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Beautiful Disease

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Released
  
Unreleased

Length
  
47:55

Artist
  
Duff McKagan

Label
  
Universal Music Group

Recorded
  
1998-1999

Producer
  
Noel Golden

Release date
  
1999


Genres
  
Hard rock, Punk rock, Heavy metal

Similar
  
Duff McKagan albums, Hard rock albums

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Beautiful Disease was to be the second solo album released by ex-Guns N' Roses's bassist Duff McKagan in 1999. However, it was shelved after a merger between McKagan's parent label Polygram and Universal.

Contents

In the studio, Duff recorded all instruments and vocals on the album, by himself, with the addition of guests Mike Bordin and ex-Guns N' Roses members Slash and Izzy Stradlin. On tour, McKagan was joined by Dez Cadena of Black Flag, Taz Bentley of the Burden Brothers and Michael Barragan of Loaded and Plexi.

Live versions of most of the songs (including some outtakes like "Ridin' Home", which was also co-written by Izzy Stradlin) were eventually released on Loaded's Episode 1999: Live live album. A different version of "Mezz" can be found on the record McKagan made with 10 Minute Warning in 1998. This alternative version has different lyrics and a different vocal melody.

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Track listing

All songs written by Duff McKagan, except where noted.

  1. "Seattlehead" - 4:17
  2. "Who's To Blame" - 2:06
  3. "Superman" - 3:12
  4. "Song For Beverly" - 4:33
  5. "Put You Back" (Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin) - 3:24
  6. "Shinin' Down" (Al Bloch) - 2:54
  7. "Missing You" (Duff McKagan, Michael Barragan) - 4:52
  8. "Hope" - 4:32
  9. "Holiday" (Al Bloch) - 2:22
  10. "Then And Now" (Duff McKagan, Paul Solger) - 4:10
  11. "Rain" - 4:17
  12. "Beautiful Disease" (Duff McKagan, Eddie Hewlett) - 2:43
  13. "Mezz" - 4:42

Studio personnel

  • Duff McKagan - vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums

    • Additional personnel

  • Slash - lead guitar on "Hope" and "Mezz"
  • Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar on "Put You Back"
  • Mike Bordin - drums
  • Michael Barragan - rhythm guitar on "Missing you", "Who's to blame" and "Then and Now", Moog Prodigy on "Missing you"
  • Norm Block - drums on "Missing you", "Who's to blame" and "Then and Now".

    • Touring personnel

  • Duff McKagan - vocals, bass guitar
  • Michael Barragan - guitar
  • Dez Cadena - guitar
  • Taz Bentley - drums

    • Songs

    1Seattle Head4:15
    2Who's to Blame2:05
    3Superman3:10

    References

    Beautiful Disease Wikipedia
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