Couchois - Nasty Hardware

Name: Couchois
Album: Nasty Hardware
Year: 1980
Style: Powerpop, AOR
Similar Bands: Journey, Allman Brothers, J. Geils Band, ELO, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Orleans, Steve Miller Band
"One-Word" Review: average white band
Based Out Of: Huntsville AL
Label: Warner Brothers, Inmusic Productions

Cover, Record, Catalogue

Back, Record

Nasty Hardware (1980)

1. Trudy, You're A Bad Girl 4:13
2. How Can I Lose 3:35
3. Pretty Young Girls 3:29
4. Anywhere You Are 3:58
5. Innocence 3:22 /
6. Roll the Dice 4:23
7. Call it a Day 3:55
8. Do You Really Believe it? 4:00
9. Visibility Zero 4:58

Album Rating (1-10): 6.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Steve Barri - Producer
• Eddie Lambert - Producer
• Chas Carlson - Keys Backing Vox
• Howard Messer - Bass, Backing Vox (Ratchell, Eric Burdon)
• Pat Couchois - Guitar, Backing Vox (Ratchell, T.I.M.E.)
• Michael Couchois Drums, BackingVox 
• Chris Couchois - Vox, Percussion (Ratchell, Eric Burdon)
• Phil Kaye - Recording & Mixing Engineer
• Roger Nichols - Recording Engineer
• Gary Goodman - Recording & Mixing Engineer
• John Banuelos - Recording & Mixing Engineer
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Karen White - Production Coordinator
• Martyn Smoith - Mgmt & Direction
• Ed Tickner - Mgmt & Direction
• Fred Valentine - Photography

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. But they look like fun; with lots of energy, waving emergency silver blankets about, proudly drunk and showing their varied excitements. Definitly going to be powerpop, but at what level? Light, Pub, New Wave, Arena?

Album Review: Turns out this is light, southern-bluesy power pop for the most part. The name comes from three brothers, making up more than half the band, so it make sense to use their last name. This is their second album of two, and i think I've seen their first one out and about: the cougar logo looks familiar. The album verges on rocking once or twice...the bass and synth in the closing track is a little dark, but the song is funky enough to stay above water. There are some nice smooth harmonies, and a little country rock infused, but overall, just another AOR album to add to the pile. Roll the Dice was covered by both Charlie (reviewed recently)and German metal band Rage

Stand Out Track: Roll the Dice

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