Ah Hot and Nasty, probably the most famous tune produced by this innovative Southern band, who had a predilection for unique funky rock songs and deep fried southern accents. In the latter's case its frontman and David Lee Roth progenitor Jim Dandy Mangrum who is responsible for some of the at times insufferable bull frog Good Ol Boy vocal manner though it adds a lightness and heart to their deceptively simple tunes. But first a simple tune. Hot and Nasty revolves around one of the most complete guitar parts that this should really be an instrumental as Jim dandy practically just repeats the song name all over the song. The funky Bernard Purdie drum beat heralds an laid back bass line with some clean clanky funky guitar chords. The lead guitar line that plays over this is central to the song in it's defiant moan, full of vibrato and attitude; a descending fire run of meowing bends.
While I could do without the 'They Say Jim Dandy is my name..' but the squeal in his delivery of 'Hot and Nasty' sounds well just like the title suggest, as well as his high pitched moan leading into an equally orgasmic storm of their three guitars wailing away in a endless storm of passionate notes bends. They wisely chose this to be the title track of their impressive debut, even if the title isn't commercial it certainly represents the cream of the crop and who can judge a song by it's title, particularly when it fits.
Oh lord, I need a hankerchief to fan myself off after this amount of concentrated pure funk!
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