The red, black and white stripes. No need to explain them. We know exactly what they mean.
L.A. Guns paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen in their newest video by including some clear shots of a red, black and white striped wall in the background of a few scenes. Watch the video for the song “Get Along” above and you can’t help but notice. According to L.A. Guns singer Phil Lewis, this was guitarist Tracii Guns’ idea.
“The video was done remotely. I filmed my parts in Vegas and Tracii and the guys filmed theirs in LA and I guess that’s where the Eddie Van Halen thing came in,” Lewis said during his recent appearance on the Rock Experience with Mike Brunn podcast. “Tracii loved Eddie. Eddie was his idol and then they became really, really good friends. They just had a very special relationship. I’m not sure how the tribute to Eddie really fits in an acoustic, folk rock song but I guess it was there and Tracii used it and was just proud to have anything to do with Eddie. Eddie means everything to Tracii. He just worshipped, idolized him.”
Guns shared an Eddie Van Halen story on Twitter back in April. He recalled the time the two ran into each other at a record store when Guns was looking to replace his recently stolen CD collection.
“Eddie VH encounter. I had just come off tour and my gigantic book of CDs had been stolen off of the bus in Salt Lake City. I was in Music + on Laurel Canyon and Ventura Blvd. I went there to buy one CD to symbolically start all over again.
I was in the A bin looking at Aerosmith and AC/DC CDs and someone tugs on my shirt and says ‘Haay Tracii’ I knew it was Eddie because no one else had that voice. I turned around and he was on crutches after he told me he had some hip surgery.
Anyway, I tell him what happened and that I just wanted to buy 1 cd. He helped me browse for about 30 minutes making all kinds of suggestions. Most were not guitar hero records but classic rock stuff.
We both finally agreed that Physical Graffiti had to be my new first CD. It was unanimously decided. Said see ya later and he took off. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was there to buy his first album. That was an awesome day. Valerie Bertinelli, I’m pretty sure U were there.”
Eddie VH encounter.
— Tracii ? ???? (@TraciiGuns) April 4, 2021
I had just come off tour and my gigantic book of CDs had been stolen off of the bus in Salt Lake City. I was in Music + on Laurel Canyon and Ventura Blvd. I went there to buy one CD to symbolically start all over again.
I was in the A bin looking at Aerosmith and AC/DC CDs and someone tugs on my shirt and says “ Haay Tracii “ I knew it was Eddie because no one else had that voice . I turned around and he was on crutches after what he told me he had some hip surgery.
— Tracii ? ???? (@TraciiGuns) April 4, 2021
Anyway, I tell him what happened and that I just wanted to buy 1 cd. He helped me browse for about 30 minutes making all kinds of suggestions. Most were not guitar hero records but classic rock stuff.
— Tracii ? ???? (@TraciiGuns) April 4, 2021
We both finally agreed that Physical Graffiti had to be my new first CD. It was unanimously decided .Said see ya later and he took off. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was there to buy his first album. That was an awesome day . @Wolfiesmom I’m pretty sure U were there.
— Tracii ? ???? (@TraciiGuns) April 4, 2021
The new L.A. guns album Checkered Past is due out on Frontiers Music Srl on November 12th.