Beau Nasty – Dirty, But Well Dressed (Release Year – 1989)
In 1989, every record label on the planet was out to sign the next big glam metal band.
CBS tabbed Beau Nasty as their act. This band seemed to be doomed for failure as quickly as they began.
They had a big name producer for their debut with Beau Hill (RATT, Winger).
Dirty, But Well Dressed has solid tunes, and a cool cover of the Lieber and Stoller track Love Potion # 9. The problem was, nothing really made Beau Nasty stand out amongst the
crowd of new bands that the labels were signing. This has to be one of the reasons that led to the band’s quick demise.
Beau Nasty member, George Bernhardt is now playing with Rick Springfield, and Mike Terrana is bashing the skins for Masterplan.
The CD Dirty, But Well Dressed will appeal to hair metal fans, but very few others. I thought it was a fun disc, and is one that I return to from time to time, even if it is only to go back and check out a few of the more obsure bands in my collection. This disc has been out of print for a while, and is becoming more rare than hens teeth. If you want a copy of it, I would recommend grabbing one off of Ebay, as the prices have been getting out of control on this one.
You can hear more of the tunes at a fan made Beau Nasty, myspace page here.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. Shake It
2. Goodbye Rosie
3. Gimme Lovin’
4. Paradise In The Sand
5. Dirty, But Well Dressed
6. Love To The Bone
7. Gemini
8. Piece Of The Action
9. Make A Wish
10. Love Potion No 9
Beau Nasty is:
Mark Anthony Fretz – vocals
Brian Young – guitar
George Bernhardt – guitar
Doug Baker – bass
Mike Terrana – drums
Danger Danger - Revolve
Lynch Mob - Smoke and Mirrors
Outloud! -S/T
Stryper - Murder By Pride
Is Beau Hill the guy that worked with that awful Detroit band called Bad Side recently? If so, he’s a hack as a producer, streamlining bands’ sound into the least common denominator rather than finding their voice and bringing that out.
I agree that this isn’t very good (based on the song in the video you posted), but compared to a lot of the stuff that was either big at the time or getting ready to break over the course of the year, it isn’t that bad. I could listen to this regularly before I could see listening to Warrant, Firehouse, Steelheart, etc ever again. Those bands were every bit as contrived and twice as light (if that can be believed).