The Best of L.A. Guns cover

The Best of L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns · 2005

51 min · 12 tracks · hard rock · glam metal · sleaze rock

A raucous blend of hard rock and glam metal that captures the wild spirit of 80s Los Angeles.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady energy for road trips
  • sing-along anthems with friends
  • cathartic full-volume release
  • nostalgic vibes of the 80s

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer slow, introspective music
  • seek complex, experimental sounds

Where this album fits

Career context
By 2005, L.A. Guns had experienced a tumultuous career marked by lineup changes and a shift in musical direction. This compilation album arrived after a series of less commercially successful releases and aimed to commemorate their most impactful tracks from the late 80s and early 90s, serving as both a retrospective and a reintroduction to the band’s signature sound.
Stylistic neighbors
Faster Pussycat· Poison· Skid Row

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Sex Action 3:42
  • 2 One More Reason 3:07
  • 3 Electric Gypsy 3:27
  • 4 Rip and Tear 4:13
  • 5 Never Enough 4:13
  • 6 The Ballad of Jayne 4:33
  • 7 Over the Edge 5:42
  • 8 Kiss My Love Goodbye 4:42
  • 9 Crystal Eyes 5:53
  • 10 It's Over Now 4:11
  • 11 Face Down 4:13
  • 12 Long Time Dead 3:22

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