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Now playing: American Band-ages by Nash the Slash (that
one-man band from Canada)...
His voice is more powerful than ever. (He was nominated for a Juno Award for
his vocals.) And - wo! A sudden harmonica assault! He must be super
live...
What a twisted guy this Nash is... All wrapped up in bandages and doing a
whole album of very slick, dark-side cover-songs...
Born to be Wild, Hey Joe,
Psychotic Reaction (I love the Letters to Jodie bit
in that), 1984 (The old Spirit song),
The American Bandstand Theme... This guy has a
weird sense of rock-humor and a heck of a dynamic way of expressing it. He
sure can belt out some wailin' and stompin' rock'n'roll on his electric violin
and his death's-head mandolin. This certainly gives the (guitar-part) solos
a chilling timbre...
For all it's rock'n'roll flash, the music is still alive with chittering
oddities and sneaky synthi-shorts. The up-front drum programs put a commanding
final touch to it all. Expertly crafted gut-gripping stuff... Quite an
impressively hot LP...
Matt Howarth,
Subtle Review
Appeared in Savage Henry #2, 1987.
American BandAges
- Bandstand Boogie/American Band
- Born to be Wild
- Who Do You Love
- 1984
- Hey Joe
- Psychotic Reaction
- 1984 (Club Mix)
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The 2002 CD re-release includes these bonus tracks:
Bonus Tracks
- Dead Man's Curve
- King Bee
- Who Do You Dub (Club Mix)
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