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Initially called Creeping Ritual, they went through several lineup changes before settling on "The Gun Club," a name suggested by Black Flag singer Keith Morris.
Their first album, 1981's Fire of Love, is sometimes regarded as a classic. One critic has written that the "album's lyrical imagery is plundered from voodoo, '50's EC comics and the blues." (1)
Along with X and other bands, they set much of the tone for the Hollywood rock scene in the 1980s. ( Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe is rumored to have borrowed some of Pierce's distinctive look for his own early career.)
They helped influence the cowpunk scene that developed in their wake and a wide variety of bands ranging from Social DistortionSocial Distortion (often known as Social D is an old school punk band of the early '80s. The band was formed in late 1978 by frontman Mike Ness as a teenager. They played with fellow Orange County bands such as the Adolescents, China White, and Shattered in the 1980s to The White StripesThe White Stripes are a minimalist rock and roll duo from Detroit, formed in 1997. Billing themselves as brother and sister, guitarist and singer Jack White and his ex-wife, drummer Meg White, released their self-titled debut album in 1999. Meg is only se today.
Olende, Stevo (Jan. 2002). Preachin' the Blues: The Gun Club Story. Perfect Sound Forever.