L.A Guns

[Hammy]

Thought there was a thread on this somewhere.  I've only got into L.A. Guns properly in the last 2 or 3 months and i'm extremely surprised they aren't that well known 'cos they got some kick ass stuff and i agree Lastroots 'Waking The Dead' is a class album, i love the track 'Don't Look At Me That Way'.  I may be wrong but wasn't this album in some top 10 worst albums of 2002 along with Chinese Democracy (they assumed it would suck i think)

[Thorned Rose]

It made #38 for like 3 weeks in the top 40.

"Ballad of Jayne" anyone ever heard it?

[Hammy]

It made #38 for like 3 weeks in the top 40.

"Ballad of Jayne" anyone ever heard it?

Yeah it is good but there is so much more stuff by them worth getting.  Check out the album Waking The Dead track for track it's wonderful

[Jizzo]

I hate Ballad of Jane but love LA Guns.

And technically this thread could eb ex-gunners, right?

[Mr Cowbell ?]

I hate Ballad of Jane but love LA Guns.

And technically this thread could eb ex-gunners, right?

Depends on when you considered GnR started.

[Jizzo]

Depends on how much you consider Tracii's influence on the band

[winter_rose]

Depends on how much you consider Tracii's influence on the band

Guns N' Roses is actually named after Tracii so in that sense he had a lot of imput. According to official LA Guns website, Tracii left because "he didn't like the direction of their music" although i thought Axl and Izzy sacked him..... whatever.

Ballad of Jayne is on LA Guns second album, Cocked and Loaded which is their biggest selling platinum album. I think its brilliant and doesn't have a bad track on it - GO BUY!

[Izzy]

Depends on how much you consider Tracii's influence on the band

Guns N' Roses is actually named after Tracii so in that sense he had a lot of imput. According to official LA Guns website, Tracii left because "he didn't like the direction of their music" although i thought Axl and Izzy sacked him..... whatever.

The reality is Duff arranged some gigs in Seattle - Tracii and Rob Gardner told Axl, Izzy and Duff they weren't going all the way from LA to Seattle for some gig and so he left the band with Steven Adler and Slash joining - imagine if Tracii and gone to that gig.......

[Jizzo]

I really can't imagine that. I don't know how different the band could of been

[RichardNixon]

Depends on how much you consider Tracii's influence on the band

Guns N' Roses is actually named after Tracii so in that sense he had a lot of imput. According to official LA Guns website, Tracii left because "he didn't like the direction of their music" although i thought Axl and Izzy sacked him..... whatever.

The reality is Duff arranged some gigs in Seattle - Tracii and Rob Gardner told Axl, Izzy and Duff they weren't going all the way from LA to Seattle for some gig and so he left the band with Steven Adler and Slash joining - imagine if Tracii and gone to that gig.......

Poor Tracii. That's gotta hurt. For a guy who quit GN'R because he didn't like their "musica; direction" he still seems to be hung up on them. He's on the "Appetite For Reconstruction" and "Rock Tribute to GN'R" albums, as well as the HollyWood Rose CD.

At anyrate, I love The LA Guns. A very underrated band, IMHO. Although they were good, they never made it huge, for some reason. Their self-titled debut is excellent, it just didn't have that "Hit" on it. It was sleazy and dirty, but lacked a few cheesy balleds and radio friendly songs that the mainstream crowd would dig.

"Cocked and Loaded" was more polished and radio friendly, and that got some attention. However, by the time "Hollywood Vampires: came out, the glam era was comming to a close.

All of their albums are good though. It's a shame that they never took off.

[winter_rose]

Poor Tracii. That's gotta hurt. For a guy who quit GN'R because he didn't like their "musica; direction" he still seems to be hung up on them. He's on the "Appetite For Reconstruction" and "Rock Tribute to GN'R" albums, as well as the HollyWood Rose CD.

At anyrate, I love The LA Guns. A very underrated band, IMHO. Although they were good, they never made it huge, for some reason. Their self-titled debut is excellent, it just didn't have that "Hit" on it. It was sleazy and dirty, but lacked a few cheesy balleds and radio friendly songs that the mainstream crowd would dig.

"Cocked and Loaded" was more polished and radio friendly, and that got some attention. However, by the time "Hollywood Vampires: came out, the glam era was comming to a close.

All of their albums are good though. It's a shame that they never took off.

I read somewhere that Tracii said that he only plays on the tribute albums because they pay really well but he never listens to the end product. I'm guessing the reason he was playing on Hollywood Rose was mainly due to the fact that he is best friends with Gilby who produced/mixed it.

I think the fact that LA Guns have changed members so many times in the past 15 years also has a part to play in their demise. I thnk they are a truely underrated band but they will keep going downhill so long as Tracii is not in the band.

[RichardNixon]

LA Guns without Tracii Guns is Like Van Halen with Eddie or The Jimi Hendrix Experience without Jimi Hendrix. Tracii Guns IS the LA Guns. On a related note, I really liked the Brides of Destruction album.

[Thorned Rose]

Guys, hellllp please.

L.A. Guns...

I got their Cocked and Loaded album now, I like it all right.

I don't want their new stuff... so I guess I should get their debut album?

Does anyone know the standout tracks by them or singles? So I can sample on what they think was good?

[RichardNixon]

2002s "Waking the Dead" and 1988s self-titled album are their best, IMHO. I really like "Sex Action" from the debut.

[Mr Cowbell ?]

LA Guns without Tracii Guns is Like Van Halen with Eddie or The Jimi Hendrix Experience without Jimi Hendrix. Tracii Guns IS the LA Guns. On a related note, I really liked the Brides of Destruction album.

Yeah Brides is definently good ballsy rock. I thought Traci had LA GUns trademarked, so he owned the name, how can they continue without him

[Jizzo]

Wrong, Steve Riley owns the name.

Tracii forfeited it.

Get Waking the dead, the last album with Tracii. Its the best of them all.

[the dirt]

I'd go with vicious circle. Hollywood vampires has nothing on it

[Mattman]

I love L.A. Guns!  Ballad of Jayne seems to me to be one of the less formulaic power ballads - I've listened to it a hundred times and I still love it.  L.A. Guns were one of the more underrated hair metal bands, I think.  And their video for "Never Enough" pioneered the Ed Sullivan parody concept for a video long before Nirvana or Outkast did it.

One more random observation: I just noticed how in Terminator 2, the friend of John Connor - the kid with the mullet - is wearing an L.A. Guns t-shirt.  One more semi-GN'R link in that movie (in addition to "You Could Be Mine")

[RichardNixon]

Shrinking Violet is a cool album. Jizzy Pearl does the vocals and Gilby Clarke produced it.

[Dave_Rose]

I like the song but I love Never Enough