With down-and-dirty, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and a whole lot of attitude, the band came across as the little brothers of Guns N' Roses. Guns, and the band was by far one of the trashiest Sunset Strip bands of the '80s. 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. 'When Tracii Guns left Guns N' Roses in the late '80s, he decided to form a new band and gave it GNR's original name, 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. Guns The Ballad Of Jayne Their next release, Cocked and Loaded (1989), was even more successful, thanks in large part to the evocative The Ballad of Jayne, which went into heavy rotation on MTV and radio. ‘ Black Diamonds‘ shows no signs of this renaissance slowing down… Guns - The Ballad Of Jayne (Official Music Video) Watch on VIDEO: L.A. 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 cocktail 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. 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, ‘Checkered Past‘, ‘The Devil You Know’, and ‘The Missing Peace‘. ![]() Watch the Official Music Video for “Shattered Glass” Produced by founding member and guitarist, Tracii Guns, ‘ Black Diamonds‘ is a tour-de-force of rock ‘n roll that fans have come to expect from the long-running hard rockers. Guns share “Shattered Glass”, the second single from their upcoming studio album, ‘ Black Diamonds‘ which will be released on April 14.
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