dark Days” 3:51
5. “Want To” 4:53
6. “Misery” 3:37
7. “Criminal” 5:09
8. “Queen Jonasophina” 3:29
9. “Shallow” 4:06
10. “Superman” 3:32
11. “King of Downtown” 3:29
12. “Your Way”
Dark Days is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Loaded. Recorded between December 2000 and February 2001 at Jupiter Studios in Seattle, Washington, it was self-released in July 2001. The album was reissued in 2007 with a bonus disc containing live tracks from their 2001 tour of Japan, and again in February 2008 by Pimp Records.
Episode 1999: Live
Released: April 15, 2008 (Re-issue)
1. “Sycophant” 2:13
2. “Shinin’ Down” 2:46
3. “Seattle Head” 4:16
4. “Superman” 3:11
5. “Missing You” 5:18
6. “Then and Now” 3:59
7. “She’s Got a Lot” 3:04
8. “Mezz” 4:56
9. “Ridin’ Home” 3:39
10. “Raw Power” (Iggy Pop, James Williamson) 3:36
Episode 1999: Live is a live album by American hard rock band Loaded, released in May 1999. Recorded during two shows in Los Angeles, California, the album is not only the debut release by the band, but is also the only album by Loaded in their first incarnation.
The album featured unreleased songs from Duff McKagan’s unreleased solo album Beautiful Disease; “Shinin’ Down”, “Seattle Head”, “Superman”, “Missing You”, “Then and Now” and “Mezz”, as well as new material and a cover of The Stooges “Raw Power”.
“Seattle Head”, “Then and Now” and “Superman” were later re-recorded for Loaded’s debut album Dark Days, released in 2001.
