Whatever the case, the reality is that L.A. My guess is that portions of this album stem from the stated 1989 gig in Boston, while others originate from a show following the release of Hollywood Vampires. Because there are no production credits listed in the CD booklet, and with the obvious omission of “The Ballad Of Jayne”, it appears that someone (perhaps a record label representative) patched a bunch of songs together from various shows during different eras and decided to release it as Boston 1989. Guns performed at Salt Lake City a few days later and only played thirteen songs - none that would later find their way onto Hollywood Vampires. What makes the Boston 1989 controversy even more intriguing is that, according to L.A. Interestingly, the first three tracks on Boston 1989 find themselves in the same order to what is found on the 1992 Japanese release Live! Vampires. Frankly, it sounds like “Slap In The Face” and “Electric Gypsy” were the first two songs played on the night in question because of how the singer addressed the crowd after the latter. In addition, when you listen to Boston 1989, “Kiss Your Love Goodbye” doesn’t feel like the opener based on Lewis‘ stage banter that includes reference to it being their brand new single. Guns have played not one… not two… not three… but four unreleased songs only a few months after having released Cocked & Loaded? Would they really have opened their set with three of those new songs? And would they have ended their performance with another previously unheard (at the time) composition? It’s all hard to believe if you ask me. Perhaps Lewis didn’t fully scrutinize the band’s storied past prior to providing the foreword for Boston 1989?Īnd really, would L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis apparently wrote the Boston 1989 liner notes and indicates that, “Most of this set consists of material from Cocked & Loaded, only Bitch Is Back and One More Reason from the first record and a gaggle of new songs from the recently written Hollywood Vampires.” Well, that’s not true, simply based on the fact that four tracks from their influential self-titled debut are found here - “Electric Gypsy”, “Sex Action”, “Bitch Is Back” and “One More Reason” (five if you include “Nothing To Lose”, which is played half way into the over ten minute long “I Wanna Be Your Man” but not included on the track listing). So why would the band play four unreleased tracks at a Boston venue three and a half months after Cocked & Loaded dropped - songs that would eventually surface on Hollywood Vampires? L.A. Guns released Cocked & Loaded, followed by Hollywood Vampires almost two years later on June 25th, 1991. All the signs seem to point that parts of the “show” were recorded at some point in 1991 or 1992.īack on August 22nd, 1989, L.A. While the record’s title and booklet indicate that this performance took place on November 4th, 1989, at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, one has to wonder if the entire concert really occurred that year. I was breakin' my back tryin' to be thereĭon't tell me that your heart is breakin'ĭon't give me that look don't show me those tears I don't believe 'em I gave you my love I've had it to here With all your cheatin' You never believed I would find you out It took some time I know what you're about Kiss my love goodbye I've had it with your lyin' Kiss my love goodbye You weren't even tryin' You never thought about anyone else You were just takin' care of your self You were never mine So kiss my love goodbye You're harder than nails and baby I know What's on your mind That little girl smile has turned me around (saved your skin) Not this time I was breakin' my back tryin' to be there for you I got news.Controversy surrounds L.A. That little girl smile has turned me around It took some time I know what you're about
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