Originally comprising vocalist, bassist and songwriter Duff McKagan (formerly of Guns N' Roses), guitarist Michael Barragan (formerly of Plexi), guitarist Dez Cadena (formerly of Black Flag) and drummer Taz Bentley (formerly of The Reverend Horton Heat), the band released Episode 1999: Live in 1999.
In 2000, McKagan began recording Dark Days, which was released in 2001, with drummer Geoff Reading (formerly of New American Shame and Green Apple Quick Step) and Dave Dederer (formerly of The Presidents of the United States of America) with additional guitar parts added by touring guitarist Mike Squires (formerly of Nevada Bachelors and Harvey Danger). For the tour, bassist Jeff Rouse (formerly of Alien Crime Syndicate) was added to the group. During the tour, both Squires and Rouse left to rejoin Alien Crime Syndicate with gutiarist Dave Kushner, formerly of Wasted Youth and Electric Love Hogs, and bassist George Stuart Dahlquist, formerly of Asva and Burning Witch, replacing them.
With both McKagan and Kushner going on to form Velvet Revolver with McKagan's former Guns N' Roses bandmates, Slash and Matt Sorum, and then former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland in 2002, Loaded were put on semi-hiatus with the band playing a few shows each year with former members Rouse and Squires returning to the group.
Loaded regrouped in 2008, with the lineup still consisting of McKagan, Squires, Rouse and Reading. The band released extended play Wasted Heart in September in support of their UK/European tour. The follow up to Dark Days, Sick, was released on April 7, 2009 and charted at number 43 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. A tour of the US and Europe as well as South America followed along with stints supporting Black Stone Cherry and Mötley Crüe.
In September 2009, drummer Reading announced his departure from the group with Isaac Carpenter, formerly of Loudermilk, Gosling and The Exies, announced as his replacement. The group are currently working on new material for their next release.
YOUR NAME
Duff McKagan's Loaded Lyrics
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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,
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
You're 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
The lyrics to Duff McKagan's Loaded's song "Your Name" speak of someone who has caused the singer a great deal of pain and hurt. He wishes he could get revenge on this person, even going so far as to say he would make a noose and watch them kick and flail as they take their last breath. The singer is angry and feels that this person deserves to be punished for their actions. He sees them as an animal that should have been left caged, a no good mother fucker with a black and twisted brain.
The chorus suggests that the singer has had enough of this person and wants to rid the world of their type, even going so far as to say he would "exterminate" them. He feels that they take no responsibility for the hurt and pain they have caused, and wishes them no well. He is so fed up with the situation that he is willing to follow this person to hell.
Overall, the lyrics to "Your Name" are full of anger and frustration towards someone who has caused the singer a great deal of emotional pain. The singer wishes he could get revenge but also recognizes that this would not necessarily make him feel any better.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't know what I'd do if I ran into you,
Encountering you would leave me perplexed and unsure of my actions
I think I'd take a rope and I'd make you a noose,
I would take an extreme measure of hanging you with a rope
Watch you kick and flail as you take your last breath,
To witness you struggle as you breathe your final moments
If the fall first didn't break your neck
Assuming the fall didn't cause instant death
To break your curse,
To undo the negative influence you have on others
I'd go one worse,
I would take a more severe action than what is necessary
I'd rid your type,
I would eliminate others like you
Exterminate
Completely wipe out your kind
For all the hurt, and all the pain,
Acknowledging the damage you have caused
You feel no wrath, you take no blame,
You have no remorse for your actions and do not hold any accountability
For what it's worth, I wish you no well,
Despite the circumstances, I do not desire good for you
And I'm going first, follow me to hell,
I am taking responsibility and leading the way towards our inevitable downfall
Follow me to hell, follow me to hell, follow me to hell
Reiterating the idea of leading towards a disastrous end
You're an animal that just should have been left caged,
You should have never been given an opportunity to act upon your savage tendencies
A no good mother fucker with a black and twisted brain,
You are a worthless and vile person with a corrupted mind
If I knew first about your deviant plan,
If I had knowledge of your malicious intentions beforehand
I would have warned that girl about the evils of man
I would have protected someone from the harm you intended to cause
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DUFF MC KAGAN, ISAAC HEATH CARPENTER, JEFFREY JOHN ROUSE, MICHAEL JAMES SQUIRES
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