

#BALLAD OF JAYNE LIST OF L.A. GUNS MEMBERS PROFESSIONAL#
Reception Professional ratings Review scores Music videos for all five tracks were featured on the 1990 video Love, Peace & Geese. Five singles were released in promotion of the album, two of which charted in the US – " The Ballad of Jayne" reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on the Mainstream Rock chart, while "Rip and Tear" reached number 47 on the latter chart. The album was the band's first to feature drummer Steve Riley, who took over from his predecessor Nickey "Beat" Alexander after the recording for L.A.

Sessions took place at three Hollywood studios, One on One Studios, Music Grinder and Conway Recording. Guns recorded the follow-up to their 1988 self-titled debut album early the following year, working with producers Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman. Media response to the album was positive, with critics praising the band's development of their sound from their debut album the previous year. Both "Rip and Tear" and " The Ballad of Jayne" reached the top 50 of the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, while the latter registered at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. Upon its release, Cocked & Loaded peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1990. Four tracks were re-recorded by the reunited classic lineup of the band in 1999 for the compilation Greatest Hits and Black Beauties, and the whole album was re-recorded for the release Cocked & Re-Loaded. Writing for all tracks were credited to all five members of the band, while "Never Enough" was co-written by Gregg Tripp and Phil Roy. Guns quickly set about recording the follow-up in 1989.

"Rip and Tear", "Never Enough", " The Ballad of Jayne", "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "Malaria" were released as the album's singles.įollowing the success of their self-titled debut album the previous year, L.A. The album is the first to feature drummer Steve Riley. Recorded at Hollywood studios One on One, Music Grinder and Conway Recording, it was produced by Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman, and released on Augby Vertigo Records. Guns (1988) Cocked & Loaded (1989) Hollywood Vampires (1991) Vicious Circle (1994) American Hardcore (1996) Shrinking Violet (1999) Man in the Moon (2001) Waking the Dead (2002) Tales from the Strip (2005) Hollywood Forever (2012) The Missing Peace (2017) and The Devil You Know (2019) two extended plays – Cuts (1992) Wasted (1998) as well as a number of live and compilation albums.Cocked & Loaded is the second studio album by American glam metal band L.A. Guns have released twelve studio albums – L.A. Guns moniker until 2012, when the Tracii Guns-led version of the group disbanded. Both groups continued to record and tour under the L.A. Guns members Black, Alexander as well as Jeremy Guns (though the lineup would eventually change), with the group eventually changing their name to L.A. The group's lineup consisted of former L.A. Guns continued without Guns, bringing in guitarist Stacey Blades, however, following his decision to put Brides of Destruction on hiatus in 2006, Guns formed The Tracii Guns Band. However, the group continued to change lineups and Guns eventually left to form the hard rock supergroup Brides of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe in 2002. The "classic lineup" of the group would reunite in 1999 and began recording new material. However, the group went through numerous lineup changes (with Riley being the most consistent member) and failed to regain mainstream attention. They achieved moderate chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the "classic lineup" of L.A. Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P. Black would soon be replaced by former Girl singer Phil Lewis while former Faster Pussycat bassist Kelly Nickels was added to the group. Later that year, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black, who added new members Mick Cripps, Robert Stoddard, and Nickey Alexander.

The first incarnation of the group was formed by Tracii Guns and Rob Gardner in 1983 and merged with fellow Los Angeles group the defunct Hollywood Rose to form Guns N' Roses in March 1985. The band currently consists of Tracii Guns (lead guitar), Phil Lewis (lead vocals), Ace Von Johnson on (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Martin (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Scot Coogan (drums). Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983.
