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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-19 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......1991 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Nitro ║ │
│║ Album : Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. ║ │
│║ Label : Rampage Records ║ │
│║ Cat.No : ALCB-474 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Most bands only get one shot at glory. Most shitty bands ║ │
│║ donÆt even get that. Nitro, the worst band that glam metal ║ │
│║ would ever see, got TWO. After one of the worst debut ║ │
│║ records in history, Nitro adjusted their lineup a bit and ║ │
│║ recorded another album with an even stupider acronym for a ║ │
│║ title: Hot, Wet, DrippinÆ with Sweat. ItÆs actually better ║ │
│║ than its earlier counterpart, but as bad as that album was, ║ │
│║ HWDWS couldnÆt possibly have been worse. ║ │
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│║ Still, the second coming of Nitro is a lot like the first, ║ │
│║ but thankfully, itÆs a lot different in a few key areas. ║ │
│║ Most importantly, itÆs dramatically toned back from the ║ │
│║ first albumÆs out-fucking-rageousness. Jim GilletteÆs ║ │
│║ ridiculous falsetto is brought down about a hundred ║ │
│║ notches, allowing for vocals that are still cheesy and ║ │
│║ annoying, but at times still respectably catchy. Michael ║ │
│║ Angelo BatioÆs ultra-precise playing is toned back too. His ║ │
│║ solos are a bit more thought out and memorable when ║ │
│║ compared to the throwaway shredding from the debut. ThereÆs ║ │
│║ still a bit of linear nonsense, it is MAB after all, but ║ │
│║ itÆs less gratuitous, allowing the listener to better grasp ║ │
│║ the manÆs talent. Parts of his solo bit ôHey Mikeö actually ║ │
│║ seem to be outside of scale of the guitarÆs fretboard ║ │
│║ (listen to those high notes at around 0:27, WTF is he doing ║ │
│║ there?). ThereÆs a bit of keyboard shredding too, at the ║ │
│║ beginning of ôTake Me.ö ║ │
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│║ Another plus for HWDWS is that the overall sound of the ║ │
│║ album is better. Jim GilletteÆs production is heads and ║ │
│║ tails above the previous record: the guitars donÆt sound ║ │
│║ like shit, the vocals arenÆt overloud, and everything just ║ │
│║ gels. The new rhythm section of Ralph Carter on bass and ║ │
│║ Johnny Thunder on drums is much more adept than their ║ │
│║ predecessors. ThunderÆs double kick work is just as good as ║ │
│║ Bobby RockÆs without the slop, while CarterÆs bass work is ║ │
│║ at least as groovy as anybody else from the scene (and you ║ │
│║ can hear him, nice going Jim). Songwriting is mixed: the ║ │
│║ title track is the last of those speed metal abortions from ║ │
│║ the first one; most everything else is typical glam with a ║ │
│║ few ballads, MABÆs solo bit, and an adequate cover of Ted ║ │
│║ NugentÆs ôCat Scratch Fever.ö Pretty strong for a Nitro ║ │
│║ release, actually. ║ │
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│║ But although this is probably the best album Nitro could ║ │
│║ probably produce, that by no means makes it a good album. ║ │
│║ WeÆre still listening to sub-par glam here, and a ║ │
│║ particularly annoying brand at that. The songwriting is so ║ │
│║ gratingly repetitive that you want to stab Gillette in the ║ │
│║ face with a fork if you could. Lots of those a cappella ║ │
│║ intros exist, none more annoying than the dragged out ║ │
│║ introduction sequence to ôTurninÆ Me On.ö The irritation ║ │
│║ appears to be intentional: the end of ôBoyz Will Be Boyzö ║ │
│║ is repeatedly postponed and IÆm sure the band had a good ║ │
│║ laugh at their listenersÆ expense while those unfortunate ║ │
│║ folk prayed for the track to come to an end (I know I did). ║ │
│║ They play with a lot of studio trickery on the guitars and ║ │
│║ vocals and usually thatÆs pretty annoying too. ║ │
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│║ Additionally, Jim GilletteÆs vocals are still pretty ║ │
│║ fucking bad, even though theyÆre improved from the debut. ║ │
│║ Part Vince Neil, part Elmo, all suck: thereÆs nobody in the ║ │
│║ glam scene worse than this guy. However, he gets to nail ║ │
│║ Lita Ford, so I suppose he wins this round. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. I Want U 4:11 │
│ 2. Cat Scratch Fever 3:46 │
│ 3. Crazy Love 3:42 │
│ 4. Hot, Wet, Drippin' With Sweat 3:28 │
│ 5. Boyz Will B Boyz 3:27 │
│ 6. Turnin' Me On 3:47 │
│ 7. Don't Go 4:04 │
│ 8. Makin' Love 4:32 │
│ 9. Take Me 3:59 │
│ 10. Johnny Died on Christmas 3:47 │
│ 11. Hey Mike 0:53 │
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│ Total Length : 00:39:36 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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