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GUNS BIO L.A.
Guns got their start on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip more than 15 years
ago. The band was formed in 1986 and signed with Polygram Records in
1987, recording their first album that summer. This first album, titled
“L.A. Guns”, went on to sell 750,000 copies and earned the band its
first gold album award. Tours with AC/DC, Iron Maiden, and Def Leppard
followed. A compilation of the videos made from this first album also
earned the band a gold video award. L.A.
Guns went into the studio to record their second album, “Cocked and
Loaded”, in the spring of 1989. It was a hit right away with the
release of “Rip and Tear” as the first single and video. “Never
Enough” and “The Ballad of Jayne” followed, pushing album sales
over 1,000,000 and earning the band its first platinum record award. The
video compilation from this album earned the band its second gold video
award. A successful world tour followed. The
band’s third album, “Hollywood Vampires”, was recorded in the fall
of 1990. With the release of “Kiss My Love Goodbye” as the first
single and video, and another successful world tour, the album went on
to sell 700,000 copies and earned the band its third gold album award. The
band went back into the studio in 1994 to start work on their next album
“Vicious Circle”. It was released in early 1995 and was followed by
another successful world tour. Between
1996 and 1999, the band’s members branched out recording and working
on outside projects. In
late 1999, L.A. Guns went into the studio to record a greatest hits
package titled “Black Beauties” that also included five new songs
written for the album. The band toured with Poison, Ratt, and others
throughout the summer of 2000. In 2001, the band released its sixth
studio album, “Man in the Moon”. The band also changed bass players
with Adam Hamilton joining. A successful world tour followed. The
reviews of the album were great and the band was determined to follow
this up with an even stronger set of songs for the next release. L.A.
Guns entered the studio for their seventh album in early 2002 with
veteran producer Andy Johns, who had worked with the likes of Led
Zeppelin and Van Halen, to record “Waking the Dead”. The album was
released in late 2002 and garnered LAG some of the best reviews the band
had ever received. It was also when Tracii Guns decided to work on
outside projects as well as some solo material. That same year, L.A. Guns acquired Stacey Blades to handle the guitar slot. Blades had been around the L.A. music scene for many years recording and playing lead guitar in both Roxx Gang and Smack. He fit the bill perfectly coming from the same school of rock that LAG was from. After a 2003 world tour to support “Waking the Dead”, L.A. Guns went into the studio during the summer of 2004 to record “Rips the Covers Off” with producer Andy Johns. This was a collection of 70’s rock songs that the band grew up listening to. Once again, the band went on a full world tour to support the new CD. In January of 2005, L.A. Guns began work on “Tales from the Strip” with Andy Johns again producing. The “Tales” CD was released August 2005. Reviews were great with many saying it was some of the best music out today. LAG hooked up with WASP for a late summer, early fall tour. In early 2006, LAG did some local L.A. shows and recorded them for a new live CD. This new live CD, “Loud and Dangerous”, was released late August 2006 with the band again supporting it with a world tour. Look for “Loud and Dangerous” and L.A. Guns on the road in 2008!
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ROCK QUOTES "Nobody
does Sleaze rock better than LA GUNS. It's been 20 years, and the
fearsome foursome still have the power and energy of a hungry up
& coming band. The band's latest album, Tales From The Strip, should
be on any serious rock fan's top ten list." "I
think of L.A. Guns as a bottle of soda. Once they get shakin' Phil is
the sweet and sexy effervescence that explodes as soon as tab is pulled,
and there is always a legion of fans waiting to drink it all in, myself
included." "Tales
form the Strip is one of L.A. Guns' finest discs. Nothing can compare to
first 3 classic albums, but Tales from the Strip comes right in after
these classic masterpieces along with Waking The Dead. Stacey Blades
deserves lots of credit on this album." "LA Guns may never have been mega, but their music was - and is - consistently of a formidable quality. And, unlike a lot of others from that era, you always get the feeling that their next album is gonna be worth checking out." |
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