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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelRcdy, Rock Candy
UPC5055300389046
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046076216
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year2016
GenreRock
ArtistRough Cutt
Release TitleRough Cutt
Dimensions
Item Height0.41 in
Item Weight0.19 lb
Item Length5.59 in
Item Width4.89 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks10
Number of Discs1
Tracks1.1 Take Her 1.2 Piece of My Heart 1.3 Never Gonna Die 1.4 Dreamin' Again 1.5 Cutt Your Heart Out 1.6 Black Widow 1.7 You Keep Breaking My Heart 1.8 Kids Will Rock 1.9 Dressed to Kill 1.10 She's Too Hott
NotesDigitally remastered edition including 16 page full color booklet with 3,500 word essay, enhanced artwork and full artist involvement. During the early '80s, hard rock was fast turning into a red hot commodity. Los Angeles appeared to be at the epicenter of the movement, with a number of acts getting primed and ready for big success and nearly all uniformly subjected to shuffling line-ups and temporary arrangements. So it comes as no surprise to learn that Rough Cutt's formation had mutated with the help of a number of serious players, including future members of Ratt, Guiffria and future Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee. Mentored by Ronnie James Dio, who recorded demos for the band, and subsequently managed by his wife Wendy Dio, the band secured a coveted deal with label giant Warner Brother's Records. With a settled line up, featuring vocalist Paul Shortino and impressive guitarist Amir Derakh, they set about recording their debut album with British producer Tom Allom (Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Y&T), in their native Los Angeles. The record took on the hallmarks of a seriously exciting statement, bristling with the sort of riffs and hooks that launched a thousand imitators as the years rolled on. With crisp, clean production and expertly crafted songs such as 'Dreamin' Again', 'Black Widow' and 'Take Her'setting out their stall in majestic fashion. Released in 1984, the album surprisingly failed to connect commercially, despite touring the North America with Dio, yet secured the band enough of a following to record an equally revered follow-up.
What can I say? If you like late 70's and 80's hard rock/heavy metal. You'll like Rough Cutt's second album. This album is a fair bit heavier than their first album and on this remastered CD it sounds better than ever! This album came out in 1984,still in the era of heavy metal before a lot of the glam stuff came out. Two of the heaviest tracks are,# 6) BLACK WIDOW and # 7)YOU KEEP BREAKING MY HEART. These two are worth the price of the disc alone. This group should have gotten a lot more air time. Both on MTV and radio stations. However this was not the case. As during this era there were so many new groups coming out as well as established groups, Rough Cutt kinda just got lost in the mix. The good thing is Rock Candy has seen fit to release this forgotten gem and it a great representation of the metal era. Rough Cutt also has a debut album entitled Rough Cutt wants you and another much more rare album of unreleased stuff. So do yourself a favor and check this on out.
Mid level 1980’s pop metal. Decent vocals, slick guitars and annoying 80’s drum sound. This band is a competent 80’s pop metal band. Weak songs and poor production but it’s better than what’s being released today.