Nazz
Nazz was an American rock band from the 1960s. The band was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1967 by Todd Rundgren (lead guitar) and Carson Van Osten (bass guitar). Thom Mooney (drums, formerly of the Munchkins), and Robert "Stewkey" Antoni (vocals, keyboards) joined before their first concert, opening for The Doors in 1967. The group's musical style primarily consisted of psychedelic rock,garage rock and power pop.
Career
Nazz was marketed by their manager, Michael Freeman, as a teenybopper band along the lines of The Monkees. The group signed with SGC Records, releasing Nazz in October 1968. The album was not commercially successful and neither was the first single, "Open My Eyes" of which the flip side was "Hello It's Me" (#41 Canada). "Open My Eyes" was the side SGC Records was promoting, but in Boston WMEX Music Director and DJ Ron Robin accidentally played the flip side. He was impressed and added it to the station's playlist. Reaction was strong and "Hello It's Me" became a number one hit at WMEX in 1968. Several weeks later it was on the playlist of Boston's other Top 40 radio station WRKO and eventually at other stations across the country. SGC Records presented Ron Robin with a Silver Record which reads "WMEX, Where it All Began. Thanks!".
Nazz (album)
Nazz is the self-titled debut album by psychedelic rock group Nazz. Released in 1968, the album heavily influenced glam rock and power pop artists such as David Bowie and Big Star.
The track "Open My Eyes" has been said to be the inspiration behind one of the earliest songs written by KISS, "Love Her All I Can", a song originally intended for the pre-KISS band Wicked Lester. The song would appear on the 1975 KISS album Dressed to Kill. "Open My Eyes" was accompanied by a promo video, directed by Ray Dennis Steckler. The Nazz album cover is also rumored to have inspired that of KISS' debut as well as Queen's Queen II.
The album also featured the original version of what would become frontman Todd Rundgren's signature song, "Hello It's Me", which Rundgren re-recorded several years later as a solo single for his famous double album, Something/Anything?.
Nazz peaked at #118 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the original "Hello It's Me" single peaked at #66 on the Pop Singles chart.
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Dein Zeichen! released: 2005
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ALBUMS
- The Fungo Bat Sessions released: 2006
- Nazz Nazz released: 2006
- Nazz vs. Toddzila released: 2002
- Nazz III released: 1970
- Nazz released: 1968
- Open Our Eyes: The Anthology released:
The Fungo Bat Sessions
Released 2006- Forget All About It
- Not Wrong Long
- Rain Rider
- Gonna Cry Today
- Meridian Leeward
- Under The Ice
- Hang on Paul
- Kiddie Boy
- Featherbedding Lover
- Letters Don't Count
- A Beautiful Song
- Love Everywhere (album out-take)
- Sing A Song (album out-take)
- Sydney's Lunchbox (album out-take)
- Magic Me (alternative version)
- Kicks (long version)
- Not Wrong Long (mono single)
- Under The Ice (mono single)
Nazz Nazz
Released 2006- Forget All About It
- Not Wrong Long
- Rain Rider
- Gonna Cry Today
- Meridian Leeward
- Under the Ice
- Hang on Paul
- Kiddie Boy
- Featherbedding Lover
- Letters Don't Count
- A Beautiful Song
- Love Everywhere (album outtake)
- Sing a Song (album outtake)
- Sydney's Lunchbox (album outtake)
- Magic Me (alternate version)
- Kicks (long version)
- Not Wrong Long (mono single)
- Under the Ice (mono single)
Open Our Eyes: The Anthology
- Loosen Up
- Open My Eyes
- Hello It's Me
- Crowded
- If That's the Way You Feel
- See What You Can Be
- When I Get My Plane
- Lemming Song
- Wildwood Blues
- Back of Your Mind
- She's Going Down
- Train Kept a Rollin'
- Kiddie Boy
- Featherbedding Lover
- How Can You Call That Beautiful
- Kicks
- Magic Me
- Christopher Columbus
- Under the Ice
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13th and Pine
by: NazzBaby doll, you've been caught again
Telling tales about your special friend
But I can see by the look in your eyes
I may be wrong, but you're telling lies
Get it straight, you can't fool me no more
Telling me how I misjudged you before
But this is something I believe all along
I may be wrong, but I'm not wrong long
You better look behind
You know just what you'll find
And you know I'm not blind
Don't waste my time,
I know a cheater when I see one
Don't you know, I don't want to be hard
But I'm a man and you can push me too far
'Cause this is something I believe all along
I may be wrong, but I'm not wrong long