Waking the Dead (album)

Waking the Dead is the eighth L.A. Guns album. It had been the last album with band founder Tracii Guns, before he reunited with the band in 2017. It is also the first with bass guitarist Adam Hamilton.

Waking the Dead
Studio album by L.A. Guns
Released	August 20, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
Length	39:10
Label	Spitfire
Producer	Andy Johns
L.A. Guns chronology
Man in the Moon (2001) Waking the Dead (2002) Ultimate L.A. Guns (2002)

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Allmusic	[1]

The album includes "OK, Let's Roll" - dedicated to Todd Beamer and those who rushed the cockpit of Flight 93 during the events of September 11, 2001 attacks.

Though slated to be included, the Japanese edition was never officially released, leaving "Call of the Wild" unavailable.

Track listing

1. "Don't Look at Me That Way" – 4:00
2. "OK, Let's Roll" – 3:54
3. "Waking the Dead" – 3:23
4. "Revolution" – 3:26
5. "The Ballad" – 5:21
6. "Frequency" – 4:38
7. "Psychopathic Eyes" – 3:04
8. "Hellraisers Ball" – 3:23
9. "City of Angels" – 3:39
10. "Don't You Cry" – 4:22
11. "Call of the Wild" – 3:51 (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

• Phil Lewis – vocals
• Tracii Guns – guitar
• Adam Hamilton – bass guitar
• Steve Riley – drums

Additional personnel

• Ricky Beck Mahler - additional guitar on "The Ballad" and "Call of the Wild"

Production

• Producer – Andy Johns
• Engineer – Bruce Witkin
• Mastering – Dave Schultz
• Crew – Brad Nelson
• Photography – Glen LaFerman
• Cover design – Maxine Miller
• Design, layout design – Vinny Cimino

Ultimate L.A. Guns

Ultimate L.A. Guns
Compilation album by L.A. Guns
Released	2002
Genre	Hard rock, glam metal
L.A. Guns chronology
Waking the Dead (2002) Ultimate L.A. Guns (2002) Rips the Covers Off (2004)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Ultimate L.A. Guns is a greatest hits album by L.A. Guns, a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California that came to prominence in the 1980s. Much like the band's earlier "compilation" Greatest Hits and Black Beauties, this compilation consists of re-recorded versions of the band's hits, not the original versions. The tracks featured on this album consist of recordings previously featured on Greatest Hits and Black Beauties, and Cocked & Re-Loaded, and live tracks from Live: A Night on the Strip.

Track listing

1. "Slap in the Face"
2. "Sex Action"
3. "Ritual"
4. "Electric Gypsy"
5. "Ballad of Jayne"
6. "Nothing Better to Do" (live)
7. "Over the Edge" (live)
8. "One More Reason" (live)
9. "Time"
10. "Long Time Dead" (live)
11. "Never Enough"
12. "Face Down" (live)
13. "Bitch Is Back" (live)
14. "My Michelle"
15. "Kiss My Love Goodbye" (live)
16. "Letting Go"
17. "Disbelief"
18. "Wheels of Fire"
19. "Give a Little"
20. "Rip n Tear"

References

1. Waking the Dead at AllMusic
2. Waking the Dead at AllMusic