Artist: L.A. GUNS
Album: AMERICAN HARDCORE (CD US-IMPORT)

Release date: 1996
EAN/UPS: 06076862052
Media type: CD

L.A. Guns' follow-up to their comeback effort Vicious Circle returns the band to the sound of their hair metal heyday. Of course, the music on American Hardcore is anything but hardcore -- it's standard pop-metal, complete with Kiss, Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe overtones. L.A. Guns do sound tougher than they did on their last few major-label albums, but their hooks aren't quite as strong as they were on their late-'80s records, and songs like "Kevorkian" and "Black Sabbath" sound a bit forced. Nevertheless, the record is a return-to-form of sorts, since the group is more focused and energetic than they had been since the early '90s.

TRACKLIST:

"F.N.A." - 0:21
"What I've Become" - 3:37
"Unnatural Act" - 4:10
"Give" - 3:16
"Don't Pray" - 4:07
"Pissed" - 4:01
"Mine" - 3:35
"Kevorkian" - 4:47
"Hey World" - 5:01
"Next Generation" - 2:33
"Hugs and Needles" - 3:08
"I Am Alive" - 18:51

LINE-UP:

    Chris Van Dahl - lead vocals
    Tracii Guns - guitar
    Johnny Crypt - bass guitar
    Steve Riley - drums