At this stage in their career it’s unlikely they ever will completely, so while their contemporaries are making ‘vintage’ sounding albums L.A. Guns to look back on their roots, they didn’t on this album - not completely anyway. Unfortunately for those of us that were hoping for L.A.
Phil Lewis‘ vocals sound great on Hollywood Forever, and kudos to guitarist Stacey Blades for his fantastic solos and memorable riffs - his effort helped this album tremendously. Guns‘ post Man In The Moon material, where the sound is more contemporary hard rock than the classic sleaze that landed them on the map. Hollywood Forever continues in the tradition of L.A. While not a bombastic sounding album by any means, the majority of effort was placed in crafting songs with big hooks and infectious melodies.
On Hollywood Forever, Lewis and Riley reunited with producer Andy Johns - who worked with them on previous albums Waking The Dead, Rips The Covers Off and Tales From The Strip - and is best known for his work with Free, Humble Pie, Van Halen, Cinderella and Joe Satriani among others. Guns, led by guitarist Tracii Guns, it seems likely that he might have thrown in the towel - because years of instability led to their implosion at the tail end of 2011. Guns is behind this new studio recording - their first all original material record since 2005’s Tales From The Strip. The Phil Lewis and Steve Riley version of L.A. Guns studio album - and since there have been two versions of the band I suppose we should let you know which one this is. The first half of 2012 brings us a new L.A. But I could have been without the final track “Arana Negra ((Black Spider)”, which seems like a hurried affair around some very basic sleaze rock.Released on J(Deadline/Cleopatra Records) The structure and the sincere feeling of it all go down quite well with me. Shimmy”, “Dirty Black Night” and “Venus bomb” must have been better received than the depressive sounding ones! One depressed song that actually works since it´s a bit more arranged is “Requiem (Hollywood Forever)”. The fan base must have been there, why go for so many styles? Tracks like “Vine St. They tend to sound either rough as in “Eel Pie”, or a bit depressed, as in many tracks, e.g. Things often cool off with punk inspired tracks far from the successful and Fan-friendly LA GUNS. It is like the Guns back where they belong with both pace and melody. The opening sort of title track is by far the best on the album. 10 in 2012, and was performed by Phil Lewis, Steve Riley, guitarist Stacy Blades, and bass player/keyboard player Scott Griffin. The band has released 14 studio albums, including Greatest Hits and cover albums. JIzzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE), Chris Holmes (ex.WASP), Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER etc) and Brent Muscat (FASTER PUSSYCAT) have all participated. WASP), drums, and Mick Cripps, guitars, became the famous bestselling band that released their self-titled debut and “Cocked & Loaded”. GIRL), vocals, Kelly Nickels, bass, Steve Riley (ex. They strived on their own soon again and Tracii together with Phil Lewis (ex.
LA GUNS was formed in 1983 by guitarist Tracii Guns, who actually merged it with HOLLYWOOD ROSE and thus made it in the first lineup of GUNS´N´ROSES. LA Guns: Tango on Sunset Strip (Hollywood Forever) LA Guns: Tango on Sunset Strip (Hollywood Forever) | FESTIVALPHOTO