Never being known as the owner of one of rock’s greatest voices, Lewis did a great job as a front man. Looking in a surprisingly good shape (even beyond his dyed hair), he also looked very happy about playing for this tiny crowd on one of their many nights in Europe this winter. Steve Riley, long lasting member, hit the drums as usual.īut in front: Phil Lewis. (Tracii Guns is, as you might know, these days occupied with Brides Of Destruction, Nikki Sixx’ new band.) However, new guitar player, some Stacy, did the guitar duties well enough, and even had the balls to do a lot of the stuff in his own ways.Īdam Hamilton played the bass, which he as a newcomer did on the recording of their latest album, Waking The Dead. Unfortunately the “& co“-term did not include founding member Tracii Guns on guitar… I really don’t want to talk about that. didn’t mind the modest size of the audience. Guns on their European leg of their world tour.Īnyway, Phil Lewis & co. Merely 150 people showed up at Rock In, this small rock-club in Oslo, to greet L.A. …Not that they fill big clubs or venues any longer. They are alive, and there’s a room for them. The rock & roll scene never became the same again, (and maybe that was necessary…), but however, now, ten years later, L.A. I knew a long cold winter, and the grunge depression, was loosing its grip. It was, and is, such a good album, so rich on variety, and so straight-to-the point rocking and rolling. I listened to it right away, and immediately got impressed. I was thinking “What are these guys doing in 1994?!” The time couldn’t be right. Suddenly, under a “new releases”-sign, I saw a cover of a new L.A. In 1994 I was standing in a record shop in the Middle-of-Nowhere-Norway, where I happened to live. The grunge took over the party, and all those rock ‘n’ rollers got out dated. At the turn of the decade their future therefore looked promising. tracks like “Sex Action” and “One More Reason”. The year before they’ve already got quite an attention with hard rocking songs from their debut album, e.g. Guns’ Cocked & Loaded platinum status back then, a big deal thanks to the broad appeal of their Ballad. More than one million cassette and vinyl buyers gave L.A. Alice Cooper and Kiss released records this year as well. Mötley Crüe hit the number 1 Billboard spot with Dr. Think of it… 1989 Skid Row’s debut and Aerosmith’s Pump. The “Ballade Of Jane”-video brought my memory back to a time, and a year, when American rock bands really ruled the charts. Guns established themselves as one of many hard rocking bad boys units with the compulsory power ballad. Guns from their break through album Cocked & Loaded in 1989. Among these videos was “The Ballad Of Jane” by L.A. Before I went to this show I watched some music videos I recorded from MTV’s Headbangers Ball in the late 80’s.
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