Duff McKagan has unveiled ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘, an all-new live album and full-length concert film recorded last October during his sold-out Lighthouse Tour ’24. The 19-track collection will be available in a wide variety of formats, including digital, CD Digipak, CD + Blu-ray Digipak (with live audio and the complete ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘ concert film), 2LP 180g Black vinyl (with gatefold sleeve and ticket replica), and limited edition 2LP 180g Black vinyl (with live audio, complete concert film, gatefold sleeve, and autographed ticket replica signed by McKagan). ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘ arrives on Friday, October 31. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available – here.
Recorded and filmed October 5, 2024, before a sold-out crowd at London, England’s historic Islington Assembly Hall, ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘ sees McKagan and his band performing songs from throughout the iconic musician-songwriter’s legendary career, including stellar renditions of tracks originally found on his critically acclaimed third solo album, 2023’s ‘Lighthouse‘. Among the live album’s many highlights is an unforgettable take on the plaintive fan favorite, ‘Longfeather‘, premiering everywhere today alongside an official live performance video streaming now on YouTube.
Lighthouse Tour ’24 saw McKagan lighting up sold-out houses across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom, joined by his murderer’s row of musicians, guitarist Tim DiJulio, guitarist/keyboardist Jeff Fielder, bassist Mike Squires, and drummer Michael Musburger, with live sound engineered by longtime collaborator Martin Feveyear. Recorded and mixed by Feveyear, ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘ collects electrifying in-concert versions of such McKagan originals as ‘I Saw God On 10th St.‘, ‘Lighthouse‘, and the volatile ‘Chip Away‘ (a personal favorite of Bob Dylan himself), along with breakneck performances of The Stooges’ ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog‘, The Crickets’ (by way of The Bobby Fuller Four and The Clash) ‘I Fought The Law‘, and Guns N’ Roses’ classic ‘You’re Crazy‘. What’s more, ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘ features a very special guest appearance by Sex Pistols co-founding guitarist Steve Jones that sees the two friends (and Neurotic Outsiders bandmates) joining forces for once-in-a-lifetime renditions of Johnny Thunders’ ‘Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory‘ and David Bowie’s ‘Heroes‘, the latter of which can be viewed now at McKagan’s official YouTube channel.
Tracklist:
- Forgiveness
- Chip Away
- This Is The Song
- I Saw God On 10th St.
- Tenderness
- Feel
- Holy Water / I Wanna Be Your Dog
- I Just Don’t Know
- Fallen Ones
- Fallen
- Wasted Heart
- Longfeather
- Just Another Shakedown
- I Fought The Law
- You’re Crazy
- Lighthouse
- Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory (Feat. Steve Jones)
- Heroes (Feat. Steve Jones)
- Don’t Look Behind You
About Duff McKagan:
For more than 40 years, Duff McKagan has been an unstoppable creative force, spanning a multitude of bands, tours, collaborations, and writings. ‘Lighthouse‘ marks the first full length collection born in McKagan’s studio. Songs like ‘Hope‘ (featuring veteran Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr and melodic lead guitar from Slash) and the philosophical ‘I Just Don’t Know‘ (featuring contributions from McKagan’s longtime friend, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains) see McKagan baring more of his artistic spirit than ever before, fusing acoustic elements with hard-edged rock ‘n’ roll to land at the sweet spot between soul-searching reflection and pure energy. The 11-song collection is further highlighted by an additional take on the title track, ‘Lighthouse (Reprise)‘, joined by the one and only Iggy Pop.
Starting at just 15, McKagan has been a part of such diverse and influential bands as The Vains (1979), The Fastbacks (1980), The Living (1982), The Fartz (1990), 10 Minute Warning (1993), and Loaded (1998), along, of course, with his historic role as founding member of both Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings, McKagan’s 2019 second solo album, ‘Tenderness‘, marked a powerful new chapter for the ever-evolving artist, taking on societal ills and his own personal transgressions against a rich sonic backdrop of Americana-fueled arrangements. Named by Loudwire as one of that year’s “50 Best Rock Albums” and hailed by Rolling Stone in a three-and-a-half (out of four)-starred rave as “an album full of beauty and heart…It’s music of conscience, heavy songs with a light touch,” the album includes the volatile rocker, ‘Chip Away‘, which earned extraordinary praise from the Maestro himself, Bob Dylan, who recently declared the song a personal favorite.
“There’s a Duff McKagan song called ‘Chip Away’ that has profound meaning for me,” Dylan told The Wall Street Journal. “It’s a graphic song. Chip away, chip away, like Michelangelo, breaking up solid marble stone to discover the form of King David inside. He didn’t build him from the ground up, he chipped away the stone until he discovered the king. It’s like my own songwriting, I overwrite something, then I chip away lines and phrases until I get to the real thing.”
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