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Humble Pie - Hot 'N' Nasty - The Anthology (1994)
"Hot 'N' Nasty" takes 31 tracks and spreads them across two discs, competently representing Humble Pie's blues boogie sound through the span of nine albums. Not only does this set compile the most worthy material from the band, but it also demonstrates how their sound changed slightly as the 1970s progressed. The first 11 tracks are taken from the band's first three albums, with the rare but worthwhile single "Big Black Dog" sandwiched in between. "Natural Born Woman," along with the brown-dirt gruffness of both "Buttermilk Boy" and "I'Ll Go Alone," are the best examples of Humble Pie in their early stages, while their self-titled album from a year later hands over the shaky "One-Eyed Trouser-Snake Rumba" and the rolly-polly enthusiasm of "Red Light Mama, Red Hot." Out of all the earlier material, 1971's "Rock On" was the weakest, although "Stone Cold Fever" and a shortened version of Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone" appears here as a couple of wise selections. Humble Pie's best song, the overly-energetic "I Don'T Need No Doctor" from the "Rockin' the Fillmore" album is an obvious and welcomed insertion, with "Four Day Creep" and "I'M Ready" rounding out that album's input. Peter Frampton departed after the "Fillmore" release, and 1972's "Smokin'" introduced his replacement with Dave "Clem" Clempson. "Hot 'N' Nasty," "You'Re So Good For Me," and the nine-minute "I Wonder" are all taken from "Smokin'", which became their most successful album, gaining a number six spot on the album charts. The last eight cuts speak for Humble Pie's most disappointing albums, as the band somehow lost their homespun grittiness and their talent for producing abrasive, gut-heavy rock & roll. Only "Ninety-Nine Pounds" and "Road Hog" seem to carve any interest, with the latter coming from rather dismal "Street Rats" album, the group's last before they were reformed in 1981 by Steve Marriot and Jerry Shirley. An informative ramble through the band's career is also included in the form of a 20-page booklet, along with photos and detailed credits of each track. While a box-set may prove heartier, "Hot 'N' Nasty" provides a just-right assembly of Humble Pie's most essential morsels...Mike DeGagne
I was waiting a long time for a good compilation of Humble Pie to be released. This 2 cd set is an impressive overview of an influential band. My only quibble is the lack of a fews cuts such as "The Light", "Up Our Sleeve", "The Roadrunner" and "I Can't Stand The Rain" in favor of material from the weaker "Street Rats" album. This band was something of a supergroup when it was formed. Mighty mite Steve Marriott bolted the Small Faces and recruited bassist Greg Ridley from Spooky Tooth. They convinced teenage guitarist Peter Frampton to leave the Herd and got the relatively obscure Jerry Shirley to join on drums. When Peter Frampton left for a lucrative solo career after the successful "Performance-Rockin' The Fillmore" album in 1972, he was replaced by Dave "Clem" Clempson from the jazz/blues/rock fusion group Colosseum. The music was a mixture of Marriott's blues and soul influenced boogie songs mixed with Frampton's quieter acoustic numbers. The guitarists differing styles provided an interesting contrast. Marriot's playing was more brash while both Frampton's and Clempson's playing was slightly more jazz influenced. Some of my favorite numbers include "I Don't Need No Doctor", "Four Day Creep", "30 Days In The Hole" & Frampton's "Shine On". A welcome inclusion is "Big Black Dog" a rocking non-lp single released 1970. The band alternated the vocals between Marriott, Frampton and bassist Greg Ridley, sometimes all in the same song. The various members filled in on piano and organ as necessary. The music somewhat resembles that of the Faces, the band Marriott quit (originally called the Small Faces) before relative giants Ron Wood and Rod Stewart joined to replace Marriott. This music was an influence on currents bands such as the Black Crowes and Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds. If you like blues/soul influenced rock & boogie, you find much to enjoy in this 2 cd set...J. E. Fell
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 256 kB/s
Size: 275 MB
Genre : Classic Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Natural Born Woman 4.17
02. Buttermilk boy 4.24
03. I'll Go Alone 3.57
04. As Safe As Yesterday 6.10
05. Take Me Back 4.58
06. The Sad Bag Of Shaky Jake 3.01
07. Big Black Dog 4.07
08. Live With Me 7.53
09. One-Eyed Trouser-Snake Rumba 2.53
10. Earth And Water Song 6.19
11. Red Light Mama, Red Hot! 6.22
12. Shine On 3.03
13. Stone Cold Fever 4.12
14. Rollin' Stone 6.00
15. Strange Days 6.35
CD 2
01. Four Day Creep - Live 3.44
02. I'm Ready - Live 6.33
03. I Don't Need No Doctor - Live 8.53
04. Hot 'N' Nasty 3.23
05. C'Mon Everybody 5.15
06. You're So Good For Me 3.51
07. 30 Days In The Hole 3.58
08. I Wonder 8.57
09. Black Coffee 3.11
10. I Believe To My Soul 4.07
11. Beckton Dumps 3.17
12. Thunderbox 5.20
13. Ninety-Nine Pounds 2.48
14. Street Rat 2.54
15. Road Hog 3.10
16. Rain 4.01
