Nikki Sixx has been rocking since his teens in the 70s, racking up a pile of hits with Motley Crue in the 80s. In his spare time during the last two decades, he's worked with many other artists and helmed numerous side projects, including 58 in 2000 and Brides of Destruction with Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns in 2002. In 2006, he formed yet another side project called Sixx: A.M., which has now released five studio albums and counting. Sixx A.M. is a modern hard rock band that stands strong among their contemporaries, combining Sixx's sense for arena-ready hooks with crushing guitars and thunderous percussion. I honestly have no idea why they haven't stormed up the charts. "You Have Come To The Right Place" is just one highlight of many in their growing catalogue. It comes from their 2016 album, "Prayers For The Damned."
L.A. Guns has a confusing origins story that began in 1983 with guitarist Tracii Guns. In the shifting membership, his band merged with Hollywood Rose, which would evolve into Guns N' Roses. But Guns had a falling out with Axl Rose and bailed (he was replaced with Slash). L.A. Guns didn't achieve any mainstream success until a new singer, Philip Lewis, took to the mic. With Lewis on board, the group finally scored a charting single with "The Ballad Of Jayne." "The Ballad of Jayne," which hit #33 in 1990, was an acoustic-driven power ballad -- the kind of tune that many a hairband turned to in order to score a hit and expand their audience. This great song gave the band a modest hit, but it still failed to attract more fans to their gritty rock and roll. Which is a shame, because Lewis and Guns were a solid songwriting team. Songs like "Never Enough," "Kiss My Love Goodbye," and "It's Over Now" (which peaked at #62 in 1992, the band's only other chart appearance) were better than most of what the competition played.
