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Loosegroove RecordsThe short-lived Seattle punk band The Living, featuring a 17-year-old, pre-Guns N' Roses Duff McKagan on guitar, is coming back to life
Ever wonder where some of that aggression and fury in early Guns N' Roses music came from? Bassist Duff McKagan likely carried over some of that attitude from his teen years punk band The Living, who are now sharing their 1982 debut album, aptly titled The Living: 1982. Get our free mobile app McKagan was a 17-year-old guitarist and songwriter at the time of this recording, joining with singer John Conte, bassist Todd Fleischman and drummer Greg Gilmore on their fledgling effort. Gilmore's name may be recognizable to some as he went on to play with Mother Love Bone. And that Mother Love Bone...
Revolver has teamed up with The Living, Duff McKagan's early punk band, for an exclusive Translucent Ruby vinyl variant of their newly issued album The Living: 1982 "It was a really magical moment," Duff McKagan says, talking to Revolver about his early Eighties Seattle punk band, the Living. And it's a moment that, for the first time, fans can now experience via The Living: 1982 — a new collection of seven McKagan-penned originals, recorded in one session 39 years ago. The mini-album — which is being released via Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard's Loosegroove Records imprint — is...
Seattle's Loosegroove Records to release "The Living: 1982," vintage punk with a 17-year-old Duff McKagan Seattle punk pioneers The Living, featuring Guns N' Roses songwriter Duff McKagan, are sharing their debut recording for the first time. "The Living: 1982" is set for release on April 16, 2021 via the Seattle-based Loosegroove Records. Author: THE LIVING, featuring iconic multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Duff McKagan, are sharing their debut recording for the first time. The Living: 1982is set for release on April 16, 2021 via the Seattle-based Loosegroove Records, a label owned by...
Duff McKagan's first band, the Living, will release 'The Living: 1982' in April 2021.