'I have to say I think this is a very good matchup. Found out they're blessed with classic-rock style and a road-warrior ethic that is rare in this weakling world of music. Says Frankie: 'I met Phil and Steve years ago, traveling down this road. ' Frankie joins with guns blazing, ready to tour the world and get involved in writing and recording new original material.'

In addition to lots of sessions in Los Angeles, Frankie recently toured with legendary singer John Waite and also had a residency in Las Vegas as Joe Perry in the definitive AEROSMITH tribute band AEROMYTH. He moved to Los Angeles in the early '90s, where he teamed up with Stephen Pearcy of RATT and Fred Coury of CINDERELLA to form ARCADE. He formed his first band, HEAD ON, in San Francisco in '81 and then went on to form the hometown Bay Area champions SEA HAGS in '88.

' Frankie's been playing guitar since 1977. He was clearly a rock aficionado, truly a scholar and a gentleman. Frankie spent more time on our bus than his own, impressing us with hours of classic bootleg videos from the '70s and '80s. GUNS in December announced the addition of guitarist Frankie Wilsey to the group's ranks.Ĭommented the band: 'We first met back in 2007 when he was playing in Stephen Pearcy's band, ARCADE, on the Rock Never Stops tour. Araña Negra (originally recorded by THE BICICLETAS) Later, additional scenes were filmed in L.A.'s colorful Little Mexico and the landmark Hollywood Forever cemetery.Ġ9. With an LED logo in the background, the band meshed theatrics with its expected rock energy on the big stage. Videographer Jack Foster was behind the lens for the shoot at the legendary Circus Disco in Hollywood. Videos for 'Araña Negra' and 'You Better Not Love Me' were also filmed. GUNS spent a few days in Los Angeles shooting three videos to support the record. The CD was recorded with legendary producer, and old friend, Andy Johns, who has previously worked with LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, CINDERELLA and VAN HALEN, and who collaborated with L.A. GUNS' new album, 'Hollywood Forever', which was released on Jvia Cleopatra Records. 2005's Tales From The Strip suggested they might have remembered what we all remembered them for - and then a mere seven years later, Hollywood Forever arrives.īlending the more cock-sure approach of Cocked And Loaded with the more mature, yet still gritty, Hollywood Vampires, Forever is a glorious blast of all that was good about the LA scene (and don't let the snobs tell you any different - it was FUN).'Requiem (Hollywood Forever)', the new video from L.A. In recent years, however, there's been a return to form in the Guns camp. Dual identities, line-up changes, legal wrangles - while they may not have been causing cues round the block with each post-Vicious Circle release (itself, a hugely overlooked album in their back catalogue). One of the many casualties were, of course, LA Guns - never one of the big hitters, but still able to trouble the charts.Įqually, they were able to trouble their own sanity. Widely held as being the killer of all things glam and sleaze, the 90s saw many an established 'hair' band frantically try to re-invent themselves, falling on their arses and off the radar as they went. Some hairspray, tight jeans and songs about sex, drugs and Jack Daniels and you were good to go. In many ways, the 80s were a simpler time.

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