Gun - R3LOADED
Scottish rock veterans GUN release their best of album “R3L0ADED”, on 29th November via Silver Lining Music.
“R3L0ADED” is a real declaration of intent. GUN are looking to the road ahead, to new challenges, unfulfilled ambitions. While the album is a celebration of the band’s illustrious past, it also forcibly underlines that their focus is fixed firmly on the future. There’s a real feeling of optimism and creativity… of so much more to be achieved.
Whilst celebrating the 30th Anniversary of “Taking On The World”, the band’s 1989 debut album, the double record gathers in one collection GUN’s best singles, taken from their award-winning career spanning three decades. “R3L0ADED” is presented as a double album, Disc 1 features singles from the band’s seven albums, such as first chart hit ’Better Days’ (1989), ‘Steal Your Fire’ (1992), ‘Don’t Say It’s Over’ (1994) and ‘Favourite Pleasures’ (2017).
Disc 2 is a collection of cover songs, which includes ‘Word Up’ by Cameo (1986), for which the band won the prestigious MTV Europe Music Award for Best Cover. The band have recorded new versions of ‘Every 1’s A Winner’ by Hot Chocolate (1978), ‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)’ by The Beastie Boys (1986), ‘Union City Blue’ by Blondie (1979), ‘Rock The Casbah’ by The Clash (1982), ‘Everybody Knows’ by Dixie Chicks (2006), ‘Diamonds’ by Rihanna (2012) and ‘Take Me To Church’ by Hozier (2013). Firm proof GUN can also pull some real musical aces from the pack are the inclusion of the classic ‘Superstition’ by Stevie Wonder (1972) and ‘Success’ by Iggy Pop (1977).
TRACKLISTING Disc 1
1. Don’t Say It’s Over |
2. Better Days |
3. Break the Silence |
4. Higher Ground |
5. Something Worthwhile |
6. Crazy You |
7. Take Me Down |
8. Steal Your Fire |
9. Favourite Pleasures |
10. Taking On The World |
TRACKLISTING Disc 2
1. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) |
2. Every 1’s a Winner |
3. Superstition |
4. Union City Blue |
5. Word Up |
6. Success |
7. Rock the Kasbah |
8. Take Me To Church |
9. Everybody Knows |
10. Diamonds |
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