Doin' the Nasty explained

Doin' the Nasty
Type:studio
Artist:Slik Toxik
Cover:Doin' the Nasty.album.jpg
Released:March 24, 1992
Recorded:Phase One Studios, Toronto
Genre:Hard rock
Heavy metal
Glam metal
Length:53:14
Label:EMI
Producer:Anthony Vanderburgh, Paul Gross
Prev Title:Smooth and Deadly
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Irrelevant
Next Year:1994

Doin' the Nasty is the debut album by the Canadian hard rock band Slik Toxik.[1] The album was released in 1992. The album reached No. 61 in Canada[2] and was certified gold by the CRIA.[3]

"Helluvatime", "By the Fireside", "White Lies, Black Truth", and "Sweet Asylum" were released as singles and they all had accompanying music videos.

The album won the 1993 Juno Award for "Best Rock Album of the Year". At the 1992 MuchMusic Video Awards, the "Helluvatime" video won the People's Choice Award for "Best Video of the Year" and "Best Metal Video Award".

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald wrote that "the music is lively and hard as nails but, yawn, these stories don`t accelerate toward any rush at all, let alone a big one."

Track listing

  1. "Big Fuckin' Deal"
  2. "Helluvatime"
  3. "Sweet Asylum"
  4. "White Lies, Black Truth"
  5. "Cherry Bomb"
  6. "Marionette"
  7. "It's Not Easy"
  8. "Crashed"
  9. "By the Fireside"
  10. "Blood Money"
  11. "Cheap Nicotine"
  12. "Midnight Grind"
  13. "Rachel's Dead"

Band members

Awards

1993 Juno Awards

|-| rowspan="2" align="center"|1993| align="center"| Slik Toxik| align="center"| Most Promising Group||-| align="center"|Doin' the Nasty| align="center"|Best Rock Album of the Year|

MuchMusic Video Awards

|-| rowspan="2" align="center"|1992| rowspan="2" align="center"|"Helluvatime"| align="center"|Best Metal Video Award||-| align="center"|People's Choice Award: Best Video of the Year|

Notes and References

  1. News: Slik Toxik . The Ottawa Citizen . 30 Apr 1992 . C4.
  2. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ptud1ma8242eoksjfg3uc50661&q1=Slik+Toxik&q2=&interval=20 Canadian charts
  3. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php CRIA Certifications