In a nutshell, Naughty Naughty was a band that had every element to be one of the giants in rock music!
It all started in 1988 when Jimmi Jaax and Brian Skupien (R.I.P.) began writing and demoing songs together. Even though they were in different bands at the time, they realized that they both had song ideas that they didn’t feel right presenting to their current bands.
So, in late 1988, they decided to form a new band called Naughty Naughty. Brian suggested his brother Jeff as the driving force drum beat behind the band, and he was! Next was the bass…at first they had no idea who could pull this off and a friend had suggested we give Jason Tibbet a try. Jason fit the band well.
All four guys rehearsed the songs in an old warehouse where the band lived up to their “Naughty Naughty” name. The band played out, but were very particular about which shows they would play so as to showcase their live show.
Jason left the band in 1989 to pursue a solo career and this somehow led to Phil Reiner. Phil was an awesome addition to the band. A full time music student who could read and write music and play a wide variety of styles; he brought a new feel to the band that really set them in a new direction.
The band began to focus on the way songs were put together, honing their songwriting skills. Just as the live show and songs were coming together with the new line-up, Grunge became popular, seemingly overnight. Not willing to change their image and sound like many other bands did every time some thing new hit big, the band just fell apart in 1991. But, the music lives on in these recordings!
In 2013, FnA Records released the Naughty Naughty self-titled album as a very limited edition release of just one hundred (100) cd-r units that sold out as quickly as it arrived. Over the years there has been much demand for a re-release and the band and the label have decided to do a full 500 unit silver pressed re-release.
‘Lucky Thirteen‘ is professionally recorded and is available as a silver pressed CD and digital download. Purchase the album – here
Tracklisting
- Angel At Heart
- Waiting For Love
- Tuff Kids
- Allright
- With A Passion
- Lost
- Caught In Love
- World Around
- The Top
- There You Are
- Think Of Me
- Better Luck Next Time
- Down To The Ground
Line-up:
Jimmi Jaax – Vocals
Brian Skupien (aka Brain) – Guitar
Jason Tibbet – Bass,
Jeff Skupien – Drums
(and later Phil Reiner – Bass)
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