This weeks album is the self titled debut album by Hollywood glam/sleaze rockers L.A. Guns that came out in 1988. I still pull this album out on a regular basis, as it is a fun rocking album. There really isn't a bad song on the whole thing.
This is probably their best album (their second album was quite good too) with the classic line up of Phil Lewis on vocals,Tracii Guns on lead guitar,Mick Cripps on rhythm guitar,Kelly Nickels on bass and Steve Riley on drums.
The album is balls out rock right from the get go starting with the opening song "No Mercy". I recall years ago working at my old job picture framing where a lady that we worked with heard this song and thought the chorus was "show your pussy" fuck did we laugh.
With titles like Sex Action,One More Reason,Bitch Is Back,Electric Gypsy,Hollywood Teaze it wasn't hard to tell what these guys were all about,sex, drugs and rock n' roll, oh the good ol' days of sleazy glam metal.
The band really never got the attention they deserved as they played second fiddle to Guns N' Roses for most of their career. And now L.A. Guns play as two separate bands lead by Phil Lewis in one of the bands and Tracii Guns in the other. C'mon guys, let go of the ego's and just get back together as the original L.A. Guns, especially now with GnR such a joke, you could really make a go of it again.
All and all this is a very good album and well worth pulling out and having another listen.
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