L.A. Guns - L.A.P.D. (Demo) video free download
L.A. Guns is a hard rock/Sleazy Glam band from Los Angeles, California. The first incarnation of the group was formed, by Tracii Guns, in 1983 and included singer William Bailey, a.k.a W. Axl Rose, bassist Ole Beich and drummer Rob Gardner. Bailey would leave the group to front Rapidfire before going on to form Hollywood Rose with Izzy Stradlin. L.A. Guns disbanded in 1985 following its merger with Hollywood Rose, becoming the first lineup of Guns N' Roses.
After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1985, Tracii Guns joined Paul Black, Robert Stoddard (a.k.a. Ned Christie, ex singer with UK band The Dogs D'Amour), Mick Cripps and Nickey Alexander. Initially the project began as a collaboration between Black and Cripps called Faster Pussycat. The name was changed back to L.A. Guns when Tracii Guns entered the band.
After writing and demoing material and playing shows, the group signed a deal with PolyGram Records. Shortly after this signing Paul Black was replaced by former Girl singer Philip Lewis.
The band then went on to record and release its eponymous debut album, simply titled "L.A. Guns. The album featured six songs co-wrote by former singer Paul Black...
Paul Black - Lead Vocals
Tracii Guns - Lead Guitar
Robert Stoddard - Rhythm Guitar
Mick Cripps - Bass Guitar
Nickey "Beat" Alexander - Drums
Comments
6 years ago
Rebbecca Evans
Awesome song should've been released hell they still could it's real 80's though it's rad8 years ago
Libertine Rising
Oh......my...... God.........So, tonight I was watching the hilariously funny 80s movie "Night Patrol" and I was intrigued by the theme song "L.A.P.D.". It is sort of Oingo Boing-esqe, so I got to looking and found out Robert Stoddard wrote it..... Anyway, check out the beginning of the movie if you want to hear this metal song, but in a synthesized Oingo Boingo version....8 years ago
Jeffrey Krause
Used to go watch Stoddard all the time with his brother Jim. Had know idea he ended up in LA Guns10 years ago
California King
L.A.P.D is one of the most arrogant in the world10 years ago
Ann Darrow
Was a regular at their gigs....wish I could find some of their music...11 years ago
shawn wagner
this is sweet I love L.A GUNS11 years ago
seapriestess1
Not true - they did a single deal and LAPD did not get enough interest - it was not released officially - just a promo release for radio. I was his gf at the time .11 years ago
Ann Darrow
Love the band as well, went to every show lol...Those were the good old days!!11 years ago
Iconoclastic
Awesome.11 years ago
MuzzikLvr
Would love to hear The Robert Stoddard Band original again. They were one of my favorite bands at the time. If I remember right, Elektra wanted them to record multiple versions of the song for different cities, and when they refused to, the record company lost interest in them.11 years ago
Wahoo Gonzales
i have a question i know Paul And Phil have released albums with LA GUns But has axl done any work when he was in LA GUns12 years ago
Rowan_Morrison
Hey Guys, Would be great to see some more stuff around the Robert-era of LA Guns. I caught that lineup a couple times in SF clubs during the time, and they were great. "LAPD" was a cool track and the band was more original--especially with Robert's Stones/Thunders/new wave style. Also, with Nickey Beat it was a much different band. I may have some flyers from the period.12 years ago
glamdog69
@MileHighTech Absolutly fantastic :)12 years ago
glamdog69
@MileHighTech This is true! He is also responcible for co writing other songs while he was with L.A. Guns. I wish someone would upload the Stoddard original, it's one record that passed me by and I'd love to hear it...12 years ago
