Tuff (band)
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Tuff is an American Glam metal band formed in 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona, by guitarist Jorge DeSaint (born George Manos) and bassist Todd Chase (born Todd Chaisson). The band was completed with the arrival of drummer Michael Lean (born Michael Raimondo) and short lived vocalist Terry Fox, who left the band shortly afterwards to pursue an ice skating career. With replacement vocalist Jim Gillette, the band recorded a 4 track EP entitled Knock Yourself Out. However, Gillette soon departed to form Nitro and was replaced by Stevie Rachelle (born Steve Hanseter) [1].
The band went onto have some success with their debut album What Comes Around Goes Around released in May 1991 on Atlantic/Titanium Records. The single "I Hate Kissing You Goodbye" was a Top 10 requested video peaking at #3 on the popular dial MTV show.
In 2001, Tuff released the compilation CD The History of Tuff. It included the hit song "American Hair Band," a parody of Kid Rock's "American Bad Ass" (both of which incorporate the instrumentals of Metallica's "Sad But True"). "American Hair Band" makes references to numerous U.S. bands such as Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Guns N' Roses, Warrant, Twisted Sister, Poison and KISS and even the non-American bands Def Leppard and AC/DC, while at the same time, deriding 1990s Grunge and Alternative rock. The song has been a perennial favorite on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hair Nation channel and New Zealand's House Of Noizz radio.
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