Johnny Gonebad

Johnny Gonebad is the first EP that Bulletrain released. The EP, which was produced by Klas Ideberg, was released in July 2007. It was first supposed to be released in May 2007 but the release date was pushed to July the same year, for unknown reasons. The title of this EP is possibly a travesty of the famous rock and roll song "Johnny B. Goode" (read as "Johnny be good") by Chuck Berry.

At the time of the recording Robin Bengtsson had took over the role of rhythm guitarist from Adam Börvall, who left the band in 2006. This was the first album to reach the public and an edition of 500 copies were printed. The only thing you had to do was to send your home address to the band's e-mail and after a while the EP would be mailed to you, free of charge. This offer lasted for almost two years until Turn It Up! was released. The songs on this EP were available for download on the band's website, in MP3 format, for a limited time only.

This was also the first time the the band's second logotype was used. It can be seen on the cover of the EP, together with Robert Lindell wearing a Stetson hat and holding a revolver. It was also with a song from this EP that the band's first music video was recorded. The song was "Bad Blood (Outta Love)" and the music video, which was directed by Eine Beispiel, was released on the 26th of May 2009. "Bad Blood (Outta Love)" is, according to its writer Jonas Tillheden, "about the pain arising from a broken heart; the anger created by the betrayal and the anxiety that creates."

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The four tracks on display here show typical Swedish quality. Great guitar riffs and memorable choruses are the order of the day and I'm a big fan of the slightly fuzzy production which lends everything a retro air and makes a change from the razor sharp polish of many of their contemporaries even if it's a million miles away from the in your face production on their first demo.

Track listing

 * 1) "Johnny Gonebad" – 3:29
 * 2) "Joanna's Secret" – 3:53
 * 3) "Bad Blood (Outta Love)" – 6:20
 * 4) "Livin' a Dream" – 4:09

Personnel

 * Robert Lindell – vocals
 * Mattias Persson – lead guitar
 * Robin Bengtsson – rhythm guitar
 * Tim Svalö – bass guitar
 * Jonas Tillheden – drums