Nymphs (album)

Nymphs
Studio album by
Nymphs
Released1991
Recorded1990
Genre
Length42:14
LabelGeffen
ProducerBill Price
Nymphs chronology
Nymphs
(1991) 		A Practical Guide to Astral Projection
(1992)

Nymphs is the debut studio album by the American rock band Nymphs, released in 1991 on Geffen Records.[3] There were music videos made for "Imitating Angels" and "Sad and Damned". Despite Geffen's expensive promotional efforts, the album was a commercial failure.[4]

The album was produced by Bill Price; its release was delayed after Tom Zutaut pulled Price to remix tracks by Guns N' Roses.[5] Iggy Pop sang on "Supersonic".

Musical style

Brian Flota of AllMusic proclaimed Nymphs to be "the last great glam-metal album".[1] Dannii Leivers opined the record to "straddle glam and grunge".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Vancouver Sun wrote that "[Inger] Lorre is a great hard-rock singer, with a clear, strong voice that pierces straight through the guitars that thunder and crash around her."[6]

In June 2020, Nymphs was ranked in LouderSound's "10 Obscure but Absolutely Essential Grunge Albums".[2]

Track listing

All song by Nymphs.

No.TitleLength
1."Just One Happy Day"02:58
2."Cold"02:20
3."2 Cats"02:54
4."Imitating Angels"04:24
5."Wasting My Days"04:00
6."Heaven"03:35
7."Supersonic"03:22
8."Sad and Damned"02:58
9."Death of a Scenester"04:03
10."The River"03:38
11."Revolt"02:00
12."The Highway"05:35
Total length:42:14

Personnel

  • Inger Lorre - vocals
  • Geoff Siegel- guitar
  • Sam Merrick - guitar
  • Alex Kirst - drums
  • Cliff D. - bass
  • Iggy Pop - vocals on "Supersonic"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nymphs Nymphs". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b c Leivers, Dannnii (15 June 2020). "10 obscure but absolutely essential grunge albums". LouderSound. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press. p. 769.
  4. ^ Farr, Jory (1994). Moguls and Madmen. Simon & Schuster. pp. 40–43.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (Mar 24, 1991). "Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 74.
  6. ^ Mackie, John (Jan 4, 1992). "Nymphs Nymphs". The Vancouver Sun. p. D23.


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