As requested, here’s the private release “Loaded Gun“, the one and only album from US meldoic rockers BLEEDING HEARTS, a four-piece from Tampa, Florida. Released in 1992, the album mixes the rocking commercial sound of Damn Yankees and the first Tesla with the musicality & melody from the likes of Tyketto, Trixter, and Nelson.
For the former, check out “Kickin’ Your Love”, “Bonnie & Clyde”, the crunchy “Loaded Gun” – for the latter, the melodious “U”, the great midtempo “I’m A Rocker” (love the lyrics), the wonderful “Fallin’ Out Of Love”, “Sweet Dreams” (akin Tesla’s first album) or the Nelson-esque ballad ”Take It On The Chin”.
Fronted by the clean sweet voice of Earl Foote – which is from Boston but at the time moved to Florida and still continue in the music business with his blues-country band – BLEEDING HEARTS was a sensation in the East Coast touring the area packing every venue.
The band was close to be signed by a major label in 1990 but fate worked against them – an executive was sick for months, delaying the deal… and then the contract dropped.
Finally recorded & released by themselves, BLEEDING HEARTS’ “Loaded Gun” is a very good early ’90s US melodic hard rock album with marvelous songs for this genre, well written & produced for an indie. In the hands of an expertise producer, this would have been huge.
While “Loaded Gun” was reissued by the band on occasion of its 20th anniversary due to many requests – this band still has a strong fan base – the re-pressing sold out. Quite hard to find – of course out of print – Compact Disc.
Highly Recommended
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1 Bonnie & Clyde 3:49
2 U 3:59
3 Kickin' Your Love 2:44
4 I'm A Rocker 4:45
5 Fallin' Out Of Love 5:13
6 Loaded Gun 4:48
7 Sweet Dreams Interlude 0:40
8 Sweet Dreams 3:47
9 10 Ways 3:51
10 Best And Only Friend 3:36
11 Take It On The Chin 5:25
Bleeding Hearts – Loaded Gun 1992
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