The review added that the songwriting on the album was "unspectacular", but concluded that "energy's there, and that counts in this genre". "Cash Box" magazine outlined that the band was "creating quite a stir at both radio and retail", suggesting that "L.A. Guns" would "push [the] band into the forefront of the national rock scene". "Hit Parader" called it "a nasty, naughty, noxious notion of what an L.A. band is all about". In a retrospective review of the album, AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia described "L.A. Guns" as "a wildly over-the-top rock and roll album", praising it for "rock[ing] with a bile and fury not seen since Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil"". Rivadavia also highlighted the balance between "Shit-kicking anthems" such as "No Mercy," "Sex Action" and "Bitch Is Back", and "more commercial but equally hot offerings" such as "Electric Gypsy" and "Down in the City". L.A. Guns Production personnel  Additional musicians Packaging personnel