NASTY NASTY – Not Hard To Swallow 1991 [Retrospect Records remaster]

Thirty-five years of playing professionally and working to get a record deal, and it turns out all Micky Shomidie needed in the mid-2000’s was a MySpace page. After only three months of having a Web page posted on MySpace
promoting his former 1989-1993 band NASTY NASTY, the musician was contacted by Retrospect Records of Las Vegas looking to create a distribution deal for the two CDs he wrote & recorded while with the band.
Bassist & songwriter Shomidie formed Nasty Nasty in 1989 with guitarist Trevor Reynolds and vocalist Tim Whalen, and together they released two indie CDs, played in 23 states and built a
reputation for opening for national acts such as Bad Company, Black Oak Arkansas, L.A. Guns, etc, but a record deal never came.
As requested, here’s “Not Hard To Swallow” NASTY NASTY’s second album from 1991, where the band honed their skills in delivering a rocking brand of glam metal, heavier than the hair metal pop scene yet still catchy and commercial.

With a vocalist (Tim Whalen, RIP) which was like a cross between Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, sharp guitar riffs and cool melodies, NASTY NASTY rocked harder than the typical sleazy / hair metal American band.
Sure, there’s some Slaughter, Cinderella, Ratt, Bulletboys, etc into their sound, however the approach is always more punchy. Hailing from Springfield, Illinois, NASTY NASTY toured all over the States between 1990-1991 and that helped to transform the 4-piece into an oiled machine.

Songs like Shake All Night, Give It To You, Rock And Roll Highway, or Naughty Naughty Girl rock hard with sleazy power. While production / mix isn’t perfect, “Not Hard To Swallow” sounds good for a self-managed product, and rocks with the adrenalin of a band hungry for bigger things.
Out of print, “Not Hard To Swallow” has become hard to find with used copies being sold for over $100.
Highly Recommended

1 – Give It To You
2 – So Much To Do, So Little Time
3 – Shake All Night
4 – Now I Know That It’s Over
5 – Alcohol Fog
6 – Rock And Roll Highway
7 – Naughty Naughty Girl
8 – Draggin’ The Line
9 – Gamblin’ With Life
10 – Ball And Chain
11 – Take A Chance
12 – Take Me Away

Tim Whalen: Lead Vocals
Trevor Reynolds: Guitar, Vocals
Micky Shomidie: Bass, Vocals
John Scully: Drums, Vocals

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