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| released = 1998,<br/>November 6, 2001 (re-release)
| recorded = 1996–1997
| recorded = 1996–1997
| studio = Pachyderm Studio
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| label = Nice Records (1998), Spitfire (2001)
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| cover = The Last Hard Men.jpg
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| musicbrainz = 167265bf-e15b-30ae-935f-387ad65fc8ea
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'''''The Last Hard Men''''' is the self-titled and only album from [[Jimmy Chamberlin]]'s side project, [[The Last Hard Men]], featuring former [[W:Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] vocalist [[W:Sebastian Bach|Sebastian Bach]], [[The Frogs]] guitarist [[Jimmy Flemion]], [[W:The Breeders|The Breeders]] guitarist–vocalist [[W:Kelley Deal|Kelley Deal]].
'''''The Last Hard Men''''' is the self-titled and only album from [[Jimmy Chamberlin]]'s side project, [[The Last Hard Men]], featuring former [[W:Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] vocalist [[W:Sebastian Bach|Sebastian Bach]], [[The Frogs]] guitarist [[Jimmy Flemion]], [[W:The Breeders|The Breeders]] guitarist–vocalist [[W:Kelley Deal|Kelley Deal]].
Towards the end of the album, there is some conversation where Kelley Deal asks "Is it rock enough?", and Chamberlin replies, "Define rock."<ref name=allmusic>https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-hard-men-mw0000001676</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
The group recorded a full-length, self-titled album for Atlantic Records, who then optioned not to release it. In 1998, it was released on Kelley Deal's label, [http://www.nice-records.com Nice Records], with no fanfare and a very limited pressing of 1000 CDs, which may have been sold via mail order only. It was re-released on Spitfire Records in 2001 with slightly different versions of the songs (mostly varying in length) produced by ''Get Off My Bach Productions''. Despite the lateness of its release the album reached number 22 on the Japanese Top 50 Album chart in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-last-hard-men-enter-japanese-album-charts/|date=August 10, 2002|title=THE LAST HARD MEN Enter Japanese Album Charts}}</ref> The album can currently be purchased from online retailers such as Amazon and iTunes.
The group recorded a full-length, self-titled album for Atlantic Records, who then optioned not to release it. In 1998, it was released on Kelley Deal's label, [http://www.nice-records.com Nice Records], with no fanfare and a very limited pressing of 1000 CDs, which may have been sold via mail order only. It was re-released on Spitfire Records in 2001 with slightly different versions of the songs (mostly varying in length) produced by ''Get Off My Bach Productions''. Despite the lateness of its release the album reached number 22 on the Japanese Top 50 Album chart in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-last-hard-men-enter-japanese-album-charts/|date=August 10, 2002|title=THE LAST HARD MEN Enter Japanese Album Charts}}</ref> The album can currently be purchased from online retailers such as Amazon and iTunes.


The song "[[Sleep]]" features a music video. The music video along with a live performance of "The Most Powerful Man in the World" were released on the Sebastian Bach DVD [[W:Forever Wild (Sebastian Bach)|Forever Wild]] in 2004.
The song "[[Sleep]]" features a music video. The music video along with a live performance of "[[The Most Powerful Man in the World]]" were released on the Sebastian Bach DVD ''[[Forever Wild]]'' in 2004.
 
== Critical reception ==
AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying it gives "an interesting mixture of sensibilities and an entire album's worth of material".<ref name=allmusic />


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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{{track listing
{{track listing
| listing_id = 1 | headline = 1998 (Nice Records)
| listing_id = 1 | headline = 1998 (Nice Records)
| title1 = [[The Last Hard Men]]
| title1 = [[The Last Hard Men (song)|The Last Hard Men]]
| writer1 = Kelley Deal
| length1 = 2:48
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = [[Fucked Over Jesus]]
| title2 = [[Fucked Over Jesus]]
| title3 = [[That Very Night]]
| title3 = [[That Very Night]]
| writer3 = Jimmy Flemion
| length3 = 2:52
| length3 = 2:52
| title4 = Interlude - Sebastian Bach Questions
| title4 = Interlude - Sebastian Bach Questions
| length4 = 0:51
| length4 = 0:51
| title5 = [[The Most Powerful Man in the World]]
| title5 = [[The Most Powerful Man in the World]]
| writer5 = Jimmy Flemion
| length5 = 2:22
| length5 = 2:22
| title6 = [[Sleep]]
| title6 = [[Sleep]]
| writer6 = Jimmy Flemion
| length6 = 2:20
| length6 = 2:20
| title7 = [[Baby, I'm King]]
| title7 = [[Baby, I'm King]]
| writer7 = Kelley Deal
| length7 = 3:27
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = Interlude - Kelley Deal Questions
| title8 = Interlude - Kelley Deal Questions
| length8 = 0:39
| length8 = 0:39
| title9 = [[Who Made You Do It]]
| title9 = [[Who Made You Do It?]]
| writer9 = Jimmy Flemion
| length9 = 3:36
| length9 = 3:36
| title10 = [[If You Wanna Rock, Go To The Quarry]]
| title10 = [[If You Wanna Rock, Go To The Quarry]]
| writer10 = Jimmy Flemion
| length10 = 2:31
| length10 = 2:31
| title11 = [[Spider Love]]
| title11 = [[Spider Love]]
| writer11 = Jimmy Flemion, Sebastian Bach
| length11 = 2:52
| length11 = 2:52
| title12 = [[I Hate The Way You Walk]]
| title12 = [[I Hate The Way You Walk]]
| writer12 = Kelley Deal, Sebastian Bach
| length12 = 2:46
| length12 = 2:46
| title13 = Interlude - Jimmy Flemion Questions
| title13 = Interlude - Jimmy Flemion Questions
| length13 = 0:48
| length13 = 0:48
| title14 = [[When the Longing Goes Away]]
| title14 = [[When the Longing Goes Away]]
| writer14 = Jimmy Flemion
| length14 = 3:00
| length14 = 3:00
| title15 = [[Candy Comes]]
| title15 = [[Candy Comes]]
| writer15 = Jimmy Flemion
| length15 = 2:15
| length15 = 2:15
| title16 = [[Play in the Clouds]]
| title16 = [[Play in the Clouds]]
| writer16 = Jimmy Flemion
| length16 = 3:22
| length16 = 3:22
| title17 = Interlude - Jimmy Chamberlin Questions
| title17 = Interlude - Jimmy Chamberlin Questions
| length17 = 0:46
| title18 = [[Satan's in the Manager]]
| title18 = [[Satan's in the Manager]]
| writer18 = Jimmy Flemion
| length18 = 2:21
| length18 = 2:21
| note18 = sic
| note18 = sic
| title19 = [[Fan Mail]]
| title19 = [[Fan Mail]]
| writer19 = Jimmy Flemion
| length19 = 2:08
| length19 = 2:08
| title20 = Final Interview
| title20 = Final Interview
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{{track_listing
{{track_listing
| listing_id = 2 | headline = 2001 (Spitfire)
| listing_id = 2 | headline = 2001 (Spitfire) | main_listing = yes
| title1 = [[The Last Hard Men]]
| title1 = Sebastian Bach Interview
| length1 = 2:48
| length1 = 0:50
| title2 = [[Sleep]]
| title2 = [[Sleep]]
| writer2 = Jimmy Flemion
| length2 = 2:20
| length2 = 2:20
| title3 = [[School's Out]]
| title3 = [[School's Out]]
| note3 = [[w:Alice Cooper|Alice Cooper]] cover
| note3 = [[w:Alice Cooper|Alice Cooper]] cover
| writer3 = Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
| writer3 = Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
| length3 = 2:16
| length3 = 2:15
| title4 = Kelly Deal Interview
| title4 = Kelly Deal Interview
| length4 = 0:39
| length4 = 0:39
| title5 = [[The Last Hard Man (song)|The Last Hard Man]]
| title5 = [[The Last Hard Men (song)|The Last Hard Man]]
| writer5 = Kelley Deal
| length5 = 2:49
| length5 = 2:49
| title6 = [[Who Made You Do It?]]
| title6 = [[Who Made You Do It?]]
| writer6 = Jimmy Flemion
| length6 = 3:37
| length6 = 3:37
| title7 = [[Candy Comes]]
| title7 = [[Candy Comes]]
| writer7 = Jimmy Flemion
| length7 = 2:15
| length7 = 2:15
| title8 = [[The Most Powerful Man in the World]]
| title8 = [[The Most Powerful Man in the World]]
| writer8 = Jimmy Flemion
| length8 = 2:22
| length8 = 2:22
| title9 = [[That Very Night]]
| title9 = [[That Very Night]]
| writer9 = Jimmy Flemion
| length9 = 2:52
| length9 = 2:52
| title10 = [[Play in the Clouds]]
| title10 = [[Play in the Clouds]]
| writer10 = Jimmy Flemion
| length10 = 3:22
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = [[Satan's in the Manager]]
| title11 = [[Satan's in the Manager]]
| writer11 = Jimmy Flemion
| length11 = 2:21
| length11 = 2:21
| title12 = [[In Search of the Peace of Mind]]
| title12 = [[In Search of the Peace of Mind]]
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| length12 = 2:51
| length12 = 2:51
| title13 = [[Fan Mail]]
| title13 = [[Fan Mail]]
| writer13 = Jimmy Flemion
| length13 = 2:08
| length13 = 2:08
| title14 = Jimmy Chamberlin Questions Interview
| title14 = Jimmy Chamberlin Interview
| length14 = 0:46
| length14 = 0:46
| title15 = [[I Enjoy Being A Girl]]
| title15 = [[I Enjoy Being A Girl]]
| note15 = [[w:Rodgers and Hammerstein|Rodgers and Hammerstein]] cover
| writer15 = Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II
| length15 = 2:24
| length15 = 2:24
| title16 = [[Spider Love]]
| title16 = [[Spider Love]]
| writer16 = Jimmy Flemion, Sebastian Bach
| length16 = 2:52
| length16 = 2:52
| title17 = [[When the Longing Goes Away]]
| title17 = [[When the Longing Goes Away]]
| writer17 = Jimmy Flemion
| length17 = 3:00
| length17 = 3:00
| title18 = [[I Hate The Way You Walk]]
| title18 = [[I Hate The Way You Walk]]
| writer18 = Kelley Deal, Sebastian Bach
| length18 = 2:46
| length18 = 2:46
| title19 = Jimmy Flemion Interview
| title19 = Jimmy Flemion Interview
| length19 = 0:48
| length19 = 0:48
| title20 = [[If You Wanna Rock, Go To The Quarry]]
| title20 = [[If You Wanna Rock, Go To The Quarry]]
| writer20 = Jimmy Flemion
| length20 = 2:31
| length20 = 2:31
| title21 = [[Baby, I'm King]]
| title21 = [[Baby, I'm King]]
| writer21 = Kelley Deal
| length21 = 3:27
| length21 = 3:27
| title22 = Final Interview
| title22 = Final Interview
| length22 = 0:49
| length22 = 0:49
| title23 = [[Who Made You Do It?]]
| title23 = [[Who Made You Do It? (v 2)]]
| note23 = v 2
| writer23 = Jimmy Flemion
| length23 = 3:34
| total_length = 53:46
| total_length = 53:46
}}
}}


== Release history ==
== Release history ==
{{releases top}}
{{release|date=1998|label=Nice Records|format=CD|country=US|listing_id=1}}
{{release|date=November 6, 2001|label=Spitfire Records|catalog_id=SPT-15039|country=US|format=CD|discogs=2273583|musicbrainz=31c26309-b121-42fc-a103-1c9b6a63dd24|listing_id=2}}
{{release|date=May 2, 2002|label=Victor|catalog_id=VICP-61838|country=Japan|format=CD|discogs=6862938|listing_id=2}}
{{releases bottom}}
== Personnel ==
'''The band''' – track numbers refer to the 2001 Spitfire release.
* [[W:Sebastian Bach|Sebastian Bach]] – vocals, Theremin, guitar, lead vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 23), lead guitar (track 15)
* Kelley Deal – guitar, vocals, bass, lead vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21)
* [[Jimmy Chamberlin]] – drums
* Todd Johnson – additional drums
* [[Jimmy Flemion]] – guitar, vocals, bass, piano, lead vocals (tracks: 9, 17, 20)
'''Engineering'''
* Sebastian Bach – production
* Brent Sigmeth – engineering
* Paul Crook – additional engineering
* Eric Conn – mastering
== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{SPFC|album|123}}
* {{SPFC|album|123}}
[[Category:Jimmy Chamberlin side projects]]

Latest revision as of 19:57, 6 November 2020

For the band, see The Last Hard Men.
For the song, see The Last Hard Men (song).
The Last Hard Men
Studio album by
The Last Hard Men
Released1998,
November 6, 2001 (re-release)
Recorded1996–1997
StudioPachyderm Studios
LabelNice Records (1998), Spitfire (2001)

The Last Hard Men is the self-titled and only album from Jimmy Chamberlin's side project, The Last Hard Men, featuring former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach, The Frogs guitarist Jimmy Flemion, The Breeders guitarist–vocalist Kelley Deal.

Towards the end of the album, there is some conversation where Kelley Deal asks "Is it rock enough?", and Chamberlin replies, "Define rock."[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

The group recorded a full-length, self-titled album for Atlantic Records, who then optioned not to release it. In 1998, it was released on Kelley Deal's label, Nice Records, with no fanfare and a very limited pressing of 1000 CDs, which may have been sold via mail order only. It was re-released on Spitfire Records in 2001 with slightly different versions of the songs (mostly varying in length) produced by Get Off My Bach Productions. Despite the lateness of its release the album reached number 22 on the Japanese Top 50 Album chart in 2002.[2] The album can currently be purchased from online retailers such as Amazon and iTunes.

The song "Sleep" features a music video. The music video along with a live performance of "The Most Powerful Man in the World" were released on the Sebastian Bach DVD Forever Wild in 2004.

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying it gives "an interesting mixture of sensibilities and an entire album's worth of material".[1]

Track listing[edit | edit source]

1998 version[edit | edit source]

The 1998 version was limited to 1000 copies.[3]

1998 (Nice Records)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Last Hard Men"Kelley Deal2:48
2."Fucked Over Jesus"  
3."That Very Night"Jimmy Flemion2:52
4."Interlude - Sebastian Bach Questions" 0:51
5."The Most Powerful Man in the World"Jimmy Flemion2:22
6."Sleep"Jimmy Flemion2:20
7."Baby, I'm King"Kelley Deal3:27
8."Interlude - Kelley Deal Questions" 0:39
9."Who Made You Do It?"Jimmy Flemion3:36
10."If You Wanna Rock, Go To The Quarry"Jimmy Flemion2:31
11."Spider Love"Jimmy Flemion, Sebastian Bach2:52
12."I Hate The Way You Walk"Kelley Deal, Sebastian Bach2:46
13."Interlude - Jimmy Flemion Questions" 0:48
14."When the Longing Goes Away"Jimmy Flemion3:00
15."Candy Comes"Jimmy Flemion2:15
16."Play in the Clouds"Jimmy Flemion3:22
17."Interlude - Jimmy Chamberlin Questions" 0:46
18."Satan's in the Manager" (sic)Jimmy Flemion2:21
19."Fan Mail"Jimmy Flemion2:08
20."Final Interview" 0:49

The interludes are not listed on the back cover, but are short separate tracks that feature weird Q&A with the band members.

2001 version[edit | edit source]

2001 (Spitfire)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sebastian Bach Interview" 0:50
2."Sleep"Jimmy Flemion2:20
3."School's Out" (Alice Cooper cover)Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith2:15
4."Kelly Deal Interview" 0:39
5."The Last Hard Man"Kelley Deal2:49
6."Who Made You Do It?"Jimmy Flemion3:37
7."Candy Comes"Jimmy Flemion2:15
8."The Most Powerful Man in the World"Jimmy Flemion2:22
9."That Very Night"Jimmy Flemion2:52
10."Play in the Clouds"Jimmy Flemion3:22
11."Satan's in the Manager"Jimmy Flemion2:21
12."In Search of the Peace of Mind" (Scorpions cover)Michael Schenker, Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Wolfgang Dziony, Lothar Heimberg2:51
13."Fan Mail"Jimmy Flemion2:08
14."Jimmy Chamberlin Interview" 0:46
15."I Enjoy Being A Girl" (Rodgers and Hammerstein cover)Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II2:24
16."Spider Love"Jimmy Flemion, Sebastian Bach2:52
17."When the Longing Goes Away"Jimmy Flemion3:00
18."I Hate The Way You Walk"Kelley Deal, Sebastian Bach2:46
19."Jimmy Flemion Interview" 0:48
20."If You Wanna Rock, Go To The Quarry"Jimmy Flemion2:31
21."Baby, I'm King"Kelley Deal3:27
22."Final Interview" 0:49
23."Who Made You Do It? (v 2)"Jimmy Flemion3:34
Total length:53:46

Release history[edit | edit source]

Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
1998 Nice Records CD US [1]
November 6, 2001 Spitfire Records SPT-15039 CD US Discogs MusicBrainz [2]
May 2, 2002 Victor VICP-61838 CD Japan Discogs [2]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

The band – track numbers refer to the 2001 Spitfire release.

  • Sebastian Bach – vocals, Theremin, guitar, lead vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 23), lead guitar (track 15)
  • Kelley Deal – guitar, vocals, bass, lead vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21)
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Todd Johnson – additional drums
  • Jimmy Flemion – guitar, vocals, bass, piano, lead vocals (tracks: 9, 17, 20)

Engineering

  • Sebastian Bach – production
  • Brent Sigmeth – engineering
  • Paul Crook – additional engineering
  • Eric Conn – mastering

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-hard-men-mw0000001676
  2. ↑ "THE LAST HARD MEN Enter Japanese Album Charts". August 10, 2002.
  3. ↑ http://www.thefuton.com/frogs/discog.txt

External links[edit | edit source]

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