After slowly but surely building a fanbase around the world with albums like Razamanaz and Loud 'N' Proud, Nazareth finally hit the big time in 1975 with Hair of the Dog. The title track sets the mood for this stark album of hard rock with its combination of relentless guitar riffs, a throbbing, cowbell-driven beat, and an angry vocal from Dan McCafferty that denounces a "heart-breaker, soul-shaker." The end result is a memorably ferocious rocker that has become a staple of hard rock radio stations. The remainder of the album divides its time between similarly pulverizing hard rock fare and some intriguing experiments with the group's sound. In the rocker category, notable tracks include "Miss Misery," a bad romance lament driven by a doomy riff worthy of Black Sabbath, and "Changin' Times," a throbbing hard rock tune driven by a hypnotic, circular-sounding guitar riff. In the experimental category, the big highlight is "Please Don't Judas Me," an epic tune about paranoia that trades heavy metal riffs for a spooky, synthesizer-dominated atmosphere that is further enhanced by some light, Pink Floyd-styled slide guitar work. The American edition of this album also included a surprise hit for the group with their power allad reinterpretation of the Everly Brothers classic "Love Hurts." However, the album's surprise highlight is a song that bridges the gap between the straight hard rock and experimental songs, "Beggars Day/Rose in Heather"; it starts out as a stomping rocker but smoothly transforms itself midway through into a gentle and spacey instrumental where soaring synthesizer lines support some moody guitar work. All in all, Hair of the Dog is the finest album in the Nazareth catalog. It is a necessity for both the group's fans and anyone who loves 1970s hard rock.
This stuff jams right here. Total dirty guitar riffs with screamin Bon Scott-like vocals, and a boogie section in the league of the Allmans. This is total classic guitar rock. Er, not to be confused with _Freedom Rock_, but turn it up none the less.
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now i'm "unemployed" again....ANDi'm so damned stupid i thought THIS was the originalhow's it going people?
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i have downloaded the "rat-city" free trial and player thingy...this is pretty damned kool i say.i jumped the gun of course reading so much about these "changes" and when everything STOPPED working for me last night i got PISSED.but after clearing my browser everything is fine.and this new M.O.M. Seems to be *SMOKING*ok ok now at what bit rate are these songs streaming at David?Sturgell?Bueller...
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This stuff jams right here. Total dirty guitar riffs with screamin Bon Scott-like vocals, and a boogie section in the league of the Allmans. This is total classic guitar rock. Er, not to be confused with _Freedom Rock_, but turn it up none the less.
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That's how hard rockin and straight up 70's it is. I'm putting together my favorite gritty, heavy, shameless, screeching, fuck-it-all songs from the good old days, before MTV, before hairspray interfered with rock n' roll, back when men's mustaches were long and beautiful and their athletic shorts were very, very short. Its the time that Jim Carrey pays tribute to at the Oscars that one year ...
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Nazareth's song "Hair of the Dog" is not just a great heavy metal song or a "white trash classic" or whatever conceptual ghetto you would consign it to. It's a great rock anthem. Period. The song begins with a classic percussion signature - a hook in itself. Then the guitar riff rises as if it were a monster emerging from some dark swamp. When Dan McCafferty's vocals kick in, the music actu...
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| 1 Hair Of The Dog |
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| 2 Miss Misery |
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| 3 Love Hurts |
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| 4 Changin' Times |
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| 5 Beggars Day |
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| 6 Rose In The Heather |
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| 7 Whisky Drinkin' Woman |
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| 8 Please Don't Judas Me |
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