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Artist: L.A. GunsEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-09-18
Music Label: MCA Special Products
Soundtracks:
- No Mercy
- Sex Action
- One More Reason
- Electric Gypsy
- Nothing to Lose
- Bitch Is Back
- Cry No More
- One Way Ticket
- Hollywood Tease
- Shoot for Thrills
- Down in the City
Free Music Notes for L.A. Guns
Free Music Review: First and best album from an underrated band
Hit: 5 Stars
It's a shame that the LA Guns never really took off. They had some success; a few gold and one platinum album, a few radio hits...but they could only manage middle-of the-road success. Why is that? It's probably because their music wasn't lightweight enough in the vein of Warrant or Bon Jovi to please a general audience. Also, they lacked the "hit" that could have propelled them to the top. Fans of heavier music (Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica) probably took one look at the band and completely wrote them off as being another pop-metal band. In addiction, although singer Phil Lewis has a good voice, he's a little generic and lacks the charisma of Axl Rose. In short, the LA Guns never really got a chance to take off and forever became also-rans and b-rock stars. All of this is a shame because the LA Guns were a good band and their debut remains their finest album. Tracii Guns remains one of rock's more underrated players. He has a knack for writing good hooks and solos, but doesn't come across like an EVH/Vai rip-off like a lot of his peers.
The LA Guns were a pop metal band, but they were heavier than most of their peers i.e., Poison, Ratt, Slaughter, Bon Jovi. The LA Guns are somewhat comparable to Guns N' Roses (Lead guitarist Tracii Guns played in the pre-Slash version of GN'R). The LA Guns self-titled debut doesn't have anything quite as memorable as the songs on "Appetite For Destruction," but it does have its' hedonism, raw energy, and raunchiness. From the opening "No Mercy" to the closing "Down in the City," every song is a winner. The album opens up strong and never lets up. The songs all have good hooks and killer solos. This is a great 80s metal album. And although this album fits in the pop-metal genre, there is nothing overly commercial here. There is no "Heaven" or "Every Rose Has it's Thorn" to be found. It's 11 tracks of up-tempo, raunchy rock n' roll.
In the final analysis, the LA Guns got lost in the shuffle and never really took off. But they were a good band and their debut remains their strongest offering. Any fan of 80s metal will want to add this album to their collection.
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