Label: Absorbing Recordings
Review by Kimmo Toivonen
Nasty High? To be honest, with a name like that I was expecting this to be yet another mediocre sleaze rock band, a Steel Panther tribute or something like that. Maybe a new Swedish band put together by former members of Nasty Idols and Aces High... but no, Nasty High are from Nottingham, UK and having supported Crazy Lixx (another "great" band name!) is their only connection to Sweden, as far as I know.
The first track "Make 'Em Pay" didn't do much to improve the band's position in my books, it was a fairly standard sleaze rocker with high-pitched vocals and a dull hook. It was energetic though, and I kept listening... "Renegade" sounded better, with a somewhat better hook and good backing vocals. And I kept listening... "Waiting To Fall" kicked off with a Poisonesque riff but morphed into something highly melodic. The chorus showcased the band's rather excellent vocal power.
The winning streak continued with the superb "Travelling In Time", "Catastrophe" and "Don't Leave The Light On". All of them featured the "Nasty High Choir" in a starring role, and I threw away my prejudice. Nasty High had won me over.
The remaining four tracks included one gem, "Believe It". The other three weren't quite as strong. The title track, the big ballad of the album had the makings of another hit, but somehow it sounded a bit over-the-top, a more subtle approach might have been better for it.
And hey, extra points for the cover art, it's kinda cool and unusual.
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