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TRACII GUNS Says He Is 'Done' With His Version Of L.A. GUNS - July 17, 2012
Mark Uricheck of The Musician's Voice recently conducted an interview with former L.A. GUNS and current TRACII GUNS' LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN guitarist Tracii Guns. You can now stream the entire chat using the audio player below.

When asked about the current status of his version of L.A. GUNS, which has featured several different lead vocalists over the course of the last few years, Tracii said, "I think I've kind of done it to death, I think the band has done itself to death. Without real room to grow and to move and to be able to exceed the fan base's expectations — they really love their old L.A. GUNS, and I get it, but I'm older and I continue to study music and recording and a lot of different things. L.A. GUNS is… It is what it is. It's L.A. GUNS. If there ever was an opportunity to do L.A. GUNS for a higher reason, for a bigger reason, I would certainly do it. But I'm kind of over it. I mean, listen, we play a lot of L.A. GUNS songs in our [TRACII GUNS' LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN's] live set — people expect to hear those from me — but being in L.A. GUNS is just not worth the trouble, with two different versions of the band running around, and neither band does the other band any good, and I think it's disappointing for the fans, ultimately. You're dealing with people who have supported you and your music for, God, I don't know… over 20 years… at least over 20 years. I would like to be able to go into each gig with a clear conscience, put out records with a clear conscience and know that I'm doing my best and I'm not trying to pull the wool over anybody's eyes."

The Tracii Guns version of L.A. GUNS completed a European headlining tour in March.

The lineup for the trek was as follows:

Tracii Guns - Guitar
Scott Foster Harris - Vocals
Eric Grossman - Bass
Doni Gray - Drums

L.A. GUNS in December parted ways with Dilana Robichaux a mere 71 days after announcing the former "Rock Star: Supernova" reality-TV show contestant as its new singer.

Tracii started L.A. GUNS while still in high school in 1982. The original singer, Michael Jagosz, was replaced by Axl Rose. Signed to PolyGram in '87, the band's self-titled debut, with Phil Lewis replacing Rose, sold over a million copies, as did "Cocked and Loaded" (1989) and "Hollywood Vampires" (1991).

Tracii Guns' L.A. GUNS is not to be confused with the Phil Lewis-led version of the group, which is continuing to record and perform under the L.A. GUNS moniker.

TRACII GUNS' LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN is described as "a rock and roll band leaning heavy into 1970s British and American blues-based hard rock."

Interview (audio):





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posted by : QuietRiotAct666
7/17/2012 9:38:32 PM
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Hopefully the other L.A. Guns will also be "done"


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COMMENT | Production?
posted by : Crocker_
7/17/2012 9:51:19 PM
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The tunes are actually pretty cool, but man this production?! Yikes.


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posted by : Joe2TheRevenge
7/17/2012 10:01:01 PM
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in 6 months he'll pull the "league of gentleman isn't where my heart is at. so i am rejoining the phil lewis LA Guns" thing.

Wait for it...


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posted by : GOD LOVES SLAYER
7/18/2012 2:43:47 AM
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Everyone has been hoping for that for 10 years


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posted by : thunderkissed
7/17/2012 10:17:22 PM
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Sounds like shit


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posted by : Zambo
7/17/2012 10:21:02 PM
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Not a huge fan of this genre, but that New Ways To Fly song is pretty good! Cool intro!


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COMMENT | Same stupid line
posted by : Itwalksamongus
7/17/2012 10:28:45 PM
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As with the Great White crap -

"Tracii Guns' L.A. GUNS is not to be confused with the Phil Lewis-led version of the group"

Why not? No one gives a shit about either band, in either case - so what's the point of "not to be confused with".

Dumb.


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posted by : RiotAct666
7/17/2012 10:31:38 PM
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Phil Lewis FTW!!!


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posted by : MrMcThrasher III
7/17/2012 10:40:18 PM
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Maybe he and Phil will get back together. At least I can dream...


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COMMENT | Loser
posted by : DeucesandAces
7/17/2012 10:53:54 PM
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Tracii Guns should retire from mediocrity. He gives it a bad name


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posted by : gonzothesilenced
7/17/2012 11:01:23 PM
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I had never heard LA Guns until I saw a clip of the Tracii/ Dilana version of the group doing "Over the Edge." I thought it was great.


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COMMENT | ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^
posted by : Marilyn_Manson
7/17/2012 11:35:30 PM
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He just keeps getting WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE . . . Is this animal for real??

This Garbage sounds like someones first rehearsal in a public storage
unit lock out.

Fucking Retire already you clown.



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COMMENT | LOG
posted by : payola
7/17/2012 11:42:59 PM
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LOG - ha ha...

Actually this is better than anything LA guns have done.

Reasons

1) Through the murky production are some good songs
2) The guy can sing. Phil Lewis through no stretch of the imagination can touch this guy. Sorry Phil Lews CANNOT fuckin sing which is what annoyed about early LA guns and is one of the sole reasons the band never made it bigger I reckon. Only my opinion
3) I like LA Guns, but its a struggle to listen to a whole album. I could listen to a whole LOG album I reckon
4) They are go for a live 70's vibe. This will put off modern listeners who only listen to mp3's and Nickelback productions
5) They can swing. That drummer is kick ass ( Burning Tree)
6) LA guns cannot swing. All the great rock n roll bands could swing. Swing is an essentially element to being a rock n roll band
7) Tracii is a great guitar player and this will push him out his comfort zone
8) Dilana showed that tracii mixed with a great singer is actually a great dynamic. Tracii and Phil Lewis are not because Phil cannot bring the melody out to a great standard from traciis songs, Dilana showed that someone singing that stuff who is competent actually makes the original band 200%better
9) great swinging drummer, did I mention that?? ha ha
10) This type of thing recorded really well with that type of live vibe will make for a kick ass record that will bury anything on Hollywood Vampires.

ready to take the hits now...


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COMMENT | 'RE: LOG'
posted by : GOD LOVES SLAYER
7/18/2012 5:36:51 AM
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On #2. Explain why Vince Neil has fans?


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posted by : Sickboy666
7/17/2012 11:54:01 PM
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Whoa, the songs are actually way cooler than I expected.


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COMMENT | cool
posted by : double_talking_jive
7/18/2012 12:15:35 AM
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sounds really good


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COMMENT | SMART MOVES HERE - GOOD MATERIAL
posted by : destructivesounds
7/18/2012 12:25:20 AM
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Blues based rock reminding me of T Rex, Led Zepp and of course Aerosmith

These tunes will be polished to sound just right on the official disc

Glad Tracii realized he doesn't need the LA Guns monicker. He's fine on his own.

"Saginaw Blues" is a great tune which kind of reminds me of the Cult.



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COMMENT | wtf
posted by : glinksta
7/18/2012 1:47:08 AM
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phil lewis is a tool, as far as these never weres still out there....stop it, this means you marq torian,jack russell and those 4 other bands out there ripping anyone off who pays to see the show!!!


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COMMENT | The 2nd track is an Zep song
posted by : RUFKM?
7/18/2012 4:48:36 AM
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Sugar Mama is a Zeppelin outtake from the 2nd album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDiSnNOSAM

I gotta say, while the production is really weird on the first song, the song is pretty damn cool.


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posted by : aztec
7/18/2012 5:10:14 AM
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Hollywood Forever is a good L.A. Guns album. Its big of Tracii to realize Phil's band is going foward,carring on the band name with style.


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COMMENT | To quote Nikki Sixx:
posted by : BionicZombie
7/18/2012 8:04:47 AM
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Phil Lewis is just a sad little pumpkin!


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COMMENT | Wasn't there a chick covered in tattoos fronting Tracii's version of L.A. Guns?
posted by : sherdian518
7/18/2012 8:15:43 AM
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That must have lasted a week.


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COMMENT | Yikes
posted by : CarlosPerkins
7/18/2012 2:35:28 PM
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Guess Tracii found a way to brain wash another young individual to better himself. Tracii has always been about himself and the 40 plus member that have come in and out of L.A Guns are proof of that. As soon as someone in the band contradicts him or takes the spot light away from him they are out. Frontman better count his blessing and make sure he doesn’t burn any bridges along the way because his time with Tracii is counted, just like the others. Frontman has a very unique voice and Tracii is trying to capitalize on that. Tracii is gung ho on being the first one to bring back the 70’s sound. I’ve seen so many people come and go from L.A Guns that I’ve realized talent isn’t enough for Tracii to keep someone on. If you do some Google searching on the front man you’ll find he was in another act by the name of zen rizing and by the sound of it they were much better. His former band was much better suited for his voice and look and a little funkier then what he has going on now. I like the sound, look and vibe better and it was a much better recreation of the 70’s sound. I listened to a few of the TLG songs and the sound and the production on them is horrible and botch job. Tracii is amazing at what he does and I think he should do just that and stick to the L.A Guns sound that was working so great. His trying to cover so many areas that, are less suitable for him. Point of all this is that I like Tracii and I like L.A Guns and I think this new act is only going to last but a year tops before his back on the L.A Guns band wagon.


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COMMENT | LAG/Tracii
posted by : longtimedead68
7/18/2012 3:23:43 PM
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When I first read this, I thought Tracii was trying to say that neither version of LA Guns was doing the "legacy" any good. I'm glad Tracii finally realized that Phil's version is the version people relate to LA Guns. Tracii moved on from LA Guns. I am a huge fan of LAG, and would love to have Tracii/Phil together again. Whether you like it or not, LAG/Tracii has written some good songs. Tracii has a knack for writing good lyrics/music. The same can be said about Phil. Sometimes I think Tracii would be better off writing/recording the entire record himself and hiring a road band for shows. That way he can call the shots, not ruffle any feathers and the musicians know what they are getting. I don't think he is a bad guys, seems really cool the few times I've met him. He just wants all the toys and doesn't like to share.


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COMMENT | Uh, Trace.....
posted by : Green Machinist
7/18/2012 3:50:30 PM
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....that decision was made for you. Sorry dude, you may write the songs & shred some serious guitar (really ,really well)but the vocalist is the thing the people identify with. Period.

..and its not Phil Lewis who's the problem. Apparently its Riley, the drummer . Some weak-ass legal shit. Not sure why they can't just reform without him and call themselves LAGuns, there were TWO of you fuckers before.


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COMMENT | Hmm
posted by : redrumloa
7/18/2012 4:49:49 PM
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Haven't followed anything LA Guns since a passing interest in the 80's. This 'Tracii Guns League Of gentlemen' song 'New Ways To Fly' actually isn't bad.


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posted by : dickravis
7/18/2012 5:05:47 PM
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...already?!?


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COMMENT | LA Guns still has it
posted by : JJKK
7/18/2012 7:01:38 PM
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Caught LA Guns at M3 festival earlier this summer and they were awesome. Check out some of the clips on youtube. Everybody needs to stop pissing on people when they havent heard their music in 15 years.


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posted by : FordOutlaw
7/18/2012 8:59:44 PM
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LA Guns Fuckin Rock!!! Its a shame they cant get along, would love to see a reunion! Phil Lewis Rules!!!


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COMMENT | Tracii in Tales from the Stage (book)
posted by : MetallicaMike
7/22/2012 2:50:05 PM
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I just read Tracii's interview in Tales from the Stage. I'm guessing the interview took place in April? He talks about recording this album, and purposely studied the art of recording in mono. This is the exact sound he was looking for on this CD, even though it sounds underproduced. It's unique, but as for blusey rock, I like it.


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