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Even amidst the already seedy underbelly of the late-'80s L.A. glam metal scene, L.A. Guns were the undisputed bottom-feeders. A ragged collection of outcasts from various other bands (guitarist Tracii Guns was the original "guns" in Guns n' Roses, drummer Steven Riley had recently vacated the stool with shock-kings W.A.S.P., and British vocalist Phil Lewis had done time with London glamsters Girl), they elevated the unrepentant sleaziness and undeniable tackiness of their environment to a new VD-encrusted low. The union of such an unsavory cast of characters could only result in a wildly over-the-top rock & roll album, and while it may not have been as successful as their latest efforts, this eponymous debut rocked with a bile and fury not seen since Mötley Crüe's Shout at the Devil. Sh*t-kicking anthems like "No Mercy," "Sex Action," "One More Reason," and the marvelous "Bitch Is Back" slap the listener silly while still making room for slightly more commercial but equally hot offerings such as "Electric Gypsy" and "Down in the City." And despite clashing terribly with its surroundings, "One Way Ticket" is a surprisingly effective power ballad. Fun, fun, fun.
© Eduardo Rivadavia /TiVo
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L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Black, ComposerLyricist - Michael Thomas Cripps, ComposerLyricist - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Black, ComposerLyricist - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Black, ComposerLyricist - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Black, ComposerLyricist - Michael Thomas Cripps, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Stoddard, ComposerLyricist - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Black, ComposerLyricist - Michael Thomas Cripps, ComposerLyricist - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Howard Benson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - P. Black, ComposerLyricist - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Kenneth Collen, ComposerLyricist - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.A. Guns, MainArtist - Jim Faraci, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Guns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Riley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brocco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tracii Richard Guns, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Nickels, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mick Cripps, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Lewis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nickey "Beat" Alexander, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Even amidst the already seedy underbelly of the late-'80s L.A. glam metal scene, L.A. Guns were the undisputed bottom-feeders. A ragged collection of outcasts from various other bands (guitarist Tracii Guns was the original "guns" in Guns n' Roses, drummer Steven Riley had recently vacated the stool with shock-kings W.A.S.P., and British vocalist Phil Lewis had done time with London glamsters Girl), they elevated the unrepentant sleaziness and undeniable tackiness of their environment to a new VD-encrusted low. The union of such an unsavory cast of characters could only result in a wildly over-the-top rock & roll album, and while it may not have been as successful as their latest efforts, this eponymous debut rocked with a bile and fury not seen since Mötley Crüe's Shout at the Devil. Sh*t-kicking anthems like "No Mercy," "Sex Action," "One More Reason," and the marvelous "Bitch Is Back" slap the listener silly while still making room for slightly more commercial but equally hot offerings such as "Electric Gypsy" and "Down in the City." And despite clashing terribly with its surroundings, "One Way Ticket" is a surprisingly effective power ballad. Fun, fun, fun.
© Eduardo Rivadavia /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:53
- Main artists: L.A. Guns
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1988 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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