Even with My Eyes Closed

"Even with My Eyes Closed" is the first single by Bulletrain. The single was first mentioned on the band's MySpace page on the 14th of May 2010, but the song "Even with My Eyes Closed" had been released almost a year before, on the EP Turn It Up!, and the song "Take Me to the Sun" had been mentioned on the band's Twitter page on the 13th of October 2009. Both "Even with My Eyes Closed" and "Take Me to the Sun" were later released in different recorded versions on the debut album Start Talking. The single versions were recorded in June 2010 at Polar Studios in Stockholm, together with the producer Chris Laney. The day before Bulletrain went to Stockholm, Emil Lundberg decided to leave the band. Therefore, the bass guitarist on the single is Björn "Nalle" Påhlsson, the bass guitarist from the band Treat. On the 6th of July 2010 the band released samples, on their MySpace page, from both the songs on this single. These songs were later played, in their acoustic versions, by the band at their live performance at Expressen XL Live in Stockholm on the 24th of September 2010 and the single version of "Take Me to the Sun" later appeared on the compilation album Rock for Japan in April 2011.

The release of single was halted when Robert Lindell left the band in February 2011 since he did not wanted Bulletrain to release any more songs where he was singing. Though, on the 3rd of January 2013 Bulletrain made it clear that the single would be released soon on Spotify. The single was released the following day and was made available on Deezer, iTunes and Spotify.

The cover for the single has both Lindell and Tim Svalö depicted on it; Lindell is singing on the single but left the band prior to the release of the single while Svalö was not present during the recording of the single as he had left the band a year earlier, only to return a few months after the recording session.

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I don't know if "Take Me To The Sun" will take you to our solar system star, but I assure you it easily can transport your body to the late eighties Sunset Strip. A hot melting melodious hard rocker blending Britny Fox and early Def Leppard on the chorus. "Even With My Eyes Closed" is a clear example of Bulletrain's melodic abilities. This is a hot power ballad akin Skid Row driven by intense guitars with a monster sing-along chorus.

Track listing

 * 1) "Even with My Eyes Closed" – 4:11
 * 2) "Take Me to the Sun" – 4:17

Personnel

 * Robert Lindell – vocals
 * Mattias Persson – lead guitar
 * Robin Bengtsson – rhythm guitar
 * Björn "Nalle" Påhlsson – bass guitar
 * Jonas Tillheden – drums