Nasty Nasty

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Nasty Nasty
Black N Blue Nasty Nasty.jpg
Studio album by
Black 'n Blue
ReleasedAugust 1986
StudioBaby'O Recorders, Cherokee Studios and One on One Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Glam metal
Length38:25
Label Geffen
Producer Gene Simmons,
Jonathan Cain (track 7)
Black 'n Blue chronology
Without Love
(1985)		Nasty Nasty
(1986)		 In Heat
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [2]

Nasty Nasty is the third studio album by the American glam metal band Black 'n Blue. It was produced by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, with the exception of the song "I'll Be There for You" which was written and produced by The Babys/Bad English/Journey rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Jonathan Cain.

Contents

Background

The title track is the basis of the Kiss song "Domino", and also contains the ending riff from "Only You", both Kiss songs credited to Simmons. Coincidentally, guitarist Tommy Thayer would join Kiss in 2002.

Nasty Nasty saw the band move away from the more polished approach of Without Love as it did not appeal to their metal fans. As a result, the production is much more raw and the album has a much more aggressive feel than Without Love, as the band sticks with hard rockers with the exception of "I'll Be There for You."

I'll Be There for You

The band had originally intended a song titled, "Promise the Moon" to be on the album, but it was replaced by "I'll Be There for You" because the record company thought that nothing could be pulled as a single. However, keyboard credits were given in the cassette and on the back of the LP to John Purdell for "Promise the Moon" and "Kiss of Death." Fans were baffled by this until liner notes in the 2003 re-master explained it. [3]

Kiss of Death

At the end of "Kiss of Death", a different melody begins, the music is played forward, but Jaime's voice is heard singing backwards as a result to the backmask controversy. When played reverse, it deciphers, "Baby, don't touch me anymore, don't touch me, you sick little bitch, I don't like this from you anymore, anymore, yeah, yeah, yeah, don't touch me, baby, get away from me, get away from me, you're just too sick for my--".

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Nasty Nasty" (Gene Simmons, Jaime St. James, Tommy Thayer) – 4:29
  2. "I Want It All (I Want It Now)" (Simmons, St. James, Thayer) – 4:25
  3. "Does She or Doesn't She" (St. James, Simmons, Thayer) – 4:18
  4. "Kiss of Death" (St. James, Thayer, Jeff Warner, Patrick Young, Pete Holmes) – 5:04
Side two
  2. "12 O'Clock High" (St. James, Thayer, Warner, Young, Holmes) – 3:41
  3. "Do What You Wanna Do" (St. James, Thayer, Warner, Young, Holmes) – 4:14
  4. "I'll Be There for You" (Jonathan Cain) – 3:47
  5. "Rules" (St. James, Warner) – 3:40
  6. "Best in the West" (St. James, Thayer, Warner, Young, Holmes) – 4:47

Personnel

Black 'n Blue
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 110

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References

  1. ↑ "Black 'N Blue Nasty Nasty review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 47. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ↑ Nasty Nasty (CD Booklet). Black 'n Blue. Alperton, UK: Majestic Rock Records. 2003. MAJCD011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Black 'n Blue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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