Hard 'n' Heavy
| Hard 'n' Heavy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July–December 1980 | |||
| Studio | Quest Recording, Oshawa, Ontario | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Attic | |||
| Producer | Dave Allison, Robb Reiner, Lips | |||
| Anvil chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
| Sounds | [3] |
Hard 'n' Heavy is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was originally released independently under the band name "Lips".[4]
Critical reception
Reviewer Toots Daley from British magazine Kerrang! in beginning of 1982 expressed a joy from pleasant surprise made by this album. As per him the "main strength" of Anvil "lies in the guitar/vocal prowess of Lips who comes on like a young Steve Tyler crossed with a butch Rob Halford".[5]
Eduardio Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five. He wrote: "Anvil finally latch on to their impending speed and thrash metal destiny. That destiny, as was said earlier, would take immediate shape on the following year's Metal on Metal, and the radical evolution between these first two albums clearly illustrates Anvil's internal transformation, from fans in thrall to '70s metal and hard rock to professional musicians united behind a newly discovered vision of their own."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "School Love" | Steve Kudlow, Robb Reiner | 3:15 |
| 2. | "AC/DC" | Kudlow | 4:41 |
| 3. | "At the Apartment" | Kudlow, Reiner | 5:22 |
| 4. | "I Want You Both (With Me)" | Dave Allison | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Bedroom Game" | Kudlow, Reiner | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Oooh Baby" | Kudlow, Reiner | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Oh Jane" | Allison, Kudlow, Reiner | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Hot Child" | Allison, Kudlow | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Bondage" | Kudlow | 4:24 |
Personnel
Anvil
- Steve "Lips" Kudlow – lead guitar, lead vocals, production
- Dave Allison – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "I Want You Both (With Me)" and "Oh Jane", production
- Ian Dickson – bass
- Robb Reiner – drums, production
Additional musicians
- Bess Ross – background vocals on "School Love", "I Want You Both (With Me)", "Bedroom Game", and "Ooh Baby"
Production
- Paul LaChapelle – engineer, mixing
- Dean Motter – art direction and design
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Hard 'n' Heavy at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Barton, Geoff (20 February 1982). "Hammer and tongues". Sounds. p. 31.
- ^ The ANVIL Homepage - Hard 'N' Heavy
- ^ Toots, Daley (1982). "Review: Anvil — Hard 'n' Heavy". Kerrang!. No. 10. London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Hard 'n' Heavy - Anvil | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-12-02