Acoustic Gypsy Live

L.A. Guns

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Acoustic Gypsy Live Review

by Greg Prato

Back in the 1980s, many hair metal bands tried to paint a picture that they were bands of brothers, running wild in the streets. But over the years, members of a few of these groups had more than one version of the band going by the same name -- not only confusing fans, but also showing that their "brothers in rock" schtick of yesteryear was mere malarkey. A case in point is L.A. Guns. Since shortly after the dawn of the 21st century, there have been two versions of the group on the scene concurrently -- one led by the group's original singer, Phil Lewis, and one led by the group's original guitarist, Tracii Guns. Both continue to play shows and issue recordings separately, as evidenced by the 2011 release Acoustic Gypsy Live (which is Guns' version of the band). For this release, Mr. Guns assembled a seven-man version of the band, including such hair metal vets as singer Jizzy Pearl (formerly of Love/Hate and Ratt) and multi-instrumentalist Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis (formerly of Guns N' Roses). As the title suggests, the album is comprised of 14 acoustic versions of L.A. Guns tunes, including such hair metal favorites as "Electric Gypsy" and "Sex Action" (the latter containing some oh-so-sophisticated lyrics…that is, if you were trying to impress Nigel Tufnel). Also featured is the group's biggest hit, "The Ballad of Jayne," as well as a reading of Nazareth's "Love Hurts," a tune that is often credited as one of rock's first-ever power ballads. If you don't mind the fact that only one original bandmember is featured on Acoustic Gypsy Live (admittedly, the renditions are surprisingly solid -- including Mr. Pearl's vocal performance), then you have another L.A. Guns album to add to your collection.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Crystal Eyes Cripps	L.A. Guns	06:14	Spotify Amazon
2	One Way Ticket	L.A. Guns	04:16	Spotify Amazon
3	Decide Crypt	L.A. Guns	05:59	Spotify Amazon
4	Dreamtime Crypt	L.A. Guns	04:57	Spotify Amazon
5	Electric Gypsy	L.A. Guns	03:52	Spotify Amazon
6	It's Over Now Cripps / Vallance	L.A. Guns	04:06	Spotify Amazon
7	Never Enough Cripps	L.A. Guns	04:28	Spotify Amazon
8	Over the Edge Cripps	L.A. Guns	07:01	Spotify Amazon
9	Little Soldier	L.A. Guns	04:05	Spotify Amazon
10	Sex Action	L.A. Guns	04:13	Spotify Amazon
11	These Arms of Mine	L.A. Guns	04:04	Spotify Amazon
12	Love Hurts Felice & Boudleaux Bryant	L.A. Guns	03:41	Spotify Amazon
13	The Ballad of Jayne Cripps	L.A. Guns	04:58	Spotify Amazon
14	Rip and Tear Cripps	L.A. Guns	04:57	Spotify Amazon