┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Nitro - Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-04-19 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......1991 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Nitro ║ │ │║ Album : Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. ║ │ │║ Label : Rampage Records ║ │ │║ Cat.No : ALCB-474 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:39:36 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘