BlueJean Baby Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 https://www.al.com/life/2019/07/guitar-hero-tracii-guns-talks-la-guns-axl-izzy.html I cannot get this to copy properly on my phone for some reason. đ Interesting article though. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BlueJean Baby Posted July 12, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2019 Here are his comments on Axl and Izzy: You mentioned Axl Rose. What's your most vivid memory from the first time you ever jammed with Axl, back in the day when you guys were first coming up? Well, we spent so much time together that before I ever jammed with him we were at a soundcheck together where Hollywood Rose (a GNâR precursor band) and L.A. Guns were playing together. That was the first time I heard him sing, and it was him just checking the mic. It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I was like, âOh s--- who is this guy?â [Laughs] And thatâs a very vivid memory. Earlier you also mentioned Izzy Stradlin. Izzy's such a reclusive dude. Everyone I've ever interviewed that worked with him, played with music with him, talks about how cool he was. What made Izzy so cool? What makes most cool guys cool is a certain insecurity. They don't want to be judged, they don't want confrontation so they choose their words carefully and when they finally put out an idea, it's a great idea and well thought-through. And he's certainly one of those guys. Even when we were teenagers Izzy was the coolest guy in town. I got in a fight with him and it was the coolest fight I'd ever been in, you know? [Laughs] He was so methodically about the way he bitch-slapped me, it was awesome. There's certain people that have personality like that and you can equate cool with careful, and I believe Izzy's a very careful person. And he's very well read, he's a smart guy and that's why he's probably always been kind of out of the public eye other than onstage because he knows better. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 His comments on Izzy are cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLegend Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Were LA Guns big in the US? Probably never would have heard of them if not for GN'R forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default_ Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 hour ago, AtariLegend said: Were LA Guns big in the US? Probably never would have heard of them if not for GN'R forums. They had some hit singles, yeah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 4 hours ago, AtariLegend said: Were LA Guns big in the US? Probably never would have heard of them if not for GN'R forums. I thought most of the hair bands poison, warrant had a much more bigger following then LA Guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) Tracii Guns is my favourite guitarist and I can't wait to see him live next year in Europe. Electric Gypsy, Malaria, Over the Edge and Speed are my favourite songs. Brides of Destruction was also cool. The drummer Scot Scoogan is now in L.A. Guns. Edited July 12, 2019 by Sosso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Birdman Posted July 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2019 I like LA Guns, but seemed to me they were on a similar popularity level as Faster Pussycat, Bullet Boys, White Lion, Enuff Z'Nuff, etc. Bands like Poison, Cinderella, and Warrant were much bigger. Even Winger was bigger. I always felt that LA Guns does get a slight bump in popularity due to Tracii's past association with Axl and early GNR. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default_ Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 20 hours ago, Birdman said: I like LA Guns, but seemed to me they were on a similar popularity level as Faster Pussycat, Bullet Boys, White Lion, Enuff Z'Nuff, etc. Bands like Poison, Cinderella, and Warrant were much bigger. Even Winger was bigger. I always felt that LA Guns does get a slight bump in popularity due to Tracii's past association with Axl and early GNR. Yeap, but their first three albuns are actually pretty good and way better (to me at least) than stuff by Poison, Warrant and the likes. I love Cinderellas Heartbreak Station tho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, default_ said: Yeap, but their first three albuns are actually pretty good and way better (to me at least) than stuff by Poison, Warrant and the likes. Have you listened to "The Missing Peace", "Made in Milan" and "The Devil You Know"? Those are two great comeback albums and "Made in Milan" is my favourite live album/concert film from 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, default_ said: Yeap, but their first three albuns are actually pretty good and way better (to me at least) than stuff by Poison, Warrant and the likes. I love Cinderellas Heartbreak Station tho. Not to get too off topic, but for me Warrant isn't even worth listening to until you get to Dog Eat Dog. That album, Belly II Belly and Ultraphobic are REALLY good albums. Cinderella kicked ass their whole career IMO. Poison has one really good record (Crack A Smile) but they've got a bunch of great pop rock songs on the earlier albums. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgina Arriaga Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Cinderella's Heartbreak Station is a great, great album. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlerisgod Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 LA Guns' first 2 albums are phenomenal....they and Love/Hate are the only bands who came close to capturing the sleaze and attitude GNR had on Appetite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 12:04 AM, Live Like a Suicide said: His comments on Izzy are cool. Izzy is cool On 7/12/2019 at 11:15 AM, Sydney Fan said: I thought most of the hair bands poison, warrant had a much more bigger following then LA Guns. They did.. LA Guns only real hit was "Ballad of Jane".. The had a couple other songs that were mild rock hits.. Not much radio airplay or anything like that. Nowhere near as big as Poison or even Warrant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 9:12 AM, default_ said: I love Cinderellas Heartbreak Station tho. Cinderella rocked.. "Still Climbing" is a phenomenal album and possibly their best.. They crumbled right after it came out though so it didn't have a chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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