Guns have announced the release of their new studio album, "Checkered Past". Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? Live At Carnegie Hall Īladdin Sane: 50th Anniversary Įverything Is Going to Be OK īLEACH Original Soundtrack Multitudes īabylon (Music From The Motion Picture) Įxotico Ī River Running To Your Heart Ĩ Mile (Music From & Inspired by The Motion Picture): 20th Anniversary Edition Bob Marley - Tuff Gong Jamaica Pressings.Neil Young with the Santa Monica Flyers.To that, I proudly raise my glass to these hellraising hard rockers. For Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns, age is just a number, one to chalk up alongside albums sold, drinks consumed, and women banged. It also rocks harder than most bands out there half their age. Guns albums, if not stronger in certain parts. Guns’ second foray into Sabbathian doom thus far (the first being “The Devil You Know”), “Physical Itch” makes me wish they release an entire album dedicated to slow tempos and thundering riffs.Īll in all, Checkered Past is just as strong as the last two L.A. Rounding it all out is the pummeling “Physical Itch”. “Dog” serves as a vicious blast of filthy metalpunk, while “Better Than You” comes off as Judas Priest if Lewis had replaced Halford in the 90s (one can dream).
THIS is how you open an album: Fast, aggressive, and dripping with Motörhead worship from the riffs to the attitude. There’s no shortage of metal moments throughout this outing, starting from the opener and my choice cut, “Cannonball”.
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Guns knows how to seamlessly go from hard rock to metal. Of course, being on the *ahem* “truer” side of things, L.A. III Deep Purple than the shirtless buffoons known as Red Hot Chili Peppers. In this context, “funk” and “groove” refers more to Mk. Towards the end of the album is the funkalicious grooves of “That Ain’t Why”.
“Bad Luck Charm” is strong yet sly, drawing from the bluesier side of The Doors. Cuts like “Living Right Now” and “Knock Me Down” are the type of gritty, in your face rock n’ rollers this band has specialized in from day one. When it comes to hard rocking Californian sleaze, L.A. It’s hard to believe such a fiery collection of rock n’ roll was recorded remotely. Lewis’ vocals are explosive as ever, Guns cranks out down and dirty riffs like a bastard son of Keith Richards, and the rest of the band holds the fort like seasoned veterans. In other words, the formula remains the same, but potent as ever. It capitalizes on the finest moments of the band’s self proclaimed checkered past, yet without merely rehashing what’s already been done. Aside from the melancholic modern rock of “If It’s Over Now” (a track whose inclusion I question), this album stays true to its name. Guns does not come off like a band who’s been going at it in some incarnation or another for close to 40 years.Ĭheckered Past continues L.A. Whether it be on the stage or in the studio, L.A. The accompanying tours for these albums showcased just how much gas these dudes have left in the tank.
Guns album to feature Lewis and Guns until The Missing Peace. Their last two albums, The Missing Peace (2017) and The Devil You Know (2019), were easily their finest efforts since Waking the Dead (2002), which was ironically the last L.A. Guns reunion bandwagon from the moment Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns squashed their beef.
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