Nymphs (album) explained

Nymphs
Type:	studio
Artist:	Nymphs
Cover:	The Nymphs Eponymous 1991.png
Released:	1991
Recorded:	1990
Length:	42:14
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Bill Price
Next Title:	A Practical Guide to Astral Projection
Next Year:	1992

Nymphs is the debut studio album by the American rock band Nymphs, released in 1991 on Geffen Records.^[1] There were music videos made for "Imitating Angels" and "Sad and Damned". Despite Geffen's expensive promotional efforts, the album was a commercial failure.^[2]

The album was produced by Bill Price; its release was delayed after Tom Zutaut pulled Price to remix tracks by Guns N' Roses.^[3] Iggy Pop sang on "Supersonic".

Musical style

Brian Flota of AllMusic proclaimed Nymphs to be "the last great glam-metal album". Dannii Leivers opined the record to "straddle glam and grunge".^[4]

Critical reception

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."^[5]

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

Track listing

All song by Nymphs.

Personnel

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

Notes and References

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