![]() GUNS was formed in 1983 and have sold over six million records, including 1988’s “L.A. ![]() Feeling inspired and excited like they did when they first started out, but with many years of wisdom and experience under their belts, and most importantly, a renewed and stronger creative and personal relationship, Guns, Lewis, and L.A. ![]() What’s important to know and understand is that the driving force of all those classic L.A. The story of how we got from the band’s powerful early years to a fourth new studio album in the relatively short time that Guns and Lewis have reunited has already been well documented, so no need to rehash it. But despite having many songs to back up that image, the band could also write powerful ballads (see the smash hit, “The Ballad Of Jayne” for Exhibit A of this argument) that showed there were some serious songwriting chops in the band. GUNS never looked like the pretty poster boys that so many of their peers did, but more the band that you would be terrified to bump into in an alley as they would likely be carrying switchblades and ready for a fight. Adam Hamilton / Drums (studio) & Strings.Johnny Martin / Bass, Electric Electric Guitars.Tracii Guns / Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Mellotron.“Black Diamonds” Album Artwork “Black Diamonds” track listing: “Black Diamonds” shows no signs of this renaissance slowing down… GUNS in 2017, a rekindling of the band’s creative energy has been continuing unabated over the course of, now, four studio albums. Since core members Tracii and Phil reunited under the banner of L.A. GUNS, led by Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis, have always delivered solid rock ‘n roll to their fans. Since their self-titled debut in 1988 to their widely praised recent suite of “comeback” albums, L.A. This makes for a potent and highly listenable c**ktail of an album in “Black Diamonds”. The band doesn’t shy away from flexing their hard rock influences as they always have, but also incorporate more introspective acoustic tracks reflective of their classic rock influences from the ’70s. Guns, Paul Black) that we lost due to heroin, he didn't die but the label said, "Hey you can't have a junkie in your band," so our (then) manager, this guy Alan Jones he said, "If you could have anybody sing for you, who would it be?" And I just said, "Well this guy Phil Lewis, and he said, "I know Phil," and he went and got him and brought him back and that was it.Written and recorded over the course of 2022, “Black Diamonds” sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis and company continuing on the same successful and inspiring sonic journey that they’ve been taking on their most recent albums, “The Missing Peace”, “The Devil You Know” and “Checkered Past”. Guns recorded a version of "Hollywood Tease" for their 1988 debut.) Every song on that record … And the other (Girl) album too, "Wasted Youth," is very similar and even a little bit darker, so when the singer we had (in L.A. ![]() "Oh, so that's the perception of the Hollywood music scene?" Which I was living and breathing every day. Songs like "Hollywood Tease" obviously really impacted me. I was like 17 years old when I got turned on to that record and the thing that was really cool about it is it was during that New Wave of British Metal but it wasn't really metal. Oh man, that record … Izzy (Stradlin, classic-era Guns N' Roses guitarist and songwriter) turned me on to that record and it floored me.
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