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The Gun Club was an American punk band from Los Angeles in the 1980s led by singer/guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce. The Gun Club injected punk rock with doses of blues and country music. Along with X, The Flesh Eaters and The Blasters, they helped set the tone of the Hollywood rock scene of the 1980s and are cited as a “tribal psychobilly blues” band.
The Gun Club was formed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, former head of the Blondie fan club in Los Angeles. Joining him was Brian Tristan, who was later renamed Kid Congo Powers during his stint with The Cramps, Don Snowden, who was at the time a music critic for the Los Angeles Times, and Brad Dunning. Pierce played guitar and lead vocals, while Tristan took on lead guitar, Snowden on bass, and Dunning rounding out the quartet on drums. The band was originally a rockabilly band called The Cyclones lead by Pleasant Gehman on lead vocals, but Gehman departed after only one show. Adopting the name The Creeping Ritual, Pierce moved to vocals and they spent some time gigging at local venues. Eventually, the group grew dissatisfied with their name and switched to The Gun Club, suggested by Pierce’s flatmate, Black Flag and Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris.
The Gun Club was formed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, former head of the Blondie fan club in Los Angeles. Joining him was Brian Tristan, who was later renamed Kid Congo Powers during his stint with The Cramps, Don Snowden, who was at the time a music critic for the Los Angeles Times, and Brad Dunning. Pierce played guitar and lead vocals, while Tristan took on lead guitar, Snowden on bass, and Dunning rounding out the quartet on drums. The band was originally a rockabilly band called The Cyclones lead by Pleasant Gehman on lead vocals, but Gehman departed after only one show. Adopting the name The Creeping Ritual, Pierce moved to vocals and they spent some time gigging at local venues. Eventually, the group grew dissatisfied with their name and switched to The Gun Club, suggested by Pierce’s flatmate, Black Flag and Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris.
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timmycbc wrote:
gothish post punk mixed with morality based lyrics so fucking good [2]
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vjekoslav55 wrote:
I feel very lucky I had a chance to see them alive.
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RedArmada wrote:
MORALITY BASED GOD
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M0BLISH wrote:
MORALITY BASED MORALS.
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200_couches wrote:
I wanna have morality based sex to this
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callmesnake wrote:
psychobilly tag is funny..
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PedroLemgruber wrote:
lol
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SillyRabbit24 wrote:
guyz, i'm new to the band. what is their most morality based album?
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Creepcleaner wrote:
no doubt the best
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mattmacneil wrote:
probably one of the best morality based bands
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Parabellum13x wrote:
Yep, still doesn't sound like psychobilly.
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Creepcleaner wrote:
best morality based band
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bananagrillz wrote:
I can't believe I've been alive this long and I'm only hearing this band today. I'm completely smitten forever.
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schamash wrote:
more like morTality based lyrics!!!! AM I RIGHT?
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mindexpunger wrote:
LOL morality based lyrics
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mattmacneil wrote:
One of the best bands ever. Jeffrey Lee Pierce was incredible.
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morticiagurl wrote:
What a sound! Haunting and rugged! Gives my goosebumps goosebumps.
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Parabellum13x wrote:
Psychobilly wishes it sounded like this.
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RedArmada wrote:
"Morality based lyrics"? What the fuck does that mean?
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Riff55 wrote:
I used to think The Las Vegas Story was a bad album. I used to be an idiot.
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