L.A Guns

[Christos AG]

Hi, does anybody have any idea if Tracii will be touring with LA Guns in Europe in October?

I've heard a rumour about it.

[Christos AG]

I know he's with BOD but their tour is ending at the end of August and LA GUNS European tour starts September 15th.


Plus all the rumours...

[MCT]

he's got a much more promising future by sticking with his current band.

Plus he's pretty fuckin' good guitarist.............

[John Daniels]

I don't really get the point of Tracii Guns..okay he was in the same band with Axl and learned to make few great relationships with talented players. Tracii is pure rock but aside that I don't find anything special from that guy.

[MCT]

Tracii is pure rock but aside that I don't find anything special from that guy.

You know, you're right. There really isn't anything special about him. But it's entirely accurate to say that he is an extremely competent guartist, considering what he actually does. I mean he's no virtuoso like Malmsteen or the like, but he IS an underrated player. And I like his styling............

[Christos AG]

Well, Tracii cleared up things himself...

He's not coming.

[Jizzo]

theres a new la guns song on the bands official website, laguns.net

[Dave_Rose]

Cool I'll have a check soon

[Jizzo]

check it out its really good

[Hammy]

L.A.Guns frontman Phil Lewis has posted a message on the forum at http://laguns.net saying the band is done with their forthcoming album, "Tales From The Strip" with is due out in July on Shrapnel Records.

Here's the tentative tracklist:


"90069"
"It Don?t Mean Nothing"
"Electric Neon Sunset"
"Gypsy Soul"
"Original Sin"
"Vampire"
"Hollywood?s Burning"
"Earth Shaker 7.1"
"Rox Baby Girl"
"Crazy Motorcycle"
"Skin"
"Shame"
"Resserection"
"(Can?t Give You) Anything Better Than Love" (instrumental)
Phil Lewis says in his post, ?I?m sure that by just reading the titles you can figure out that this is something of a concept album. It?s all set in and about the many strange beautiful lost angels here in Hollywood, hence the ?Tales From The Strip?. Steve Adam and Stacy gave me some amazing solid backing tracks to shout whine and scream over. Andy Johns and Bruce Witkin recorded and produced with skill precision and great humor. The songs sound like the could have come off Hollywood Vampires but with out all the slushy production. I?m sure if you?re an LAG fan you?ll love it.?

L.A. Guns is hitting the road with W.A.S.P., Stephen Pearcy and Wednesday 13 on the American Metal Blast 2005 tour.

Here are the tour dates so far:

7/8 at Mr. Kellys (formerly Oasis 160) in Chicago Heights, IL
7/9 at Royal Oak Theater in Detroit, MI
7/14 at Webster Theater in Hartford, CT
7/15 at Starland Ballroom in Saryville, NJ
7/16 at Brookhaven Amphitheater in Long Island, NY (+ TWISTED SISTER)
7/17 at Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughepsie, NY (+ Twisted Sister)
7/20 at House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ
7/21 at Crocodile Rock in Allentown, PA
7/22 at Jaxx in Springfield, VA
7/23 at Northern Lights in Albany, NY
7/28 at Jesters in Fayetteville, NC
7/29 at Janus Landing in St. Petersburg, FL
8/4 at East Gate Outdoor Fest in Moorhead, MN
8/5 at Lost Iguana Outdoor Field in Casper, WY
8/6 at Odgen Amphitheater in Ogden, UT

Ohhh a concept album, awesome stuff, i hope it's as good as their last effort, seems they'll be competing with founder Tracii Guns releasing the album in the same month as Brides of Destruction's new album.

[Rob]

I'm psyched about the new album.  And yeah, Waking The Dead is one of the best rock albums to come out in the past 5 years.  L.A. Guns is a very awesome, very underrated band.

[hyperionmax2003]

I just became hooked on L.A. Guns about 3 months ago, and i have to say, Cocked and Loaded kicks ass.  The only other album of theirs I got is Hollywood Vampires, which I hate because it's got a "country" vibe to it.  Is their self-titled debut  or newer albums like CAL or HV? 

[Rob]

That's weird..a country vibe?  The debut is very similar to Cocked...its very good as well.  I'd say their best work is Waking The Dead.  Tye new cover album is also good.

[Drew]

Ballad of Jane is my favorite L.A. Guns song. When it first came out, I would listen to it over and over. And still today, it's a great song.

[Jizzo]

Night 1 -  House of Blues Sunset Strip - Hollywood

Steven Pearcy played a 45 minute Ratt n Roll set with his backing band the Rat Bastards. Pretty decent set. The only song that got the crowd moving was Round and Round

LA Guns come out. amazing as always. They play this 45 minute set.

1. No Mercy
2. Sex Action
3. Never Enough
4. Wheels of Fire
5. You Don't Mean Nothing
6. Hellraiser's Ball
7. Electric Gypsy
8. Vampyre
9. Rip and Tear

I would have loved to see them play a full set but since they aren't headlining, I had no luck.

Wasp sucks, I left before they came out to play.

Night 2 House of Blues Disneyland

Pearcy's band sucked tonight. His lead guitar was to high in the mix and we couldn't hear what he was singing. the best part was during lay it down when the guitarist broke a string, i could actually hear the vocals.

LA Guns were twice as amazing tonight!!! They played an extra song along with a different new song.

1. No Mercy
2. Sex Action
3. Wheels of Fire
4. Hollywood's Burning
5. Never Enough
6. Hellraiser's Ball
7. One More Reason
8. Electric Gypsy
9. Vampyre
10. Rip and Tear

After the set the band signed autographs at the merchandise booth and I got to meet all the guys in the band. I got a photo with everyone but phil, and if i ever get them out of my phone, i'll put them up here for everyone to see. They aren't the best quality, but they are cool none the less

The new record, Tales from the Sunset Strip comes out on August 14th.

By waiting around for autographs, wasp got started before I left, and they proved how much they sucked.

[Rob]

Oh shit they play Hellraiser's Ball.  That's so awesome.  I'd rather see something other than Sex Action though.

[BurningHills]

Funny that no-one mentioned there have been two other L.A. Guns releases in the past year and half or so...

The cover albums "Rips the Covers Off"

and a CD of demos called "Hollywood Raw" which includes their debut 1984 EP..with their original singer...Mickey something or other, I can't remember.

I also have a CD that their other singer before Phil Lewis put out on his own called "Black City Breakdown" - again, its a disc of L.A. Guns' early demos. Very cool..got it off eBay - was supposed to be autographed, but it wasn't...bastard.

But yeah, L.A. Guns do kick ass! Here's what I have by them:


L.A. Guns - Black City Breakdown

L.A. Guns - Self Titled

L.A. Guns - Cocked and Loaded

L.A. Guns - I Wanna Be Your Man EP

L.A. Guns - Hollywood Vampires

L.A Guns - Cuts

L.A. Guns - Vicious Circle

L.A. Guns - American Hardcore

L.A. Guns - Greatest Hits & Black Beauties

L.A. Guns - Live! A Night On The Strip

L.A. Guns - Man In The Moon

L.A. Guns - Waking The Dead

-Jeff

[Rob]

Rips The Covers off is very good.  I don't own it, but a friend of mine does.  They cover some pretty obscure songs, which is pretty cool.  You get tired of bands covering the same song over and over.  It sucks that a lot of their stuff is kinda hard to find.  I thought they only had a few albums, but there's so much stuff they've done that is pretty hard to find in record stores.

[Rob]

The new L.A. Guns album fucking rules.  Everyone buy it now, and while you're at it buy Waking The Dead.  These guys rock...even without Tracii in the band.  I highly recomend the new album, Tales From The Strip.

[RichardNixon]

I really like the new LA GUNS album. It's kind of odd to have the LA Guns without Tracii, but the band still has the same sound. Only the drummer has been on every LA GUNS release.