VARIETY AND INTERESTING FACTS.

 

 

The GUNS N' ROSES/LA.GUNS connection. Tracii gave Guns N'Roses half of their name but parted ways before the gunners made their mega sucess.Tracii was part of the first GN'R line up that included W.Axl Rose (Vocals),Tracii Guns (Lead Guitars),Duff McKagan (Bass),Izzy Stradlin'(Rythm Guitars) and Rob Gardner (drums) Some say that Tracii and Rob were fired from GN'R because of their lack of engagement with the band. Days before the first GN'R tour called "HELL TOUR" they were replaced by some guys called Slash and Steven Adler.The rest is HISTORY....The interesting fact is that we never heard Axl,Izzy or Duff talking about Tracii Guns.There's also rumours that Tracii plays on a GN'R unreleased track called "Crash Diet". Tracii mentioned them once,when he said that he left the band too early $$$ :) . The important is that we had 2 Guns named bands, that sure made their names on the rock n'roll world.

TRACII GUNS N'ROSES

 

          To add some more controversy look what Steve Riley (L.A GUNS Drummer) said on a interview to HARD RADIO (best Hard Rock Radio on the web http://www.hardradio.com  ) He gave this interview In 1996 during the promotion of their "American Hardcore" album.

"There wouldn't have been GNR with Tracii starting that band. He co-wrote most of the stuff of that first album and got no credit because he started his own band and split "

STEVE RILEY

So would any of the first L.A Guns songs were written by Izzy? If you have any article, point of view, informations please send the to and_rose@hotmail.com

                        

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Kelly1a.jpg (62743 bytes) Bassist from hell, the one and only KELLY NICKELS were originally with FASTER PUSSYCAT. But he left the band because he was injured in a motorcycle accident. "The doctors kept saying I would be getting out of the hospital sooner than I did" he explains. "Faster Pussycat kept hanging on and waiting. It was actually Elektra's (Faster Pussycat record label by the time) decision to let me go.The band wasn't happy about it at all"

Kelly's accident occurred in October,1986 at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue,one of the busiest intersections In L.A.
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