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ALBUMMother Juno (Deluxe Remastered 2023)The Gun Club
Albums by The Gun Club
ALBUMMother Juno (Deluxe Remastered 2023)The Gun Club
ALBUMFire of Love (Remastered 2020)The Gun Club
ALBUMLive at the Hacienda, 1984The Gun Club
ALBUMEarly WarningThe Gun Club
ALBUMLucky JimThe Gun Club
ALBUMAhmed's Wild DreamThe Gun Club
ALBUMLarger Than LiveThe Gun Club
ALBUMDivinityThe Gun Club
ALBUMPastoral Hide & SeekThe Gun Club
ALBUMThe Las Vegas Story (Remastered 2022)The Gun Club
Artist Playlists
The Gun Club Essentials
Bluesy cowpunk originators with a primal spirit.
Artist Biography
One of the most unusual bands to emerge from the Los Angeles punk scene of the late '70s and early '80s, the Gun Club took the musical and thematic influences of blues, merged them with the frenetic attack of punk, and conjured a sound that was aggressive, evocative, and emotionally complex. Led by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the Gun Club went through significant stylistic evolutions during their 16-year lifespan, but it was the internal struggle most clearly evoked in the blues that was Pierce's enduring obsession, and at a time when a growing number of L.A. bands were incorporating roots music, the Gun Club did it in a unique way. The group's most direct bluesy attack can be heard on their 1981 debut Fire of Love. They returned to that strength with 1987's Mother Juno, and came to a nuanced end with 1994's Lucky Jim.
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Rock