Nasty Little Thoughts Explained

Nasty Little Thoughts
Type:	studio
Artist:	Stroke 9
Cover:	Nasty_Little_Thoughts.jpg
Border:	yes
Alt:	Cover artwork of Stroke 9's album Nasty Little Thoughts
Studio:	The Plant (Sausalito) Royaltone (North Hollywood)
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	47:52
Label:	Universal
Producer:	Jerry Harrison Rupert Hine
Prev Title:	Bumper to Bumper
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Rip It Off
Next Year:	2002

Nasty Little Thoughts is the third studio album by American rock band Stroke 9. It was released on September 7, 1999, by Universal Records.

It was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 2000 and yielded 2 singles: "Little Black Backpack" and "Letters", which charted the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. The album charted the Top Heatseekers chart.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

The San Francisco Examiner wrote that the album "is chockablock with hooks the size of battleship anchors, as well as enough meaty guitar and excellent singing—plus a nice blend of boyish introspection and lighthearted humor—to keep Stroke 9 on the radio for the next eon."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Letters"
2. "City Life"
3. "Little Black Backpack"
4. "Tail Of The Sun"
5. "Washin' + Wonderin'"
6. "Make It Last"
7. "Are You In This?"
8. "Not Nothin'"
9. "One Time"
10. "Down"
11. "Angels"
12. "Tear Me In Two"

Notes and References

1. Hay . Carla . Vets Stroke 9 find wider exposure on Cherry/Uni . Billboard . Feb 12, 2000 . 112 . 7 . 11, 18.
2. Ghorbani . Liza . Stroke 9 . Rolling Stone . Dec 9, 1999 . 827 . 29.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
4. News: Ganahl . Jane . Stroke 9, 'Nasty Little Thoughts' (Cherry/Universal) . San Francisco Examiner . 6 Sep 1999 . D3.