Latest Release
- NOV 1, 2024
- 11 Songs
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Sound Elixir · 1983
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- Hair of the Dog · 1975
- The Anthology · 1973
Essential Albums
- Nazareth scorched American radio and arenas with their own Yankee-styled blooze and working-class boogie. It’s a safe bet that Guns N’ Roses wouldn’t have existed had Nazareth (and this 1975 album) never made it out of their Scottish homeland, so big a fan was Axl Rose. The Rose comparison is easy; just listen to Naz singer Dan McCafferty, whose earnest vocal shreds matched both the gnarly onslaught and (occasional) subtle gestures of the band’s guitars and songs. It was, in fact, one rather subtle gesture—the band’s cover of The Everly Brothers' tenderizing ballad “Love Hurts”—that made this band huge. Elsewhere, the title song’s Humble Pie–ish romp still stomps it out at rock radio, and “Miss Misery” nearly matches it in intensity. The dynamic “Please Don’t Judas Me” shows Pink Floyd action, and “Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman” is an amped-up folk tune with a surprising sardonic side (“Maybe if I tried some booze/I’d know what it’s about”). And you’ll swear you hear nodules form on McCafferty’s vocal cords during the band’s fist-foisting version of Nils Lofgren’s underrated “Beggar’s Day.”
- 2018
- 2015
- 2015
- 2012
- 2012
Artist Playlists
- Did they invent the metal ballad? If not, they sure perfected it.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Compilations
- 1976
Appears On
About Nazareth
Scottish hard rock band Nazareth formed in 1968, taking their name from a lyric in The Band’s classic song “The Weight.” ∙ Nazareth’s 1973 album, Razamanaz, produced by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, was their international breakthrough, earning Platinum status in the UK. ∙ Their power-ballad cover of The Everly Brothers’ “Love Hurts,” released in 1975, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the group their only Gold single. ∙ Produced by Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton, the Platinum-certified Hair of the Dog was the band’s most successful album, reaching No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in 1975. ∙ Guns N’ Roses hired Charlton to produce Appetite for Destruction, but he had to abandon the project after a few demos due to Nazareth obligations. ∙ In 1990, they sold out Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia’s largest indoor concert arena, with a record-setting ten dates. ∙ The group was voted No. 31 on Ranker’s 2019 list of The Best Hard Rock Bands/Artists, ahead of Bon Jovi and Kiss.
- FROM
- Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- FORMED
- 1968
- GENRE
- Rock