Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act

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Hellraisers Ball: Caught in the Act
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Live album by
L.A. Guns
ReleasedJune 27, 2008
Genre
Label Dreamcatcher
L.A. Guns chronology
Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood
(2006)		Hellraisers Ball: Caught in the Act
(2008)		Covered in Guns
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hellraisers Ball: Caught in the Act is a live music album by the L.A. Guns, released in 2008.

L.A. Guns band

L.A. Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. The band currently consists of Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, Ace Von Johnson on, Johnny Martin and Scot Coogan (drums). The first incarnation of the group was formed by Tracii Guns and Rob Gardner in 1983 and merged with fellow Los Angeles group the defunct Hollywood Rose to form Guns N' Roses in March 1985. Later that year, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black, who added new members Mick Cripps, Robert Stoddard, and Nickey Alexander. Black would soon be replaced by former Girl singer Phil Lewis while former Faster Pussycat bassist Kelly Nickels was added to the group. Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P. drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the "classic lineup" of L.A. Guns. They achieved moderate chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, the group went through numerous lineup changes and failed to regain mainstream attention.

Contents

A DVD version was released by Snapper Music in 2005 too. It is the only album to feature Keri Kelli (lead guitar) and Brent Muscat (guitar).

Snapper Music British independent record label

Snapper Music is an independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher, Dougie Dudgeon and funded by Mark Levinson from Palan Music Publishing. In 1999 Snapper broke away from its Palan parent company in an MBO in association with ACT and CAI venture capitalists. In 2004 Snapper Music was bought out by music publisher and former agent & manager Bryan Morrison (deceased) and in 2005 Jon Beecher (MD) and Dougie Dudgeon (A&R) left the company and were replaced by Frederick Jude, a former employee of Palan Music Publishing and a Snapper director.

Keri Kelli American guitarist

Keri Kelli is an American hard rock guitarist who has played with artists and groups including Alice Cooper, Slash, Jani Lane, Vince Neil and John Waite. In March 2013 he formed Project Rock together with James Kottak from the Scorpions. Project Rock consisted of Keri Kelli, James Kottak, Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Rudy Sarzo & Teddy Zig-Zag. Kelli most recently toured with the band Night Ranger.

Brent Muscat is a musician who has played in various hard rock bands, most notably Faster Pussycat.

Track listing

  1. "Over the Edge"
  2. "Kiss My Love Goodbye"
  3. "Never Enough"
  4. "Sex Action"
  5. "Revolution"
  6. "Long Time Dead"
  7. "Beautiful"
  8. "Hellraisers Ball"
  9. "Don't Look at Me That Way"
  10. "One More Reason"
  11. "Electric Gypsy"
  12. "The Ballad of Jayne"
  13. "Rip and Tear"

Personnel

Phil Lewis (musician) English vocalist

Philip Francis Lewis is the English vocalist for the American hard rock band L.A. Guns. He was born on 9 January 1957 in London, England. He has lived and worked in the U.S. since the 1980s but was privately educated at Royal Russell School in Surrey, England.

Adam Hamilton is a Los Angeles-based music producer, songwriter, and session musician. Hamilton was the bass guitarist of glam metal band L.A. Guns from 2001 through 2007 and again from June to September 2018 as their rhythm guitarist. He also played drums for 1990s alternative rock band Joe 90, and worked as session drummer for alternative/neo-psychedelic band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Hamilton is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and drums.

Steve Riley (drummer) American musician

Steve Riley is an American rock and glam metal drummer, best known being the drummer of L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P..

Covered in Guns

Covered in Guns
Covered in Guns.jpg
Studio album by
L.A. Guns
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010
Genre Hard rock
Length48:22
Label Deadline
Producer Adam Hamilton
L.A. Guns chronology
Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act
(2008)		Covered in Guns
(2010)		 Hollywood Forever
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Covered in Guns is a cover album released by Phil Lewis's version of L.A. Guns in 2010.

Track listing

  1. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Def Leppard cover) – 4:23
  2. "Rock & Roll All Night" (Kiss cover) – 3:36
  3. "Crazy Bitch" (Buckcherry cover) – 3:23
  4. "Don't Fear the Reaper" (Blue Öyster Cult cover) – 4:50
  5. "Check My Brain" (Alice in Chains cover) – 3:41
  6. "Cry Little Sister (Theme from The Lost Boys)" (Gerard McMann cover) – 4:05
  7. "Just Between You and Me" (April Wine cover) – 4:04
  8. "Rock'n Me" (Steve Miller Band cover) – 3:35
  9. "Break My Stride" (Matthew Wilder cover) – 3:06
  10. "Let It Rock" (Kevin Rudolf cover) – 3:29
  11. "Let There Be Rock" (AC/DC cover) – 5:13
  12. "I Love Rock N' Roll" (Arrows cover) – 2:54
  13. "Little St. Nick" (The Beach Boys cover) – 2:08

Personnel

The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer either leads the vocal ensemble, or sets against the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal part, with a chorus provided by other band members as backing vocalists.

Stacey Blades Canadian musician

Stacey Blades is a guitarist originally from Toronto Canada, who has played with such bands as Fraidy Katt, Roxx Gang, Supercool, L.A. Guns, Let It Rawk, and Ratt. He has played on the L.A. Guns studio albums Rips the Covers Off, Tales from the Strip, Covered in Guns, and Hollywood Forever, and the L.A. Guns live album Loud and Dangerous: Live from Hollywood. He authored a book Confessions of a Replacement Rockstar in 2009.

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

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References

  1. ↑ Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Hellraiser's Ball: Caught in the Act at AllMusic

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