I think “Love’s a Loaded Gun” might have had a better chance had it been the lead single rather than “Hey Stoopid”.VinceRaven wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:16 amUnder My Wheels
There was a video clip on here not so long ago where Alice was asked this very question and, if I recall rightly, he named Lost in America and Love's A Loaded Gun.
I reckon Love's A Loaded Gun would have had a decent chance at going big had it been around early enough to follow Poison
Were There Any Alice Songs You Were Surprised Didn't Become Hits?
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I always thought Love's a Loaded Gun had a little bit more of an earlier Alice feel to it. I like the song Hey Stoopid but I never thought it was a great lead single. I felt like stuff like Love's a Loaded Gun, Might As Well Be On Mars (which was probably too long for a single), Wind-Up Toy etc were better presentations of what the album actually were. The album, Hey Stoopid, did okay but wasn't nearly the hit that Trash was though I feel it was a stronger album. Yes, the music scene was changing (The album would have done better if it came out even six months earlier) but I think Hey Stoopid was one of those albums that was so close to becoming a hit and circumstances just caused it to fall a little short. Still one of my favorites.Babysquid wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:59 amI think “Love’s a Loaded Gun” might have had a better chance had it been the lead single rather than “Hey Stoopid”.VinceRaven wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:16 amUnder My Wheels
There was a video clip on here not so long ago where Alice was asked this very question and, if I recall rightly, he named Lost in America and Love's A Loaded Gun.
I reckon Love's A Loaded Gun would have had a decent chance at going big had it been around early enough to follow Poison
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Completly agree. I think TLT suffered the same issue, Stolen Prayer, You're my Temptation, Nothing's Free, were all stronger than unholy war as a single, IMO.cooperrocks wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 4:37 pmI always thought Love's a Loaded Gun had a little bit more of an earlier Alice feel to it. I like the song Hey Stoopid but I never thought it was a great lead single. I felt like stuff like Love's a Loaded Gun, Might As Well Be On Mars (which was probably too long for a single), Wind-Up Toy etc were better presentations of what the album actually were. The album, Hey Stoopid, did okay but wasn't nearly the hit that Trash was though I feel it was a stronger album. Yes, the music scene was changing (The album would have done better if it came out even six months earlier) but I think Hey Stoopid was one of those albums that was so close to becoming a hit and circumstances just caused it to fall a little short. Still one of my favorites.Babysquid wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:59 amI think “Love’s a Loaded Gun” might have had a better chance had it been the lead single rather than “Hey Stoopid”.VinceRaven wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:16 amUnder My Wheels
There was a video clip on here not so long ago where Alice was asked this very question and, if I recall rightly, he named Lost in America and Love's A Loaded Gun.
I reckon Love's A Loaded Gun would have had a decent chance at going big had it been around early enough to follow Poison
That was absolutely one os Alice's best solo work and dind't get nearly as much attention. Even today he plays only LIA, shch a shame
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LIA and 'It's Me' the singles from TLT. The 'Unholy War' CD was only a promotional release, not something released to the public.Marcelocooper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 5:30 pmCompletely agree. I think TLT suffered the same issue, Stolen Prayer, You're my Temptation, Nothing's Free, were all stronger than unholy war as a single, IMO.
That was absolutely one os Alice's best solo work and didn't get nearly as much attention. Even today he plays only LIA, such a shame