^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese).^ a b Woitas, Nanette (March 10, 1995).Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Mick Guzauski – mixing of tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 10, 14, 15.Dan Daniel, Dennis Degher, Jeff Graham, Mark Shoffner, Marnie Riley, Tim Allison – assistant engineers.Michael James Jackson – producer and engineer on "Crystal Eyes".Guns 81 Audio CD 7 offers from 19.98 Track Listings Editorial Reviews Product Description CD 1. Guns 333 Audio CD 35 offers from 3.47 Tales from the Strip L.A. Guns 262 Audio CD 16 offers from 12.42 Cocked And Loaded L.A. Jim Wirt – producer, engineer, mixing of tracks 6, 11 to 13 Guns 410 Audio CD 12 offers from 9.99 L.A.Steve Councel – harmonica on track 8, 14 and 15, backing vocals on track 8.Myron Grombacher – drums on tracks 2, 10, 11, and 12.Michael “Bones” Gersema – drums on tracks 1, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, backing vocals on tracks 1, 13 and 14.Guy Griffin – acoustic guitar on track 15.Kelly Nickels – bass guitar, lead vocals on "Nothing Better to Do", backing vocals.Mick Cripps – lead and rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards, bass on track 4, backing vocals.Tracii Guns – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals.Phil Lewis – lead vocals except on "Nothing Better to Do", acoustic guitar.The Chicago Tribune stated that the band "hasn't wandered a bit from the glam metal they helped popularize in the late '80s-a raunchy sound that makes the true headbanger cringe," but conceded that the album "also features some danceable tunes." The Calgary Herald determined that "bow-taut guitar solos are slung against arrows of melody fired at the bulls-eye of '70s rock." The Tampa Tribune opined that "guitarist Tracii Guns' trigger-finger riffs still fire faster than a speeding bullet." Track listing
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Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores " I'd Love to Change the World" is a cover of the Ten Years After song. This sounds like vintage L.A.Michael "Bones" Gersema drums on several songs. The last word goes to the Rock and Roll party that is ‘Don’t Wanna Know’ a huge fun song to go out with penned by Steve Riley ( C atch my interview with Steve elsewhere on the site) it’s a song which is made to be played live and as a result a bittersweet way to end with so many of us not getting to see much live music at the moment. It’s a with crunch and swagger a great melodies that almost give it a vintage Ozzy feel and it’s followed by the third and lightest ballad ‘Would’ and the pedal-to-the -metal title track ‘Renegades’ which I guess is how some would see these two classic-era L.A. One of my favourites here though is the upcoming single ‘All That You Are’ that arrives next. ‘Lost Boys’ adds a little darkness whilst ‘You Can’t Walk Away’ the first ballad is a great contrast and a song made to raise a light to: then comes the crushing riff of ‘Witchcraft.’ The track listing is perfectly balanced. Guns guitarist and co-founder Tracii Guns was in an early incarnation of Guns N Roses, and that experience goes a long way to explain the punkish. It’s a track sandwiched between that first single and the latest ‘Well Oiled Machine’ which captures that sleazy grind beautifully. Guns growl whilst sounding remarkably fresh and effortlessly cool. So after the chunky no-nonsense ‘Crawl’ comes the rather catchy strains of ‘Why Ask Why’ which manages to harness that trademark L.A. It’s also an album that doesn’t get old, the running order is pretty much spot on, and keeps on moving, keeping things interesting.Įveryone of course will have heard the three crackingly good singles to date, but the more I listen the more I’m convinced they’re not even the best here. What Renegades delivers is ten tracks of no nonsense Rock and Roll, sure there’ three ballads here, which might be a little much for some but there’s no denying the quality of either the harder or the lighter moments here. Guns’ story is a little more complex than most though and the Steve Riley and Kelly Nickels version of the band on ‘Renegades’ have really captured the sound and feel of classic-era L.A. Life isn’t like that though and some wounds seemingly never heal – like Skid Row for example, or the saga of the two Great Whites. All fans really wants of course is the classic line-up reunited. The history of Rock is littered with the never ending saga of bands who split and reformed or splintered whilst continuing to tour and record with various line-ups and various members touting their version as the original.
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