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Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:28 am
I am enjoying this band in so many ways...
Online listening on their facebook page, here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Walking-Papers/371321559561874
And an August 18th, 2012 gig in Washington State uploaded by a fan
Online listening on their facebook page, here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Walking-Papers/371321559561874
And an August 18th, 2012 gig in Washington State uploaded by a fan
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Soulmonster Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:01 pm
Walking Papers, Walking Papers
Album Review
by Josh Gross @TheJoshGross
The seductive neo-blues of Seattle's The Missionary Position is already one the most compelling sounds in the Northwest. But a dose of star power rarely hurts, and that's just what the band's sound gets with Walking Papers, a new collaboration between The Missionary Position's singer and guitarist Jefferson Angell, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and Guns 'n' Roses alum Duff McKagan.
The band's debut self-titled album, released Oct. 2, also features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.
Because of the distinctiveness of Angell's richly toned blues moan and guitar work, much of the album follows in the vein of the two existing Missionary Position albums, especially on early tracks like "Your Secret's Safe with Me" and "Red Envelopes."
Walking Papers really sets itself apart when it puts aside the fuzz guitar and explores blues territory more in the vein of Tom Waits than the proto-grunge of John Lee Hooker.
"A Place Like This" has a lagging Latin beat with sparse tremolo guitar and flourishes of trumpet. It apes the seduction Angell's work is known for but with a restrained, evil jazz sound like a smooth "Jockey Full of Bourbon"-era Tom Waits.
It is followed by "Independence Day," a driving tune with watery guitar textures layered over driving, come-hither fuzz riffs.
On the whole, Walking Papers' debut album is cleanly split between two sounds: big blues rock riffs and spooky vocals, and more experimental tracks. Both are solid work, but listeners may find themselves skipping back and forth between the sound they prefer.
Album Review
by Josh Gross @TheJoshGross
The seductive neo-blues of Seattle's The Missionary Position is already one the most compelling sounds in the Northwest. But a dose of star power rarely hurts, and that's just what the band's sound gets with Walking Papers, a new collaboration between The Missionary Position's singer and guitarist Jefferson Angell, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and Guns 'n' Roses alum Duff McKagan.
The band's debut self-titled album, released Oct. 2, also features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.
Because of the distinctiveness of Angell's richly toned blues moan and guitar work, much of the album follows in the vein of the two existing Missionary Position albums, especially on early tracks like "Your Secret's Safe with Me" and "Red Envelopes."
Walking Papers really sets itself apart when it puts aside the fuzz guitar and explores blues territory more in the vein of Tom Waits than the proto-grunge of John Lee Hooker.
"A Place Like This" has a lagging Latin beat with sparse tremolo guitar and flourishes of trumpet. It apes the seduction Angell's work is known for but with a restrained, evil jazz sound like a smooth "Jockey Full of Bourbon"-era Tom Waits.
It is followed by "Independence Day," a driving tune with watery guitar textures layered over driving, come-hither fuzz riffs.
On the whole, Walking Papers' debut album is cleanly split between two sounds: big blues rock riffs and spooky vocals, and more experimental tracks. Both are solid work, but listeners may find themselves skipping back and forth between the sound they prefer.
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:45 am
"evil jazz" 
drummer is a groove monster - brings my mind to Sir Lord Baltimore or even Buddy Miles
drummer is a groove monster - brings my mind to Sir Lord Baltimore or even Buddy Miles
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Thu May 02, 2013 1:53 am
I just put Walking Papers posts in the wrong (albeit related at least) thread. I mean to put it in this one.
DOH!
cut and paste
A full mini-show in a radio station
and a live clip of one of my favorite songs from the album but the fan recording it is in a bit of a mosh sometimes so if you are prone to seasickness LOOK AWAY and listen
DOH!
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A full mini-show in a radio station
and a live clip of one of my favorite songs from the album but the fan recording it is in a bit of a mosh sometimes so if you are prone to seasickness LOOK AWAY and listen
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Uli Thu May 02, 2013 11:22 am
Currently touring Germany - unfortunately all gigs too far away from my home. 
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Fri May 03, 2013 12:37 am
Sympathy to you. I know that feeling, I have missed most of my favorite bands' live shows for that reason, or because I was skint. That is why I haunt YouTube I guess.Uli wrote:Currently touring Germany - unfortunately all gigs too far away from my home.
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Fri May 03, 2013 11:28 pm
uploaded 4/28/2013 - same date as the gig!
And.....Dutch online article with great pics (I have not idea what the text says)
http://www.roarezine.nl/2013/05/02/walking-papers-winston-amsterdam/
A clip from a different show, maybe 4/27/2013 or 27-4-13 if you will Tilburg, is it Holland? IDK
And.....Dutch online article with great pics (I have not idea what the text says)
http://www.roarezine.nl/2013/05/02/walking-papers-winston-amsterdam/
A clip from a different show, maybe 4/27/2013 or 27-4-13 if you will Tilburg, is it Holland? IDK
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Soulmonster Tue May 21, 2013 7:44 pm
Source: http://www.antimusic.com/news/13/May/21Duff_McKagan_and_Barrett_Martins_New_Band_Set_Album_Release_and_Tour.shtmlDuff McKagan and Barrett Martin's New Band Set Album Release and Tour
05/21/2013
The new Seattle supergroup Walking Papers has set an August 6th release date for their self-titled debut album and has announced tour dates to support the effort.
The band features Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver star Duff McKagan, Screaming Trees and Mad Season's Barrett Martin and The Missionary Position's Jeff Angell and Benjamin Anderson.
The group recording the album in Seattle with producer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney), who also mixed the album. Pearl Jam's Mike McCready makes a special guest appearance on the album's lead single "The Whole World's Watching" and the song "I'll Stick Around."
Walking Papers will be hitting the road this summer to promote the album. They will be headlining the second stage of this year's Uproar Festival which will also feature Alice In Chains and Jane's Addiction.
The tour is set to kick off on August 9th at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA and will conclude on September 15th in Irvine, CA at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
The group recently concluded a brief European tour and plan to head back over the pond for a series of UK and Irish dates next month that will include a regular and an acoustic set at this year's Download Festival.
UK and Ireland Dates
June 11th – Dublin, Ireland: The Pint
June 12th – Belfast, Northern Ireland: Voodoo
June 13th – Glasgow, Scotland: Stereo
June 14th – Donington, England: Download Festival (acoustic set)
June 15th – Donington, England: Download Festival (regular set)
June 16th – Tallinn, Estonia: Rock Summer Festival
Uproar Dates
08/9 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
08/10 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
08/11 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08/13 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/14 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
08/16 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
08/17 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/18 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
08/20 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08/22 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/23 Nobleville, IN Klipsch Music Center
08/24 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
08/27 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheater
08/28 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/29 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/31 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
09/1 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
09/2 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
09/5 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
09/8 Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater
09/11 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/13 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
09/14 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
09/15 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Tue May 21, 2013 8:42 pm
"June 14th – Donington, England: Download Festival (acoustic set)"
I sure hope that acoustic set ends up in YouTube with decent audio for me (among others) to enjoy.
I sure hope that acoustic set ends up in YouTube with decent audio for me (among others) to enjoy.
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Uli Wed May 22, 2013 10:38 am
Soulmonster wrote:The new Seattle supergroup Walking Papers has set an August 6th release date for their self-titled debut album and has announced tour dates to support the effort.
Now I'm confused, as the 2nd post in this thread says the album was out in Oct 2012. Or is this the UK release they're talking about?
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by Soulmonster Wed May 22, 2013 11:05 am
I am confused too, I guess it must be a UK release they are talking about, because they DID release a self-titled record in 2012 according to wikipedia.
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Uli Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:18 am
Rumour has it that the band are to play two surprise club gigs in Germany this month (June 23/24) in Ingolstadt and Frankfurt. Must look which town is closer to my home, maybe (just maybe) I can make it. More details when I find them...
Edit: ok, found these tour dates:
http://www.songkick.com/artists/5875959-walking-papers/calendar
Ingolstadt is not too far, it's a Sunday, so I might use the chance to visit Ingolstadt, do a little bit of sightseeing and then hang around the club...
Edit: ok, found these tour dates:
http://www.songkick.com/artists/5875959-walking-papers/calendar
Ingolstadt is not too far, it's a Sunday, so I might use the chance to visit Ingolstadt, do a little bit of sightseeing and then hang around the club...
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by puddledumpling Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:47 pm
I was in Songkick last night looking up tour dates for Walking Papers and for Kings of Chaos. Looks to me like June will be a whirlwind of touring and traveling for Duff McKagan - He will deserve the best of audience appreciation for showing up and delivering. I hope you do get to see Walking Papers Uli, and I hope Duff gets to chill a bit by July. Whew!
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by Uli Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:06 am
Yeah, Duff is very busy these days (but I guess he's a "frequent flyer" anyway and has many bonus miles)! Meanwhile Munich was added to the Walking Papers dates on June 22nd. I might aim for that one, will see if an old mate will come along (if he can get a day off on Monday 24th, we might go to Ingolstadt, if not we might prefer Munich on a Saturday night)...
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:57 pm
http://loudwire.com/walking-papers-the-whole-worlds-watching-exclusive-lyric-video-premiere/
Mystery solved. The album was released by the band independently in 2012. Now it has the backing of a record company with staff for August 6th release, per link tweeted by Duff I see in GN'R Twitters widget in the side bar, tweet includes link to new lyric video of the single, The Whole World's Watching.
Mystery solved. The album was released by the band independently in 2012. Now it has the backing of a record company with staff for August 6th release, per link tweeted by Duff I see in GN'R Twitters widget in the side bar, tweet includes link to new lyric video of the single, The Whole World's Watching.
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Soulmonster Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:03 pm
Aah, thanks!
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Uli Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:09 am
After the cancellation of the two shows in south Germany, I'm hoping the band will come here later. 
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:53 pm
excerpted from Billboard article just published
it won't let me link it but here is address for the source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/4432271/duff-mckagan-on-walking-papers-velvet-revolvers-future-and-scott-weilands
The group has also continued writing and has more than 20 new songs, according to McKagan, some of which Walking Papers is playing live.
"The songs are a little bigger I suppose, because when you write with a band it's always bigger than if one guy sits down and writes a song," he says. "It's just progressing."
So... I'm gonna hear new songs at the Uproar Festival shows next month methinks
it won't let me link it but here is address for the source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/4432271/duff-mckagan-on-walking-papers-velvet-revolvers-future-and-scott-weilands
The group has also continued writing and has more than 20 new songs, according to McKagan, some of which Walking Papers is playing live.
"The songs are a little bigger I suppose, because when you write with a band it's always bigger than if one guy sits down and writes a song," he says. "It's just progressing."
So... I'm gonna hear new songs at the Uproar Festival shows next month methinks
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by puddledumpling Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:36 am
the Village Voice blog - an interview/article beautifully written
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/08/walking_papers_duff_mckagan.php
I want to write a fan review of the Uproar Festival shows I just attended but Jeff Angell made such a fan girl out of me I need to gather my wits before I can write. I tried really hard to be cool but resistance was futile.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/08/walking_papers_duff_mckagan.php
I want to write a fan review of the Uproar Festival shows I just attended but Jeff Angell made such a fan girl out of me I need to gather my wits before I can write. I tried really hard to be cool but resistance was futile.
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by Uli Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:39 pm
Ha ha, okay, just calm down a bit and write your review when you're ready to do so. 
No hurry, but I'm looking forward to it.
No hurry, but I'm looking forward to it.
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by Soulmonster Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:15 pm
Me, too.
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by Uli Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:43 pm
Still no "rush", but isn't it slowly getting time for your review? 
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by Soulmonster Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:41 pm
More dates:
Hey Folks, we have a slew of new tour dates in the American Southwest, and then we’re hopping across the Atlantic to open for Alice In Chains on their UK run. Please join the events you are coming to on our events page, and we look forward to seeing you out there on the road again!
Oct 17th @ The Roxy in Los Angeles, CA (headlining)
Oct 20th @ Trees, Dallas, Texas (headlining)
Oct 22nd @ Red 7, Austin, Texas (headlining)
Oct 23rd @ The Scout, Houston, Texas (headlining)
Oct 24th @ The Lucky Mule, Abilene, Texas (headlining)
Oct 26th @ The Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada (opening for Alice In Chains)
Nov 9th @ Alexandra Palace, London, England (opening for Alice In Chains)
Nov 10th @ O2 Academy, Leeds, England (opening for Alice In Chains)
Nov 11th @ Manchester Academy, Manchester, England (opening for Alice In Chains)
Nov 13th @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, England (opening for Alice In Chains)
Nov 14th @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland (opening for Alice In Chains)
Nov 16th @ Newport Centre, Newport, Wales (opening for Alice In Chains)
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by Soulmonster Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:42 pm
They are playing in LA one week too early for me
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Re: Duff McKagan's latest collaboration: Walking Papers
by Uli Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:51 am
Hope "puddledumpling" is okay, not heard from her or seen her for quite a while now. Would still love to read her review!
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