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Steve Riley (drummer)
Steve Riley (born January 22, 1956) is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with Keel, W.A.S.P., and L.A. Guns. Career After graduating high school in the 70s, Riley moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. In 1979, he joined a revival of Steppenwolf, but the lineup broke up later that year. Riley joined up-and-coming L.A. band Keel and recorded their breakthrough album ''The Right to Rock'' with them in 1984. Later that year, Riley departed Keel to replace founding member Tony Richards in W.A.S.P., another L.A. band whose debut album had recently achieved gold status in sales. As a member of W.A.S.P., Riley performed on the albums '' The Last Command'', ''Inside the Electric Circus'', and '' Live...In the Raw''. Vocalist Ron Keel has described Riley as "driven to succeed and to play". Keel applauded Riley's decision to leave his band for the opportunity with W.A.S.P., saying "I mean, you've got to be ready for those opportunities when they knock". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately from Downtown Crossing, downtown Boston. Founded as North Chelsea in 1846, it was renamed in 1871 after the American Revolutionary War Patriot (American Revolution), patriot Paul Revere. In 1914, the Town of Revere was incorporated as a city. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city has a population of 62,186 inhabitants. Geography Revere borders the towns of Winthrop, Massachusetts, Winthrop and Chelsea, Massachusetts, Chelsea, and the Boston neighborhood of East Boston to the south, Everett, Massachusetts, Everett and Malden, Massachusetts, Malden to the west, Saugus, Massachusetts, Saugus and Lynn, Massachusetts, Lynn to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (40.98%) is water. Neighborhoods and districts Revere is home to several distinct neighborhoods and districts: Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with the city of Los Angeles near Marmont Lane to its western border with Beverly Hills at Phyllis Street. The Sunset Strip is known for its boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs, and nightclubs, as well as its array of huge, colorful billboards. History Prior to the 1984 incorporation of the city of West Hollywood, the Sunset Strip lay in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. Because of this, the Sunset Strip and all of West Hollywood gained a reputation for being a loosely regulated area, in large part because it was not under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Police Department. 1920s Gambling was illegal in the city of Los Angeles, but legal in unincorporated Los Angeles County, which fostered the development of rather wilder nightlife in West Hollywood than was found within the city limits. In the 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man In The Moon (L
In many cultures, several pareidolic images of a human face, head or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the appearance of the dark areas (known as lunar maria) and the lighter-colored highlands (and some lowlands) of the lunar surface. Origin There are various explanations for how the Man in the Moon came to be. A longstanding European tradition holds that the man was banished to the Moon for some crime. Jewish lore (as this predates the Christians) commonly held that he is the man caught gathering sticks on the Sabbath and sentenced by God to death by stoning in the Book of Numbers XV.32–36. Some Germanic cultures thought he was a woodcutter found working on the Sabbath. There is a Roman legend that he is a sheep-thief. One medieval Christian tradition claims that he is Cain, the Wanderer, forever doomed to circle the Earth. Dante's ''Inferno''Dante, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, canto 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits And Black Beauties
''Greatest Hits and Black Beauties'' is an album by L.A. Guns. Although the title would indicate that the album featured the group's biggest hits, it is in fact more accurately described as a unique studio album, featuring re-recordings of older L.A. Guns songs in a newer style, along with a handful of new tracks. Three years later, the band released an album with a similarly misleading title, ''Ultimate LA Guns'', presented as the band's second greatest hits album (following '' Best Of: Hollywood a Go-Go''); however, this release included the same re-recordings featured on ''Greatest Hits and Black Beauties'' instead of the original hit versions of the songs. Track listing # "Bricks" # "One More Reason" # "Ritual" # "Electric Gypsy" # "No Mercy" # "Sex Action" # "Rip N Tear" # "Disbelief" # "Ballad of Jayne" # "Time" # "Heartful of Soul" # "3 Minute Atomic Egg" # "One More Reason" (Julian Beeston remix) # "Sex Action" (Intra-Venus remix) *"Heartful of Soul" is a cover of a Yar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrinking Violet (album)
''Shrinking Violet'' is the sixth studio album by glam metal band L.A. Guns, first released on June 1, 1999, through Perris Records, and is the only L.A. Guns album with singer Jizzy Pearl. The album was reissued, with bonus tracks and new artwork, on May 24, 2010, through Favored Nations. The album was produced by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke who also provided additional guitars on the track "Dreamtime". Track listing Personnel *Jizzy Pearl - lead vocals *Tracii Guns - guitars, theremin, arrangements *Johnny Crypt - bass guitar, additional vocals, engineer * Steve Riley - drums ;Additional personnel *Gilby Clarke - additional guitar on "Dreamtime", producer, engineer *Teddy Andreadis Teddy 'Zig Zag' Andreadis is an American piano/ harmonica player who has worked with many popular musicians, including Carole King, Guns N’ Roses, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Alice Cooper, Bruce Willis, and the Boxing Gandhis. In 1999 he was voted ... - piano, synth and organ on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasted (L
Wasted may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature *'' Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk'', a 1997 memoir by Mark Judge *'' Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia'', a 1998 autobiography by Marya Hornbacher *'' Wasted: A Childhood Stolen, An Innocence Betrayed, A Life Redeemed'', a 2008 memoir by Mark Johnson Music EPs * ''Wasted'' (EP), by L.A. Guns Songs * "Wasted" (Carrie Underwood song) * "Wasted" (Def Leppard song) * "Wasted" (Gucci Mane song) * "Wasted" (Jennifer Paige song) * "Wasted" (Juice Wrld song) * "Wasted" (Margaret song) * "Wasted" (Peking Duk song) * "Wasted" (Tiësto song) *"Wasted", by Ally Ryan *"Wasted", by And One *"Wasted", by Angus & Julia Stone from ''A Book Like This'' *"Wasted", by Anis Don Demina *"Wasted", by Black Flag from ''Nervous Breakdown'' *"Wasted", by Blancmange from ''Happy Families'' *"Wasted", by Cartel from ''Cartel'' *"Wasted", by Circle Jerks from ''Group Sex'' *"Wasted", by Demi Lovato from ''Holy Fvck'' *"Wasted", by Digga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Hardcore (album)
''American Hardcore'' is the fifth album by the American rock band L.A. Guns. It is their only album to feature singer Chris Van Dahl and the first to feature bass guitarist Johnny Crypt. This album continues the increase in heaviness by the band started on their previous album ''Vicious Circle''. The band was very influenced by Pantera during this time. The band re-branded themselves "The L.A. Guns", at the time of the release of ''American Hardcore'', adding 'the' before its name. According to Steve Riley, this was done to note the change in direction from the band's classic line-up fronted by Phil Lewis. Also according to Riley, during the recording of ''American Hardcore'' the band was still a five-piece, as bassist Kelly Nickels was very much part of the band and received co-writing credit on eight of the 12 tracks. He quit the band once they were dropped from PolyGram. Following Nickels' departure, second guitarist Johnny Crypt switched over to bass and the band remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuts (EP)
''Cuts'' is an extended play (EP) by American hard rock band L.A. Guns. Recorded at Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, it was self-produced by the band and released on December 2, 1992 by Polydor Records. The standard edition of the EP features five tracks, including three cover versions, one re-recording and one new song. The Japanese edition includes two additional cover versions. ''Cuts'' is the first L.A. Guns release to feature drummer Michael "Bones" Gershima. Background Released in December 1992, ''Cuts'' was issued in response to rumors that L.A. Guns were due to split up, with the news that the band would be recording a new studio album the following year. The EP includes three cover versions – of Generation X's "Night of the Cadillacs", David Bowie's "Suffragette City" and James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" – as well as a re-recording of '' Hollywood Vampires'' Japanese bonus track "Ain't the Same" and new song "Killer Mahari". The Japanese edition also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Vampires (L
The Hollywood Vampires was a celebrity drinking club formed by Alice Cooper in the 1970s. The hazing to get into the club was to outdrink all the members. According to Cooper in the documentary ''Prime Cuts'': "The Speakeasy and Tramps were the place to be in London. There was a little loft at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in LA (W. Hollywood), they only had that for the club."''Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts'' Members Cooper listed himself, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ov ... as the club's principal members: "It was that crowd, every night those same people. Every once in a while John Lennon would come into town or Keith Emerson and they would be honorable members of the night. They still have a plaque there at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocked & Loaded
''Cocked & Loaded'' is the second studio album by American glam metal band L.A. Guns. Recorded at Hollywood studios One on One, Music Grinder and Conway Recording, it was produced by Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman, and released on August 22, 1989 by Vertigo Records. The album is the first to feature drummer Steve Riley. "Rip and Tear", "Never Enough", " The Ballad of Jayne", "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "Malaria" were released as the album's singles. Following the success of their self-titled debut album the previous year, L.A. Guns quickly set about recording the follow-up in 1989. Writing for all tracks were credited to all five members of the band, while "Never Enough" was co-written by Gregg Tripp and Phil Roy. Four tracks were re-recorded by the reunited classic lineup of the band in 1999 for the compilation '' Greatest Hits and Black Beauties'', and the whole album was re-recorded for the release '' Cocked & Re-Loaded''. Upon its release, ''Cocked & Loaded'' peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Nickels
Kelly Nickels (born January 5, 1962) is a bassist who has played in various bands including Sweet Pain, Faster Pussycat, and L.A. Guns. Career Faster Pussycat Nickels started as a roadie and light man for the band Hotshot, which was an early incarnation of Danger Danger. In 1981, he joined metal band Virgin Steele. Nickels joined the band Sweet Pain in New York as a bassist, and released one album with them in 1985. Kelly and drummer Ronnie Taz quit Sweet Pain, and he was replaced by Victor Prestin. He moved on to the band Faster Pussycat, but was badly injured in a motorcycle accident (at an intersection on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California) in October 1986. Due to this injury, his position in the band was replaced. His left leg was broken in seven different places. He was in the hospital for 3 months and had 10 different surgeries. He had to walk with a cane for many years afterwards. L.A. Guns By the late-1980s, he had joined L.A. Guns. Nickels remained with the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
