Rips the Covers Off

Rips the Covers Off Artist: L.A. Guns
Label: Shrapnel
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 026245117020
EAN: 0026245117020
ASIN: B0001Z48OS


Release Date: 2004-04-27

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Listmania:

  1. Ultimate LA Guns

Tracks:

  1. Rock and Roll Outlaw
  2. I Just Want To Make Love To You
  3. Tie Your Mother Down
  4. Until I Get You
  5. Wheels Of Steel
  6. Nobody’s Fault
  7. Custard Pie
  8. Moonage Daydream
  9. Marseilles
  10. Hurdy Gurdy Man
  11. Search and Destroy
  12. Revolution (LIVE):
  13. Don't Look At Me That Way (LIVE):

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars blast from the past.......2006-07-20

lets get straight to the point, the gunners sound as good as ever. i was a little skeptical when finding out tracii guns would not be on the album, but 'the new guy' stacy blades doesn't drop the ball an inch. phil sounds great as does the rest of the band. the best aspect of the disc is that each song has that incredible LAG sound, which really makes it that much more enjoyable to listen to. highly impressive work, a must have for any fan of LAG, hardcore or casual.

5 out of 5 stars Dissapointment, but still Great.......2005-09-18

For me this album was a bit of a dissapointment for the simple reason that it wasnt original recordings from L.A.Guns but covers of great songs. When I first heard that L.A.Guns was back in the studio I was excited because I thought I was going to hear some new stuff but then I found out it was only a cover album so that was the ONLY dissapointment, other then that L.A.Guns stayed true to the original songs they covered and actually, their versions could posibley be better then the original? either way this is a great cover album, I recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars You WON'T be disappointed!.......2004-09-14

This CD is outstanding!!! There really ISN'T a song on it that I DON'T like. Phil Lewis' vocals take these vintage 70's songs and brings them ROARING back to the present! My top picks: Search and Destroy (Iggy Pop and the Stooges), Marseilles (Angel City), Wheels of Steel (Saxon), and Moonage Daydream (Bowie).

4 out of 5 stars Solid CD.......2004-07-24

I have to admit I wasn't expecting alot from this album but bought it anyway because I have all their previous stuff.Man, was I suprised.They really did some solid versions of these songs.I am a huge Aerosmith fan, but Nobody's Fault sounds like it was written for the Guns to do.There version of Saxon's Wheels of Steel is also great.I have to agree with the previous reviewer in that the Guns are sounding better now, or at least heavier than when they started.I wouldn't normally be a fan of a band rerecording an album but I'd love to hear Hollywood Vampires done with this heavy sound.Kind of ironic though that there are two bands out with Traci's name and he's not playing with either one.

4 out of 5 stars L.A. Guns stay true to the original versions.......2004-07-12

What's good about it?

L.A. Guns pay homage to a wide range of rock artists. There are the legends; Aerosmith's funk, blues laden "Nobody's Fault," Queen's catchy "Tie Your Mother Down," David Bowie's strangely worded "Moonage Daydream" (must have been during his Ziggy Stardust faze), and Led Zeppelin's "Custard Pie" (every guy's favorite pastry). There are the second tier legends; Saxon's hooky, leather spiked arm band and belt emoting "Wheels of Steel," Foghat's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (might I add that L.A. Guns makes Foghat worth listening to), and Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" (just as trippy as the original, but with added acoustic guitars that give more emotional depth).

There are the glam/punk legends; Iggy Pop and the Stooges' "Search and Destroy," and Hanoi Rocks' "Until I Get You" (whose inclusion doesn't surprise me, because every L.A. glam band from the eighties cites them as an influence). And finally, the obscure cult legends, Angel City's "Marseilles"(it has that whole Hanoi vibe going on), and Rose Tattoo's rock anthem "Rock and Roll Outlaw." As a special treat, L.A. Guns throw in two original live tracks, "Revolution" and "Don't Look at Me That Way."

Anything bad?

Who hasn't covered "Tie Your Mother Down"?!

Bottom Line

L.A. Guns stay true to the original versions, but still manage to put their signature on them. It's bizarre, but in recent years L.A. Guns sound much better than they did back in the day (vocally and musically).

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  2. Destiny ~ Stratovarius
  3. Perplexed in the Extreme ~ Emerald Rain
  4. Shihad ~ Shihad
  5. Memoria Vetusta I ~ Blut Aus Nord
  6. Magic & Madness ~ Circus of Power
  7. 15th Anniversary Album (Metal Blade) ~ Various Artists
  8. Race Against Time ~ Banshee
  9. Forget Me Not ~ Dark Lunacy
  10. The Courage to Be ~ Holocaust

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But I'm Happy Now ~ Electric Bonsai Band

Behind Closed Doors ~ Thunder

Saraya ~ Saraya

Black Pearls ~ Leo Gandelman

Camere Con Vista ~ Francesco Renga

Colors of the World: Gypsy ~ Various Artists

O-Town ~ O-Town

The Hot Spot: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ~ Various Artists

La Dolce Vita ~ Nino Rota

Reign ~ Unkle, Ian Brown