Does It Hold Up? Twofer – Nazareth Hair of The Dog and No Mean City

Does It Hold Up? Twofer – Nazareth Hair of The Dog and No Mean City

From The Rock and Roll Geek Show by Michael Butler

February 23, 2026

About this episode

Michael Butler analyzes Nazareth's classic albums 'Hair of the Dog' and 'No Mean City' to determine if they still hold up today.

Michael Butler dives deep into Nazareth’s classic albums in this “Does It Hold Up?” twofer episode: the iconic 1975 release Hair of the Dog (yes, that title track) and the gritty 1979 powerhouse No Mean City. He breaks down if these hard rock masterpieces from Scotland’s finest still deliver the goods today – track by track, with no punches pulled in the Real School of Rock style.[podcasts.apple] Featuring donor shoutouts from fans like Tim Schall, Kirk Crawford, and many more who keep the show rocking via Venmo (@Michael-Butler-11). Essential listening for Nazareth fans, classic hard rock lovers, and anyone wondering if ’70s rock still crushes modern releases. On this episode I revisit 2 Nazareth albums: Hair of the Dog from 1975 and No Mean City from 1979 Music by: Nazareth Donate to the show – Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Donate on Venmo Tim Schall – $50 Kirk Crawford – $50 Dan Gerawan. -$50 John Morgan – $25 Gregg Brofer – $20 Blake Johnston – $20 Richard Fusey – $20 Todd Cunningham – $10 Bruce McMillan – $3 (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONOR S Joe Pawlak – $16.66 Kirk Crawford –…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Butler

Topics covered

  • Nazareth
  • classic rock
  • album review
  • music analysis
  • 1970s rock

Keywords

  • Nazareth
  • Hair of the Dog
  • No Mean City
  • album review
  • classic rock
  • 1970s music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nazareth

Books & works: Hair of the Dog, No Mean City

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