Every Mother's Nightmare by Every Mother's Nightmare (CD, May-1990, Arista)

Album Features
UPC:	078221863322
Artist:	Every Mother's Nightmare
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1990
Record Label:	Arista
Genre:	Heavy Metal

Track Listing
1. Hard to Hold
2. Ez Come, Ez Go
3. Bad on Love
4. Walls Come Down
5. Love Can Make You Blind
6. Listen Up
7. Dues to Pay
8. Long Haired Country Boy
9. Lord Willin'
10. Nobody Knows

Details
Playing Time:	39 min.
Producer:	R. Eli Ball
Distributor:	BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Every Mother's Nightmare: Rick Ruhl (vocals), Steve Malone (guitar, background vocals), Mark McMurtry (bass, background, vocals), Jim Phipps (drums, percussion, background vocals).Recorded at The Warehouse, Memphis, Tennessee.Personnel: Rick Ruhl, Mark McMurtry (vocals, background vocals); Steve Malone (guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar, background vocals); Jim Phipps (drums, percussion, background vocals).Audio Mixers: John Hampton; R. Eli Ball.Recording information: The Warehouse, Memphis, TN; The Wherehouse, Memphis, TN.Illustrator: Mark Ryden.Photographer: Mark Weiss.By 1993, major labels were tending to favor alternative rock over corporate metal. But at the dawn of the decade, majors were signing corporate headbangers left and right. And at Arista, one commercial metal/hard rock band that enjoyed a big promotional push in 1990 was Every Mother's Nightmare. This self-titled release left no doubt that Motley Crue was EMN's primary influence, and it was no secret that EMN wasn't exactly the most original band in the world. EMN's detractors denounced the outfit as a poor man's Motley Crue, a criticism that isn't without merit. But be that as it may, some of the album's tunes are catchy enough -- namely, "Hard to Hold," "Listen Up" and "Walls Come Down." This is far from a great album, and EMN often sounds too calculated for its own good, but the CD has its moments. ~ Alex Henderson