L.A. Guns
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L.A. Guns is the name of a hard rock
group formed in Los Angeles
, California
, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns
, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles group Hollywood Rose
, becoming the first lineup of Guns N' Roses
. The same year, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black
adding Mick Cripps
and Nickey Alexander. Black would soon be replaced by former Girl
singer Phil Lewis
while former Faster Pussycat
bassist Kelly Nickels
was added to the group. Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P.
drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the "classic lineup" of L.A. Guns. They achieved moderate chart success in the late 80's and early 90's. However, the group went through numerous lineup changes
(with Guns being the only consistent member) and failed to regain mainstream attention.
The "classic lineup" of the group would reunite in 1999 and began recording new material. However, the group continued to change lineups and Guns eventually left to form the hard rock supergroup
Brides of Destruction
with Nikki Sixx
of Mötley Crüe
in 2002. L.A. Guns continued without Guns, bringing in guitarist Stacey Blades
, however, following his decision to put Brides of Destruction on hiatus in 2006, Guns formed The Tracii Guns Band. The group's lineup consisted of former L.A. Guns members Black, Alexander as well as Jeremy Guns
(though the lineup would eventually change), with the group eventually changing their name to L.A. Guns. Both groups continue to record and tour under the L.A. Guns moniker.
To date, L.A. Guns have released nine studio albums – L.A. Guns
(1988); Cocked & Loaded
(1989); Hollywood Vampires
(1991); Vicious Circle (1995); American Hardcore
(1996); Shrinking Violet
(1999); Man in the Moon (2001); Waking the Dead
(2002) and Tales from the Strip
(2005), two extended plays – Cuts (1992); Wasted (1998) as well as a number of live
and compilation
albums.
. The first lineup included singer William Bailey
, bassist Ole Beich
and drummer Rob Gardner
. Bailey would leave the group to front Rapidfire
before going on to form Hollywood Rose
, a group formed following the introduction of guitarists Izzy Stradlin
and Chris Weber
to each other by Guns, and change his name to W. Axl Rose
. Singer Michael Jagosz was brought in to replace Rose with the group recording the only material by the current incarnation of L.A. Guns. The material would be released as a bonus disc, titled Collector's Edition No. 1
, with the compilation album
Hollywood Raw
in 2004.
, was soon replaced by Tracii Guns. The group changed their name to Guns N' Roses (combining the names of L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose) with the lineup composed of Axl Rose, Tracii Guns, Izzy Stradlin, Ole Beich and Rob Gardner.
Beich was eventually replaced by Duff McKagan
while Guns left the group (after a falling out with Rose), being replaced by Slash
. McKagan went on to book shows taking place between Sacramento
and Seattle, which was dubbed "The Hell Tour". During this time, Gardner quit the group and was replaced by Steven Adler with this lineup becoming known as the "classic lineup" of Guns N' Roses.
reformed L.A.Guns with Mick Cripps
and Nickey Alexander. Robert Stoddard, former The Dogs D'Amour singer, was briefly a member of the group, co-writing the song "Nothing to Lose" that appeared on L.A. Guns debut album. Initially, the group were to be called Faster Pussycat (later the name of another band
; several of that band's members over the years were also in L.A. Guns) but soon re-adopted the L.A. Guns moniker. After writing material and playing shows, the group signed with PolyGram
. Black was soon replaced by former Girl
singer Phil Lewis
while Kelly Nickels
(formerly of Faster Pussycat
) was added to the lineup. Commenting on why he was replaced, Black stated:
They recorded their debut album, titled L.A. Guns
, with producer Jim Faraci. The album featured six songs co-wrote by former singer Paul Black ("No Mercy", "Sex Action", "One More Reason", "Nothing to Lose", "Bitch is Back" and "One Way Ticket") while, after album completion, drummer Alexander was replaced by former W.A.S.P.
drummer Steve Riley (with Riley credited as L.A. Guns' drummer on the albums linear notes and Alexander only given drum credits). The album was released in 1988, through PolyGram/Vertigo Records
, peaking at number 50 on the Billboard 200
. After briefly touring in support of the album, the group returned to the studio to record their new album with producers Duane Baron
, John Purdell
and Tom Werman
. Though the group (Lewis, Guns, Cripps, Nickels and Riley) wrote the album's material, "Never Enough" was co-wrote by Paul Black, Gregg Tripp and Phil Roy
. Robin Zander
and Rick Nielsen
, both of Cheap Trick
, also make an appearance on the album.
Released in 1989, L.A. Guns new album, titled Cocked & Loaded
, peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 while the single "The Balled of Jayne" peaked at number 25 and 33 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and the Billboard Hot 100
respectively. The album went on to become RIAA
certified
Gold and eventually Platinum. They released their third album, titled Hollywood Vampires
, in 1991 which peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200. The singles "Kiss My Love Goodbye" and "It' Over Now" would peak at number 16 and 25 on the Mainstream Rock Chart respectively while It's Over Now" also peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Drummer Riley was fired from L.A. Guns in 1992 following the group's tour of Europe with Skid Row.
movement, the group waited a number of years before recording new material. During this time, Guns participated in the short lived supergroup
Contraband
, the group put together by Alan Kovac. The group featured singer Richard Black (of Shark Island
), Michael Schenker
(of Scorpions
, UFO
and Michael Schenker Group
), Share Pedersen
(of Vixen
) and Bobby Blotzer
(of Ratt
). They released one self titled album in 1991, which peaked at number 187 on the Billboard 200, and achieved some moderate success with the single "All the Way from Memphis", which peaked at number 12 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, before disbanding.
The group recorded, with drummer Michael Gershima, and released their fourth album, titled Vicious Circle, in 1995 with the album failing to chart. It was their weakest selling album to date with the group's first major lineup change came afterwards. Former drummer Riley was invited to rejoin the group for the subsequent tour however both Lewis and Cripps departed the group with singer Chris Van Dahl
replacing Lewis and Johnny Crypt becoming the new bassist, replacing Nickels. PolyGram soon dropped the group following the low sales of Vicious Circle. The current lineup went on to record the Pantera
influenced album American Hardcore
, released in 1996 through CMC International
with the album failing to chart also.
The group changed singers once again, recruiting Ralph Saenz
, formerly of The Atomic Punks, for the recording of the Wasted EP
released in 1998 beforing eventually adding former Love/Hate
singer Jizzy Pearl
to the group in 1999. With the lineup consisting of Pearl, Guns, Crypt and Riley, the group recorded their new album with former Guns N' Roses
guitarist Gilby Clarke
producing. The group released the album, titled Shrinking Violet
in 1999 through Perris Records before going on tour supporting Poison
.
, was in the summer of 1999. Despite having already released new material, Shrinking Violet, during this time, the "classic" lineup of L.A. Guns reunited with Phil Lewis, Mick Cripps and Kelly Nickels returning to the group, touring in support of the compilation album. They recorded a live album during this time, titled Live: A Night on the Strip
, which was released the following year. Both Cripps and Nickels would leave the group for the 2000 summer tour, replaced by Faster Pussycat
guitarist Brent Muscat
and bassist Muddy
. Later in the year, they re-recorded and re-released Cocked & Loaded, retitled Cocked & Re-Loaded
, on Deadline Records
.
For the recording of their new album, Cripps returned to the lineup replacing Muscat and recorded keyboards on the album. Produced by Gilby Clarke, the group released Man in the Moon in 2001 through Spitfire Records
while former Pretty Boy Floyd
guitarist Keff Ratcliffe
was added to the group. Sometime afterwards, Muddy would depart the group, along with Ratcliffe and Cripps, with Adam Hamilton
becoming the group's new bassist.
They began recording new material with producer Andy Johns
in 2002 while the group were scheduled to tour with Alice Cooper
later in the year. During this time, Guns became involved in a new project, titled Cockstar, with Mötley Crüe
bassist Nikki Sixx
. L.A. Guns bassist Hamilton was briefly involved with the group (as keyboardist) while the rest of the group was composed of singer London LeGrand
and Adema
drummer Kris Kohls
. John Corabi
, formerly of Mötley Crüe and The Scream
, was to fill in for Guns, during his involvement with Cockstar, for the tour with Alice Cooper. However, Corabi would soon join Cockstar, replacing Hamilton.
The group completed the recording of their new album in late April 2002. They released their new album, titled Waking the Dead
, in the same year to positive reviews. That June, the group began touring with Warrant
, Ratt
, FireHouse and Dokken
as part of the Rock Fest tour. However, they were soon dropped from their label. They also pulled out of touring with Alice Cooper followings Guns departure from the group in October in order to concentrate on his project
with Sixx
, though he would argue he never left.
(formerly of Big Bang Babies
and Slash's Snakepit
). The group eventually recruited guitarist Stacey Blades
, with both Muscat and Kelli departing the group, in 2004 while they also released the cover album, titled Rips the Covers Off
, the same year. Commenting on Blades addition to the lineup, Lewis stated that "Stacey really is a virtuoso type of guy and player. It was really fortunate that we found him and that he’s another Hollywood guy. I’ve read reviews where they called him a Tracii [Guns] clone, but he’s not. He is definitely his own man."
Enlisting Andy Johns and Bruce Witkin, the group began recording a new material with the group's current lineup with the result being Tales from the Strip
, released in 2005 through Shrapnel Records
. In a 2006 interview, singer Lewis stated that he would have preferred releasing the album on a larger label while he also likened the album to a demo, stating:
In September of the same year, the group released the live album Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood
before going on to play a selection of shows in California as well as one date supporting Ratt in Pennsylvania.
In January 2007, the group announced a string of US tour dates in support of Tales from the Strip. In March, along with more tour dates, L.A. Guns announced the departure of bassist Hamilton who was subsequently replaced by Scott Griffin
. Further tour dates were announced to take place in Australia, taking place in October, as well as dates in Europe supporting Hanoi Rocks
, taking place in November. They soon announced that the European dates were postponed until 2008, however, Hanoi Rocks issued a statement saying that the tour with L.A. Guns supporting "was never officially approved" by the group.
On July 5, 2009, bassist Griffin departed the group and was replaced by Kenny Kweens
(formerly of Beautiful Creatures
).
In January 2011, Kweens departed the band, with Griffin returning to the lineup.
. The group announced a tour of the US with plans to perform songs from L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction and Tracii Guns' solo material as well as various cover songs. Previously, in 2005, Black released the demos, titled Black List, recorded during his time with L.A. Guns in the 80's.
With Tracii Guns owning the rights to the name (along with Steve Riley), he changed the name of The Tracii Guns Band to L.A. Guns in the summer of 2006. In October of the same year, during the 20-year anniversary party for Cathouse Club, in Hollywood, Phil Lewis joined Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns onstage, after being invited by singer Paul Black, for a duet of "Rip and Tear. Despite Black's hopes that this would "relieve the tension between the two line-ups", Lewis would later state that "Tracii [Guns] as good as he is, has had to pretty much lower himself to playing with these guys that if they were going to do anything they would have done it in the past twenty years, but they have done nothing."
In 2007, Alexander would be replaced by drummer Chad Stewart
with the group playing shows in South America, Europe as well as numerous tours of the US. In December, the Tracii Guns version of the band's dressing room was robbed during a show at McGuffy's in Dayton, Ohio
. Items taken included wallets, "a Blackberry and a bottle of Jack Daniels
whiskey." The thief was later caught with the items returned to the band.
Tracii announced, in January 2008, that the group were to record a new album stating that they were "heading up to Canada in April/May to record the new stuff in a very secluded location so we have no distractions and can actually get it done." They announced dates in the US and South America in February, however, they announced, in March, South American tour was postponed with them beginning recording on their new album, tentatively titled Pretty in Black, with producer Steve Thompson
. The same month, they were confirmed as one of the acts of the second Rocklahoma
festival. After being invited by bassist Jeremy Guns, singer Marty Casey
, of Lovehammers
, joined the group, who had signed a deal with Alexus Records, in the studio co-writing material. Paul Black parted ways with the group in March, while Alec Bauer was added as the group's second guitarist. In an interview, Casey commented on Black recording in the studio as well as how he came to be the new singer for L.A. Guns, stating:
By July, the group had completed the new album with Casey with plans to release the album by the end of the year. They also recorded a pilot for VH1
which, at that point, was being shopped to different networks. Also announced that the "name of the band will not be L.A. Guns for this TV show and album, but we will do some nostalgia shows and festivals as L.A. Guns." The group toured through 2008 and 2009, however, Casey returned to Lovehammers to record and release their new album Heavy Crown
in 2009. While the group waited for a release date for their new album, as well as deciding on a new name for the group, former L.A. Guns singer Jizzy Pearl returned to group while guitarist Alec Bauer departed the band:
In an interview, in late 2009, Tracii stated that L.A. Guns parted ways with Alexus Records and that he was unsure wither the material recorded with Marty Casey or the VH1 pilot will ever be released.
In February 2010, L.A. Guns announced they had signed a deal with Steve Vai
's label, Favored Nations
, to release a "Deluxe Reissue" of Shrinking Violet
, the only L.A. Guns album to feature singer Jizzy Pearl, that was released the same year. The album was repackaged with new artwork and five live bonus tracks by the group's current lineup. The band announced a one-off unplugged event, taking place at the The Hotel Café
in Los Angeles, California, in February 2011 featuring the band, with the exception of Jeremy Guns, former L.A. Guns members Muddy
, Mick Cripps
, as well as Danny Nordahl
and Doni Gray. By March, both Jeremy and Stewart departed the band. Though Nordahl temporarily replaced Jeremy, while Stewart remained before both rejoined Faster Pussycat
. It was later confirmed that Jeremy returned to the lineup, with Doni Gray joining as their new drummer. By September, it was announced that Pearl had departed the band, on good terms, with former Rock Star: Supernova finalist Dilana joining in his place. Session musician Eric Grossman
was also announced as the replacement for Jeremy.
Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns
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VHS Home Videos
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Hard rock
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group formed in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
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, of which two rival incarnations currently exist due to numerous line-up changes. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
, in 1983 but disbanded in 1985 following its merger with fellow Los Angeles group Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose was an American hard rock group formed in 1983 and is best known as the precursor group for what would eventually become Guns N' Roses. The group was founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin and Chris Weber while they were aided during live shows by Rick Mars, Johnny Kreis, Steve Darrow...
, becoming the first lineup of Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
. The same year, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black
Paul Black
Paul Michael Eaton Black was originally a singer and drummer. Most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with whom he wrote most of their self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
adding Mick Cripps
Mick Cripps
Mick Cripps is a musician who has played both as a bass guitarist and as a guitarist. He has played in Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, Burning Retna, and several other bands.With L.A...
and Nickey Alexander. Black would soon be replaced by former Girl
Girl (band)
Girl were an English glam metal band formed in 1979, who split up in 1982 with band members going on to join Def Leppard and L.A. Guns among others.-History:The band's lead vocalist was Phil Lewis...
singer Phil Lewis
Phil Lewis
Phil Lewis is an English vocalist for the American glam metal band named L.A. Guns, He was born on January 9, 1957 in London, England.Prior to joining L.A. Guns Lewis also worked with Girl , New Torpedos, and Tormé. While temporarily out of L.A...
while former Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
bassist Kelly Nickels
Kelly Nickels
Kelly Nickels is a bassist who has played in various bands including Sweet Pain, Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns.He was replaced in Sweet Pain by Victor Prestin. He was badly injured in a motorcycle accident in October 1986, when he was still with Faster Pussycat...
was added to the group. Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the "classic lineup" of L.A. Guns. They achieved moderate chart success in the late 80's and early 90's. However, the group went through numerous lineup changes
L.A. Guns band members
Members of the rock band L.A. Guns. The band's leader and founder Tracii Guns left in 2003, and later formed his own incarnation of the band fronted by Paul Black. As a result there are now two bands using the L.A.Guns name at once...
(with Guns being the only consistent member) and failed to regain mainstream attention.
The "classic lineup" of the group would reunite in 1999 and began recording new material. However, the group continued to change lineups and Guns eventually left to form the hard rock supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Brides of Destruction
Brides of Destruction
Brides of Destruction were an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand , Tracii Guns and Scot Coogan...
with Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
of Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
in 2002. L.A. Guns continued without Guns, bringing in guitarist Stacey Blades
Stacey Blades
Stacey Blades is a guitarist from Calgary, Alberta, who has played with such bands as Fraidy Katt, Roxx Gang, Mojo Gurus, Supercool, Smack, L.A. Guns, and 100 Proof. He has played on the L.A. Guns albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
, however, following his decision to put Brides of Destruction on hiatus in 2006, Guns formed The Tracii Guns Band. The group's lineup consisted of former L.A. Guns members Black, Alexander as well as Jeremy Guns
Jeremy Guns
Jeremy Carson Guns is an American bassist.He is a member of L.A. Guns , featuring guitarist Tracii Guns.Jeremy Guns was also the touring bassist in Brides of Destruction.-References:...
(though the lineup would eventually change), with the group eventually changing their name to L.A. Guns. Both groups continue to record and tour under the L.A. Guns moniker.
To date, L.A. Guns have released nine studio albums – L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns (album)
L.A. Guns is the first official full length album of the band L.A. Guns. This album was released in 1988. Following the success of the second album, Cocked & Loaded, this album reached gold status in the US....
(1988); Cocked & Loaded
Cocked & Loaded
Cocked & Loaded is the second full-length album from the band L.A. Guns, and their first to reach gold certification.This was the first L.A. Guns album on which Steve Riley actually played drums. Although he was in the band photo and listed as a band member in the liner notes of the band's first...
(1989); Hollywood Vampires
Hollywood Vampires
Hollywood Vampires is the third official full-length L.A. Guns album. Released in 1991, the meticulous production gives the album a sound typical of the period — a full sound, with lots of background harmony vocals, layered guitars and additional keyboard tracks...
(1991); Vicious Circle (1995); American Hardcore
American Hardcore
American Hardcore is the only L.A. Guns album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album Vicious Circle....
(1996); Shrinking Violet
Shrinking Violet (album)
-Personnel:*Jizzy Pearl: lead vocals*Tracii Guns: guitar*Johnny Crypt: bass guitar*Steve Riley: drums*Gilby Clarke: Additional guitar on "Dreamtime"*Teddy Andreadis: keyboards...
(1999); Man in the Moon (2001); Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (album)
Waking the Dead is the last L.A. Guns album with guitarist Tracii Guns and the first with bass guitarist Adam Hamilton.The album includes "OK, Let's Roll" - dedicated to Todd Beamer and those who rushed the cockpit of Flight 93 during the events of September 11, 2001 attacks.Though slated to be...
(2002) and Tales from the Strip
Tales from the Strip
Tales from the Strip is a music album by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns, released in 2005.It is the second album of this version of L.A...
(2005), two extended plays – Cuts (1992); Wasted (1998) as well as a number of live
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
and compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
albums.
Formation (1983–1984)
L.A. Guns were first formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii GunsTracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
. The first lineup included singer William Bailey
Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
, bassist Ole Beich
Ole Beich
Ole Beich was a Danish musician best known as the bassist for the original lineups of L.A. Guns and Guns N' Roses.-Early life:...
and drummer Rob Gardner
Rob Gardner (musician)
Rob Gardner is an American musician best known as the drummer for the original lineups of L.A. Guns and Guns N' Roses while he was briefly the drummer for Hollywood Rose.-L.A. Guns :...
. Bailey would leave the group to front Rapidfire
Rapidfire
Rapidfire was a Los Angeles based band that featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose in his first ever studio recording just before he joined Hollywood Rose.-Members:* Axl Rose - lead vocals* Kevin Lawrence - guitar* Mike Hammernik - bass...
before going on to form Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose was an American hard rock group formed in 1983 and is best known as the precursor group for what would eventually become Guns N' Roses. The group was founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin and Chris Weber while they were aided during live shows by Rick Mars, Johnny Kreis, Steve Darrow...
, a group formed following the introduction of guitarists Izzy Stradlin
Izzy Stradlin
Jeffrey Dean Isbell , known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and former rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, which he left at the height of its fame in 1991. Following his departure, he led his own band Izzy...
and Chris Weber
Chris Weber
Chris Weber is is an American musician best known as the guitarist and founder of the groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose...
to each other by Guns, and change his name to W. Axl Rose
Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
. Singer Michael Jagosz was brought in to replace Rose with the group recording the only material by the current incarnation of L.A. Guns. The material would be released as a bonus disc, titled Collector's Edition No. 1
Collector's Edition No. 1
Collector's Edition No. 1 is an L.A. Guns EP featuring L.A. Guns first singer Michael Jagosz, who was replaced by the band's next singer, Axl Rose, who was then replaced by Paul Black....
, with the compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Hollywood Raw
Hollywood Raw
Hollywood Raw: The Original Sessions is an L.A. Guns album of previously unreleased recordings from 1987. Re-recorded versions of some of these songs later appeared on the band's eponymous first album.Collector's Edition No...
in 2004.
Guns N' Roses (1985)
Following the breakup of Hollywood Rose, in 1984, singer Rose rejoined L.A. Guns. However, Hollywood Rose reunited, briefly, with Rose, Stradlin, Weber and Steve Darrow returning while L.A. Guns drummer Gardner also joined the group. Weber, who left to move to New York CityNew York City
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, was soon replaced by Tracii Guns. The group changed their name to Guns N' Roses (combining the names of L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose) with the lineup composed of Axl Rose, Tracii Guns, Izzy Stradlin, Ole Beich and Rob Gardner.
Beich was eventually replaced by Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan is an American musician and writer. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
while Guns left the group (after a falling out with Rose), being replaced by Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
. McKagan went on to book shows taking place between Sacramento
Sacramento, California
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and Seattle, which was dubbed "The Hell Tour". During this time, Gardner quit the group and was replaced by Steven Adler with this lineup becoming known as the "classic lineup" of Guns N' Roses.
Reformation, Mainstream success (1985–1992)
Later, in 1985, Guns and singer Paul BlackPaul Black
Paul Michael Eaton Black was originally a singer and drummer. Most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with whom he wrote most of their self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
reformed L.A.Guns with Mick Cripps
Mick Cripps
Mick Cripps is a musician who has played both as a bass guitarist and as a guitarist. He has played in Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, Burning Retna, and several other bands.With L.A...
and Nickey Alexander. Robert Stoddard, former The Dogs D'Amour singer, was briefly a member of the group, co-writing the song "Nothing to Lose" that appeared on L.A. Guns debut album. Initially, the group were to be called Faster Pussycat (later the name of another band
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
; several of that band's members over the years were also in L.A. Guns) but soon re-adopted the L.A. Guns moniker. After writing material and playing shows, the group signed with PolyGram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
. Black was soon replaced by former Girl
Girl (band)
Girl were an English glam metal band formed in 1979, who split up in 1982 with band members going on to join Def Leppard and L.A. Guns among others.-History:The band's lead vocalist was Phil Lewis...
singer Phil Lewis
Phil Lewis
Phil Lewis is an English vocalist for the American glam metal band named L.A. Guns, He was born on January 9, 1957 in London, England.Prior to joining L.A. Guns Lewis also worked with Girl , New Torpedos, and Tormé. While temporarily out of L.A...
while Kelly Nickels
Kelly Nickels
Kelly Nickels is a bassist who has played in various bands including Sweet Pain, Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns.He was replaced in Sweet Pain by Victor Prestin. He was badly injured in a motorcycle accident in October 1986, when he was still with Faster Pussycat...
(formerly of Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
) was added to the lineup. Commenting on why he was replaced, Black stated:
They recorded their debut album, titled L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns (album)
L.A. Guns is the first official full length album of the band L.A. Guns. This album was released in 1988. Following the success of the second album, Cocked & Loaded, this album reached gold status in the US....
, with producer Jim Faraci. The album featured six songs co-wrote by former singer Paul Black ("No Mercy", "Sex Action", "One More Reason", "Nothing to Lose", "Bitch is Back" and "One Way Ticket") while, after album completion, drummer Alexander was replaced by former W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
drummer Steve Riley (with Riley credited as L.A. Guns' drummer on the albums linear notes and Alexander only given drum credits). The album was released in 1988, through PolyGram/Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...
, peaking at number 50 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. After briefly touring in support of the album, the group returned to the studio to record their new album with producers Duane Baron
Duane Baron
Duane Baron is a record producer who is credited on albums such as the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal album No More Tears and Dream Theater's Awake.-References:...
, John Purdell
John Purdell
John Purdell was a musician and record producer who is credited on such albums as the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne's heavy metal No More Tears and Dream Theater's Awake. He was born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles...
and Tom Werman
Tom Werman
Tom Werman was an A&R man and record producer for Epic Records from 1970 into 1982. He has produced albums by acts including Mother's Finest, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Blue Öyster Cult, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Stryper, Kix, LA Guns, and Poison. While in A&R at Epic Records, he...
. Though the group (Lewis, Guns, Cripps, Nickels and Riley) wrote the album's material, "Never Enough" was co-wrote by Paul Black, Gregg Tripp and Phil Roy
Phil Roy
Phil Roy is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.-Early musical career:Roy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began playing the guitar at age nine. At age 17, attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts...
. Robin Zander
Robin Zander
Robin Wayne Zander is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick.-Early life:Zander was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, the fourth of five children; he has two older brothers, and older and younger sisters....
and Rick Nielsen
Rick Nielsen
-External links:* * *...
, both of Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
, also make an appearance on the album.
Released in 1989, L.A. Guns new album, titled Cocked & Loaded
Cocked & Loaded
Cocked & Loaded is the second full-length album from the band L.A. Guns, and their first to reach gold certification.This was the first L.A. Guns album on which Steve Riley actually played drums. Although he was in the band photo and listed as a band member in the liner notes of the band's first...
, peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 while the single "The Balled of Jayne" peaked at number 25 and 33 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
respectively. The album went on to become RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
certified
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
Gold and eventually Platinum. They released their third album, titled Hollywood Vampires
Hollywood Vampires
Hollywood Vampires is the third official full-length L.A. Guns album. Released in 1991, the meticulous production gives the album a sound typical of the period — a full sound, with lots of background harmony vocals, layered guitars and additional keyboard tracks...
, in 1991 which peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200. The singles "Kiss My Love Goodbye" and "It' Over Now" would peak at number 16 and 25 on the Mainstream Rock Chart respectively while It's Over Now" also peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Drummer Riley was fired from L.A. Guns in 1992 following the group's tour of Europe with Skid Row.
Vicious Circle, Lineup changes (1993–1999)
Due to the rise in popularity of Seattle's grungeGrunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
movement, the group waited a number of years before recording new material. During this time, Guns participated in the short lived supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Contraband
Contraband (band)
Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as The Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, Vixen, Shark Island and L.A. Guns....
, the group put together by Alan Kovac. The group featured singer Richard Black (of Shark Island
Shark Island (band)
Shark Island was an American hard rock band from Los Angeles that played during the 1980s.-History:Shark Island was started in 1979 by singer Richard Black, whose name then was Rick Czerny, and lead guitarist Spencer Sercombe, under the name of 'Sharks'. Czerny and Sercombe met in high school and...
), Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
(of Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
, UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
and Michael Schenker Group
Michael Schenker Group
The Michael Schenker Group is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist, Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1992. After that, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.The...
), Share Pedersen
Share Pedersen
Sharon "Share" Pedersen is a former bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen....
(of Vixen
Vixen (band)
Vixen is an all-female American hard rock band which achieved some commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene.-Early years:...
) and Bobby Blotzer
Bobby Blotzer
Robert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and nicknamed "Blotz" , is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal band Ratt...
(of Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
). They released one self titled album in 1991, which peaked at number 187 on the Billboard 200, and achieved some moderate success with the single "All the Way from Memphis", which peaked at number 12 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, before disbanding.
The group recorded, with drummer Michael Gershima, and released their fourth album, titled Vicious Circle, in 1995 with the album failing to chart. It was their weakest selling album to date with the group's first major lineup change came afterwards. Former drummer Riley was invited to rejoin the group for the subsequent tour however both Lewis and Cripps departed the group with singer Chris Van Dahl
Chris Van Dahl
Chris Van Dahl is a rock musician notable for singing on the L.A. Guns album American Hardcore. Van Dahl grew up in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Los Angeles, California to try to make it in the music business. In the early 1990s, prior to joining L.A...
replacing Lewis and Johnny Crypt becoming the new bassist, replacing Nickels. PolyGram soon dropped the group following the low sales of Vicious Circle. The current lineup went on to record the Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
influenced album American Hardcore
American Hardcore
American Hardcore is the only L.A. Guns album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album Vicious Circle....
, released in 1996 through CMC International
CMC International
CMC International was an American independent record label founded by Tom Lipsky in 1991, focused mainly on classic rock, and classic heavy metal. The label was the haven of many hard rock, arena rock, glam metal and AOR artists in the period when all the majors were investing all their financial...
with the album failing to chart also.
The group changed singers once again, recruiting Ralph Saenz
Ralph Saenz
Ralph Saenz is the lead singer for glam metal band Steel Panther. Steel Panther was formerly known as "Metal Shop" and "Metal Skool" and were once featured in a Discover Card commercial as "Danger Kitty"; those older band names are now used by unrelated parody bands.He's a PhD in English...
, formerly of The Atomic Punks, for the recording of the Wasted EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released in 1998 beforing eventually adding former Love/Hate
Love/Hate
Love/Hate is a Los Angeles, California based hard rock band who achieved their greatest fame in the early 90s.-1985-1988 unsigned:Love/Hate was formed in 1985 when Jizzy Pearl joined Jon E. Love, Skid Rose, and Joey Gold, in an '80s influenced electronica band called Dataclan, after their...
singer Jizzy Pearl
Jizzy Pearl
Jizzy Pearl is an Irish-American vocalist born on March 17, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. He first fronted the rock band Data Clan, which became Love/Hate, and has also sung for L.A...
to the group in 1999. With the lineup consisting of Pearl, Guns, Crypt and Riley, the group recorded their new album with former Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
guitarist Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour...
producing. The group released the album, titled Shrinking Violet
Shrinking Violet (album)
-Personnel:*Jizzy Pearl: lead vocals*Tracii Guns: guitar*Johnny Crypt: bass guitar*Steve Riley: drums*Gilby Clarke: Additional guitar on "Dreamtime"*Teddy Andreadis: keyboards...
in 1999 through Perris Records before going on tour supporting Poison
Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...
.
Reunion, Tracii Guns departs (1999–2002)
A compilation album of re-recorded songs and new material, titled Greatest Hits and Black BeautiesGreatest Hits and Black Beauties
Greatest Hits and Black Beauties is an L.A. Guns album featuring new versions of old L.A. Guns songs.-Track listing:# "Bricks"# "One More Reason"# "Ritual"# "Electric Gypsy"# "No Mercy"# "Sex Action"# "Rip N Tear"# "Disbelief"# "Ballad of Jayne"...
, was in the summer of 1999. Despite having already released new material, Shrinking Violet, during this time, the "classic" lineup of L.A. Guns reunited with Phil Lewis, Mick Cripps and Kelly Nickels returning to the group, touring in support of the compilation album. They recorded a live album during this time, titled Live: A Night on the Strip
Live: A Night on the Strip
Live: A Night on the Strip is a live recording by L.A. Guns of a occurred October 7, 1999, at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.-Track listing:# "Face Down"# "Sex Action"# "One More Reason"# "Kiss My Love Goodbye"# "Bitch Is Back"...
, which was released the following year. Both Cripps and Nickels would leave the group for the 2000 summer tour, replaced by Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
guitarist Brent Muscat
Brent Muscat
Brent Muscat is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, Sin City Sinners, Donner Party, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adler's Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. With L.A...
and bassist Muddy
Muddy (bassist)
Muddy is a bassist who has played on the L.A. Guns album Man in the Moon, and on former L.A. Guns singer Jizzy Pearl's solo album Just A Boy. In the late 1980s, he was the bassist in Burning Tree....
. Later in the year, they re-recorded and re-released Cocked & Loaded, retitled Cocked & Re-Loaded
Cocked & Re-Loaded
Cocked & Re-Loaded is a rerecording of the L.A. Guns album Cocked & Loaded. It also includes a remix of "Rip and Tear". This album also has at least three different album covers.-Track listing:# "Letting Go"# "Slap In the Face"# "Rip and Tear"...
, on Deadline Records
Cleopatra Records
Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...
.
For the recording of their new album, Cripps returned to the lineup replacing Muscat and recorded keyboards on the album. Produced by Gilby Clarke, the group released Man in the Moon in 2001 through Spitfire Records
Spitfire Records
Spitfire Records was a subdivision of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York, United States.In September 1998, Paul Bibeau founded, launched and rapidly developed Spitfire Records Inc. from a two-man operation located in his home bedroom in suburban Long Island, New York, to one of the...
while former Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd (American band)
Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal band from Hollywood, California formed in 1987. They are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You"...
guitarist Keff Ratcliffe
Keff Ratcliffe
Keff Ratcliffe is a Welsh musician and the former bassist for the American band Pretty Boy Floyd. He has also toured with such acts as L.A. Guns & Jessica Simpson in the capacity of guitarist.-With Pretty Boy Floyd:...
was added to the group. Sometime afterwards, Muddy would depart the group, along with Ratcliffe and Cripps, with Adam Hamilton
Adam Hamilton (musician)
Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles based music producer, songwriter and session musician. He is also the former bass guitarist of L.A. Guns. With L.A. Guns, he co wrote and played on the albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
becoming the group's new bassist.
They began recording new material with producer Andy Johns
Andy Johns
Andy Johns is an engineer and producer who worked on well-known rock albums such as Led Zeppelin's IV and The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street. His sound is exemplified by Free's album Highway, which he engineered and produced....
in 2002 while the group were scheduled to tour with Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
later in the year. During this time, Guns became involved in a new project, titled Cockstar, with Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
bassist Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
. L.A. Guns bassist Hamilton was briefly involved with the group (as keyboardist) while the rest of the group was composed of singer London LeGrand
London LeGrand
London LeGrand is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist best known for his time with hard rock supergroup Brides Of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. After the group went on hiatus he formed another band with George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame...
and Adema
Adema
-2003–2004: Unstable, Mark Chavez's and Mike Ransom's departure:Adema's second album, Unstable, was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson, whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D., Hoobastank and Cold....
drummer Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls
Kris Kohls is an american rock drummer known as member of the band Adema.In his early life Kris joined several bands , a five piece set drummer, Kris develop many skills of drumming during the 90's. He and other 4 other musicians made the band Adema in the early 2000 who was quickly signed with...
. John Corabi
John Corabi
John Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...
, formerly of Mötley Crüe and The Scream
The Scream (band)
The Scream was a Los Angeles-based hard rock band formed in 1989 as Saints Or Sinners. The band originally featured former Angora singer John Corabi and former Racer X members guitarist Bruce Bouillet, bassist Juan Alderete, and drummer Scott Travis. However, Scott Travis quickly left to join Judas...
, was to fill in for Guns, during his involvement with Cockstar, for the tour with Alice Cooper. However, Corabi would soon join Cockstar, replacing Hamilton.
The group completed the recording of their new album in late April 2002. They released their new album, titled Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (album)
Waking the Dead is the last L.A. Guns album with guitarist Tracii Guns and the first with bass guitarist Adam Hamilton.The album includes "OK, Let's Roll" - dedicated to Todd Beamer and those who rushed the cockpit of Flight 93 during the events of September 11, 2001 attacks.Though slated to be...
, in the same year to positive reviews. That June, the group began touring with Warrant
Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...
, Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
, FireHouse and Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
as part of the Rock Fest tour. However, they were soon dropped from their label. They also pulled out of touring with Alice Cooper followings Guns departure from the group in October in order to concentrate on his project
Brides of Destruction
Brides of Destruction were an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand , Tracii Guns and Scot Coogan...
with Sixx
, though he would argue he never left.
Phil Lewis' L.A. Guns (2002–present)
Despite the departure of Guns, the group continued and toured in support of Waking the Dead with the lineup, in 2003, consisting of Lewis, Riley, Hamilton, former guitarist Brent Muscat and Keri KelliKeri Kelli
Keri Kelli is an American hard rock guitarist, until recently playing for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Alice Cooper. He occasionally also plays with Skid Row. He played guitar and co-wrote songs on the 2008 Alice Cooper studio album, Along Came A Spider, released worldwide July 29...
(formerly of Big Bang Babies
Big Bang Babies
Big Bang Babies were a Bubblegum Glam band, from Hollywood, California, playing during the 1990s.-Biography:They are often seen as part of the glam metal genre, as were similar early '90s bands who played on the Sunset Strip, such as Heart Throb Mob...
and Slash's Snakepit
Slash's Snakepit
Slash's Snakepit were an American rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed by then-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash in 1993. Though often described as a solo or side project, Slash stated that Snakepit was a band, with equal contributions by all members...
). The group eventually recruited guitarist Stacey Blades
Stacey Blades
Stacey Blades is a guitarist from Calgary, Alberta, who has played with such bands as Fraidy Katt, Roxx Gang, Mojo Gurus, Supercool, Smack, L.A. Guns, and 100 Proof. He has played on the L.A. Guns albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
, with both Muscat and Kelli departing the group, in 2004 while they also released the cover album, titled Rips the Covers Off
Rips the Covers Off
Rips the Covers Off, some copies of which are titled Rips Off the Covers, is an album by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns, their first with guitarist Stacey Blades....
, the same year. Commenting on Blades addition to the lineup, Lewis stated that "Stacey really is a virtuoso type of guy and player. It was really fortunate that we found him and that he’s another Hollywood guy. I’ve read reviews where they called him a Tracii [Guns] clone, but he’s not. He is definitely his own man."
Tales from the Strip
Tales from the Strip is a music album by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns, released in 2005.It is the second album of this version of L.A...
, released in 2005 through Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records is a guitar-oriented record label started in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney. Guitarist Marty Friedman , one of the label's most successful artists, first appeared on the album Unsung Guitar Heroes II in 1980 with the band Vixen. Vixen would later change their name to Hawaii...
. In a 2006 interview, singer Lewis stated that he would have preferred releasing the album on a larger label while he also likened the album to a demo, stating:
In September of the same year, the group released the live album Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood
Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood
Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood is an L.A. Guns live album.-Track listing:# "No Mercy"# "Sex Action"# "Never Enough"# "Over the Edge"# "Rock n' Roll Outlaw" # "Nothing Better to Do"# "Hellraiser's Ball"...
before going on to play a selection of shows in California as well as one date supporting Ratt in Pennsylvania.
In January 2007, the group announced a string of US tour dates in support of Tales from the Strip. In March, along with more tour dates, L.A. Guns announced the departure of bassist Hamilton who was subsequently replaced by Scott Griffin
Scott Griffin (bassist)
Scott Griffin is an American musician who is best known as the bassist for L.A. Guns. In 2007, Griffin was announced as the bassist for L.A. Guns, having previously played in Dizzy Reed's cover band Hookers N' Blow, replacing Adam Hamilton....
. Further tour dates were announced to take place in Australia, taking place in October, as well as dates in Europe supporting Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley...
, taking place in November. They soon announced that the European dates were postponed until 2008, however, Hanoi Rocks issued a statement saying that the tour with L.A. Guns supporting "was never officially approved" by the group.
On July 5, 2009, bassist Griffin departed the group and was replaced by Kenny Kweens
Kenny Kweens
Kenny Kweens is an American musician who is best known for his nine-year tenure as bassist in the hard rock band Beautiful Creatures. In 2009, Kweens left the group and joined L.A. Guns , replacing previous bassist Scott Griffin. However, in 2011, Kweens departed, replaced by Griffin.Prior to...
(formerly of Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures (band)
Beautiful Creatures are a hard rock band formed in 1999 by guitarist DJ Ashba, formerly of BulletBoys, and singer Joe Lesté of Bang Tango. The group's current lineup is composed of Lesté , Delta Starr , Anthony Focx , Lance Eric and Justin Sandler...
).
In January 2011, Kweens departed the band, with Griffin returning to the lineup.
Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns (2006–present)
Following his decision to put Brides of Destruction on hiatus, in 2006, former L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns formed The Tracii Guns Band with former L.A. Guns members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander as well as Brides of Destruction live bassist Jeremy GunsJeremy Guns
Jeremy Carson Guns is an American bassist.He is a member of L.A. Guns , featuring guitarist Tracii Guns.Jeremy Guns was also the touring bassist in Brides of Destruction.-References:...
. The group announced a tour of the US with plans to perform songs from L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction and Tracii Guns' solo material as well as various cover songs. Previously, in 2005, Black released the demos, titled Black List, recorded during his time with L.A. Guns in the 80's.
With Tracii Guns owning the rights to the name (along with Steve Riley), he changed the name of The Tracii Guns Band to L.A. Guns in the summer of 2006. In October of the same year, during the 20-year anniversary party for Cathouse Club, in Hollywood, Phil Lewis joined Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns onstage, after being invited by singer Paul Black, for a duet of "Rip and Tear. Despite Black's hopes that this would "relieve the tension between the two line-ups", Lewis would later state that "Tracii [Guns] as good as he is, has had to pretty much lower himself to playing with these guys that if they were going to do anything they would have done it in the past twenty years, but they have done nothing."
In 2007, Alexander would be replaced by drummer Chad Stewart
Chad Stewart
Chad Stewart is a drummer who is currently playing for the band Faster Pussycat.He has previously played for the bands The Newlydeads, Motochrist, Tracii Guns's version of L.A. Guns, and the Guns'N'Roses tribute band Hollywood Roses....
with the group playing shows in South America, Europe as well as numerous tours of the US. In December, the Tracii Guns version of the band's dressing room was robbed during a show at McGuffy's in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. Items taken included wallets, "a Blackberry and a bottle of Jack Daniels
Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is a brand of sour mash Tennessee whiskey that is among the world's best-selling liquors. It is known for its square bottles and black label. As of November, 2007, one blogger was claiming that it was the best-selling whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee by...
whiskey." The thief was later caught with the items returned to the band.
Tracii announced, in January 2008, that the group were to record a new album stating that they were "heading up to Canada in April/May to record the new stuff in a very secluded location so we have no distractions and can actually get it done." They announced dates in the US and South America in February, however, they announced, in March, South American tour was postponed with them beginning recording on their new album, tentatively titled Pretty in Black, with producer Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson (musician)
-Biography:Steve Thompson is an American record producer, Having worked with Guns N Roses, Madonna, John Lennon, Wu Tang, Korn, Cutting Crew, Belouis Some,Public Enemy, Whitney Houston, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers...
. The same month, they were confirmed as one of the acts of the second Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma is an annual hard rock music festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma...
festival. After being invited by bassist Jeremy Guns, singer Marty Casey
Marty Casey
Martin Xavier "Marty" Casey is an American rock musician who is the lead singer, primary songwriter and second guitarist of the band Lovehammers....
, of Lovehammers
Lovehammers
Lovehammers is a Chicago-based, Alternative rock band. Their sound is best described as a combination of Pop-punk, and Grunge influences.Since 1997, Lovehammers have independently released five full-length albums and EPs and one major label LP. For their self-titled major label debut , they were...
, joined the group, who had signed a deal with Alexus Records, in the studio co-writing material. Paul Black parted ways with the group in March, while Alec Bauer was added as the group's second guitarist. In an interview, Casey commented on Black recording in the studio as well as how he came to be the new singer for L.A. Guns, stating:
By July, the group had completed the new album with Casey with plans to release the album by the end of the year. They also recorded a pilot for VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
which, at that point, was being shopped to different networks. Also announced that the "name of the band will not be L.A. Guns for this TV show and album, but we will do some nostalgia shows and festivals as L.A. Guns." The group toured through 2008 and 2009, however, Casey returned to Lovehammers to record and release their new album Heavy Crown
Heavy Crown
Heavy Crown is the fourth album released by the Lovehammers on July 21, 2009. It contains twelve new tracks as well as acoustic versions of "Eyes Can't See" which was on the Murder on My Mind album, and "Velvet" which was on the Ultrasound EP....
in 2009. While the group waited for a release date for their new album, as well as deciding on a new name for the group, former L.A. Guns singer Jizzy Pearl returned to group while guitarist Alec Bauer departed the band:
In an interview, in late 2009, Tracii stated that L.A. Guns parted ways with Alexus Records and that he was unsure wither the material recorded with Marty Casey or the VH1 pilot will ever be released.
In February 2010, L.A. Guns announced they had signed a deal with Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
's label, Favored Nations
Favored Nations
Favored Nations is a record label started by guitarist Steve Vai and former Guitar Center owner Ray Scherr in 1999. The first album ever released by Favored Nations was Frank Gambale's Coming to Your Senses in 2000...
, to release a "Deluxe Reissue" of Shrinking Violet
Shrinking Violet (album)
-Personnel:*Jizzy Pearl: lead vocals*Tracii Guns: guitar*Johnny Crypt: bass guitar*Steve Riley: drums*Gilby Clarke: Additional guitar on "Dreamtime"*Teddy Andreadis: keyboards...
, the only L.A. Guns album to feature singer Jizzy Pearl, that was released the same year. The album was repackaged with new artwork and five live bonus tracks by the group's current lineup. The band announced a one-off unplugged event, taking place at the The Hotel Café
Hotel Café
The Hotel Café is a live music venue located off an alley on the Cahuenga Boulevard strip in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California that has become known for helping to establish the careers of new singer-songwriters in the 2000s...
in Los Angeles, California, in February 2011 featuring the band, with the exception of Jeremy Guns, former L.A. Guns members Muddy
Muddy (bassist)
Muddy is a bassist who has played on the L.A. Guns album Man in the Moon, and on former L.A. Guns singer Jizzy Pearl's solo album Just A Boy. In the late 1980s, he was the bassist in Burning Tree....
, Mick Cripps
Mick Cripps
Mick Cripps is a musician who has played both as a bass guitarist and as a guitarist. He has played in Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, Burning Retna, and several other bands.With L.A...
, as well as Danny Nordahl
Danny Nordahl
Danny Nordahl is a bass guitarist who is currently playing in the band Faster Pussycat.He previously played in the bands The Throbs, N.Y. Loose, The Newlydeads, Motochrist, and Tracii Guns's version of L.A. Guns...
and Doni Gray. By March, both Jeremy and Stewart departed the band. Though Nordahl temporarily replaced Jeremy, while Stewart remained before both rejoined Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
. It was later confirmed that Jeremy returned to the lineup, with Doni Gray joining as their new drummer. By September, it was announced that Pearl had departed the band, on good terms, with former Rock Star: Supernova finalist Dilana joining in his place. Session musician Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman is an American musician, best known for playing bass and recording gold and platinum albums with the European band K's Choice.-Biography:...
was also announced as the replacement for Jeremy.
Band members
Phil Lewis' L.A. Guns- Phil LewisPhil LewisPhil Lewis is an English vocalist for the American glam metal band named L.A. Guns, He was born on January 9, 1957 in London, England.Prior to joining L.A. Guns Lewis also worked with Girl , New Torpedos, and Tormé. While temporarily out of L.A...
– vocals (1987–1995, 1999–present) - Stacey BladesStacey BladesStacey Blades is a guitarist from Calgary, Alberta, who has played with such bands as Fraidy Katt, Roxx Gang, Mojo Gurus, Supercool, Smack, L.A. Guns, and 100 Proof. He has played on the L.A. Guns albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, and Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood...
– guitar (2004–present) - Scott GriffinScott Griffin (bassist)Scott Griffin is an American musician who is best known as the bassist for L.A. Guns. In 2007, Griffin was announced as the bassist for L.A. Guns, having previously played in Dizzy Reed's cover band Hookers N' Blow, replacing Adam Hamilton....
– bass (2007–2009, 2011–present) - Steve Riley – drums, percussion (1987–1992, 1995–present)
Tracii Guns' L.A. Guns
- Dilana Robichaux – vocals (2011–present)
- Tracii GunsTracii GunsTracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
– guitar (1983–1985, 1985–2002, 2006–present) - Eric GrossmanEric GrossmanEric Grossman is an American musician, best known for playing bass and recording gold and platinum albums with the European band K's Choice.-Biography:...
– bass (2011–present) - Doni Gray - drums, percussion (2011–present)
Discography
Studio albums| Year | Album | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
JP Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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U.S. Certification |
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| 1988 | L.A. Guns L.A. Guns (album) L.A. Guns is the first official full length album of the band L.A. Guns. This album was released in 1988. Following the success of the second album, Cocked & Loaded, this album reached gold status in the US.... |
50 | - | 73 | Gold |
| 1989 | Cocked & Loaded Cocked & Loaded Cocked & Loaded is the second full-length album from the band L.A. Guns, and their first to reach gold certification.This was the first L.A. Guns album on which Steve Riley actually played drums. Although he was in the band photo and listed as a band member in the liner notes of the band's first... |
38 | - | 45 | Gold |
| 1991 | Hollywood Vampires Hollywood Vampires Hollywood Vampires is the third official full-length L.A. Guns album. Released in 1991, the meticulous production gives the album a sound typical of the period — a full sound, with lots of background harmony vocals, layered guitars and additional keyboard tracks... |
42 | 20 | 44 | - |
| 1994 | Vicious Circle | - | 58 | - | - |
| 1996 | American Hardcore American Hardcore American Hardcore is the only L.A. Guns album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album Vicious Circle.... |
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| 1999 | Shrinking Violet Shrinking Violet (album) -Personnel:*Jizzy Pearl: lead vocals*Tracii Guns: guitar*Johnny Crypt: bass guitar*Steve Riley: drums*Gilby Clarke: Additional guitar on "Dreamtime"*Teddy Andreadis: keyboards... |
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| 2001 | Man in the Moon | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Waking the Dead Waking the Dead (album) Waking the Dead is the last L.A. Guns album with guitarist Tracii Guns and the first with bass guitarist Adam Hamilton.The album includes "OK, Let's Roll" - dedicated to Todd Beamer and those who rushed the cockpit of Flight 93 during the events of September 11, 2001 attacks.Though slated to be... |
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| 2005 | Tales from the Strip Tales from the Strip Tales from the Strip is a music album by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns, released in 2005.It is the second album of this version of L.A... |
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EPs
- CutsCuts (EP)-Track listing:#"Night of the Cadillacs"#"Suffragette City"#"Ain't the Same"#"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"#"Killer Mahari"-Notes:*Track 1 features backing vocals by London Quireboys singer Spike Gray.*Tracks 1-2 feature drummer MC Bones....
(1992) (Japan Oricon Charts #91) - Wasted (1998)
Live albums
- Live! VampiresLive! VampiresLive! Vampires is a live mini-album by L.A. Guns released only in Japan.-Track listing:# "Kiss My Love Goodbye"# "Wild Obsession"# "Dirty Luv"# "Rip and Tear"# "One More Reason"# "Some Lie 4 Love"# "It's Over Now"# "Crystal Eyes"-Personnel:...
(1992) - JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
only - Live: A Night on the StripLive: A Night on the StripLive: A Night on the Strip is a live recording by L.A. Guns of a occurred October 7, 1999, at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.-Track listing:# "Face Down"# "Sex Action"# "One More Reason"# "Kiss My Love Goodbye"# "Bitch Is Back"...
(2000) - Live Ammo (2004)
- Loud and Dangerous: Live from HollywoodLoud and Dangerous: Live from HollywoodLoud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood is an L.A. Guns live album.-Track listing:# "No Mercy"# "Sex Action"# "Never Enough"# "Over the Edge"# "Rock n' Roll Outlaw" # "Nothing Better to Do"# "Hellraiser's Ball"...
(2006) - Hellraiser's Ball Caught In The Act (CD Version)Hellraiser's Ball Caught In The Act (CD Version)Hellraisers Ball: Caught in the Act is a live music album by the L.A. Guns, released in 2008.A DVD version was released by Snapper Music in 2005 too...
(2008) - Acoustic Gypsy LiveAcoustic Gypsy LiveAcoustic Gypsy Live is an acoustic live album by Tracii Guns's version of L.A. Guns."Little Soldier" is a new L.A. Guns song."These Arms Of Mine" and "Love Hurts" are covers....
(2011)
Compilation
- Best Of: Hollywood A Go-GoBest Of: Hollywood A Go-GoBest Of: Hollywood a Go-Go is an L.A. Guns Greatest Hits album released in Japan in 1994.-Track listing:#"Sex Action"#"Never Enough"#"Electric Gypsy"#"Kiss My Love Goodbye"#"Ballad of Jayne"#"One More Reason"#"Wild Obsession"#"Kill That Girl"...
(1994) (Japan only) - Hollywood RehearsalHollywood RehearsalHollywood Rehearsal is a collection of demos by L.A. Guns that was released in Japan.-Track listing:# "I Feel Nice"# "High on You"# "Strange Boat"# "Gunslinger"# "Rip Off"# "Should I Stay or Should I Go"...
(1997) - Greatest Hits and Black BeautiesGreatest Hits and Black BeautiesGreatest Hits and Black Beauties is an L.A. Guns album featuring new versions of old L.A. Guns songs.-Track listing:# "Bricks"# "One More Reason"# "Ritual"# "Electric Gypsy"# "No Mercy"# "Sex Action"# "Rip N Tear"# "Disbelief"# "Ballad of Jayne"...
(1999) - Black City Breakdown (1985-1986)Black City Breakdown (1985-1986)Black City Breakdown is the first of two L.A. Guns compilation albums featuring their third singer Paul Black.-Track listing:#"Everything I Do"#"L.A.P.D."#"Roll the Dice"#"On & On"#"Name Your Poison"#"Winter's Fool"#"Stranded"...
(2000) - Ultimate LA GunsUltimate LA GunsUltimate L.A. Guns is a greatest hits album by L.A. Guns, a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California that came to prominence in the 1980s...
(2002) - Fully Loaded (2003)
- Hollywood Raw: The Original Sessions (2004)
- Black List (2005)
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of L.A. Guns20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of L.A. Guns20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of L.A. Guns is an L.A. Guns compilation album. Unlike previous compilation albums by the band , 20th Century Masters consists of the actual original recordings, not newly recorded versions of the band's hits.-Track listing:#"Sex...
(2005)
Cover albums
- Rips the Covers OffRips the Covers OffRips the Covers Off, some copies of which are titled Rips Off the Covers, is an album by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns, their first with guitarist Stacey Blades....
(2004) - Covered in GunsCovered in GunsCovered in Guns is a cover album released by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns in 2010.-Track listing:#"Pour Some Sugar on Me" – 4:23#"Rock & Roll All Night" – 3:36#"Crazy Bitch" – 3:23...
(2010)
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Main Rock | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1990 | "The Ballad Of Jayne" | 33 | 25 | 53 |
| 1991 | "Kiss My Love Goodbye" | - | 16 | - |
| "Some Lie 4 Love" | - | - | 61 | |
| 1992 | "It's Over Now" | 62 | 25 | - |
Videography
Music Videos- One Way Ticket (1988)
- One More Reason (1988)
- Sex Action (1988)
- Electric Gypsy (1988)
- No Mercy (1988)
- Bitch is Back (1988)
- Cry No More (1988)
- Never Enough (1989)
- The Ballad of Jayne (1989)
- I Wanna Be Your Man (1989)
- Rip and Tear (1989)
- Malaria (1989)
- Some Lie 4 Love (1991)
- Kiss my Love Goodbye (1991)
- Over The Edge (1991)
- It's Over Now (1992)
- Long Time Dead (1994)
- Tie Your Mother Down (2005)
VHS Home Videos
- One More Reason (1989) (RIAA Certification: Gold)
- Love, Peace & Geese (1991)
DVDs
- Hellraisers Ball (2005)
- The Hollywood Years-Live and Loaded (2007)
- Loud and Dangerous-Live From Hollywood (2007)