Guns name with the name co-owner Steve Riley releasing two original albums, 2005’s Tales From The Strip and 2012’s Hollywood Forever. Since Waking The Dead, Phil continued with the L.A. Do I really want to go into all of that? Maybe a little. But, it was upon the release of that album that the shit hit the fan with this band and it split like an atom into two parts. This is the first time the two have put out a new album together since 2002’s Waking The Deadalbum which, in my humble opinion, is one of the most spirited and inspired albums by a veteran band I’ve ever heard. The current form of the band has two important parts consisting of singer Phil Lewis and founding member / guitarist Tracii Guns. From autographed posters on the wall to multiple concert t-shirts, I am a major fan of this band and have been a fan of almost all its forms over the years. Guns are one of my favorite bands of all time. In either case, the interview footage on the dvd is priceless and is a good enough reason for any fan to pick it up.L.A. For those that like perfection in your live shows, you might want to avoid this. The interviews are good and you get a good sense of what was going on in the minds of the band when they were climbing the rock and roll food chain. All in all, this is a good disc because it captures a fun moment in time that we might never see again for a band like L.A. Those are just a few of the stories to wet your appetite. A few topics covered are how Kelly ended up doing the vocals on “Nothing Better To Do”, how there was no money in the early days, Tracii and Mick’s brotherhood relationship, and “The Ballad Of Jayne” is about no one particular person and how Tracii never liked that song but got outvoted for it to appear on Cocked And Loaded. All of the interviews are honest and reveal a lot of the inner workings of the band. It’s great to see them share their stories and reminisce about their days in the band. What’s great is that Mick takes a break from managing a retirement home and Kelly steps away from his computer to participate in the interviews. It features brand new interviews with each band member and some rare behind the scenes footage is shown between interview segments. So the big highlight of the dvd is the interview footage titled “The L.A. “The Ballad Of Jayne” is taken from a live show from the Hollywood Vampires tour and “Never Enough” is from a live show recorded during the brief reunion of this version of the band 8 years ago. Quality is also an issue with the 2 bonus tracks – they are also a bit dark. This is dark and dull and may disappoint some people out there.
I do have a complaint with the show and that complaint is that the quality of the show is a little under par. Guns were rookies and how they worked the big arena stages. Now you can relive that experience one more time and get a glimpse of when L.A. With that in mind, this live show is a great document from a great period of music when arena rock was king. However, with the arrival of grunge music, the carpet was pulled out from under the 80’s rock bands and the band would see the big arena stage only one more time opening up for Ac/dc in support of their third release Hollywood Vampires – they also had an opening slot for Ac/dc to promote their self titled release. bands and soon they would be headlining arenas across the world. Guns were to follow in the footsteps of other L.A. The band is playing before an arena audience on a big stage and they hit the stage running from beginning to end.
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The full length show from Philadelphia features every song from their self titled debut release and captures a moment in time when it appeared the band was on the cusp of breaking out big time. Additional bonus footage includes 2 bonus live songs – “The Ballad of Jayne” and “Never Enough” and brand new interviews with all 5 band members who took the band to the upper ranks of the late 80’s music scene. The Hollywood Years consists of a full length show consisting of 10 songs that was shot in Philadelphia, PA while the band was out on the road supporting their debut release. Guns – Phil Lewis singing, Tracii Guns and Mick Cripps slinging the guitars, Kelly Nickels on bass, and Steve Riley pounding the skins. Guns that the majority of music fans have come to known as the identifiable L.A. The version of the band at the time consisted of the most popular version of L.A. Guns dvd takes you back to the days when the band was hungry and big hair, stiletto heals, and fishnet stockings were a staple of the late 80’s music scene.
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