theremin and percussion, Deal and Flemion singing and playing bass and guitar and Chamberlin handling drums, percussion and some vocals." Deal recalled that "once everybody got there, I extended the studio time and we knew we wanted to record more material." They completed twelve tracks in four days. As "If You Want a Rock, Go To the Quarry" was a Deal favorite by Flemion (from his band The Frogs) that was included, as well as a cover of the hard rock band Scorpions "In search of the peace of mind", and "I Enjoy Being a Girl" by Rodgers and Hammerstein "done in a 'Peggy Lee style.'" The other songs were written by Deal and Flemion. The name of the band was suggested by Deal. At the time of the interview Deal planned to have the album to come out on her own Nice Records label "with distribution via a bigger label. She also stated "I don't know if it's a one-off. And I don't know if we'll tour, although Sebastian is already drawing up pyro plans for the shows, but I don't think it's odd at all. I think this is normal, it's the thing everybody should be doing." In addition to their own album members of the band contributed "TNT" and "Little Lover" to Thunderbolt--A Tribute to AC/DC. Members of the band also appeared in Robert D. Tucker's film Final Rinse playing the song "Sleep" at a glam metal concert after being introduced by Joey Ramone. In 1997 Bach took Flemion with him on a solo tour (along with Richie Scarlet, Mark McConnell, and "Larry") playing some of the songs off The Last Hard Men album along with Skid Row songs and new material. They toured for two weeks of international dates with 100 gigs including Japan, Korea, and Canada and two weeks in the USA. At the time MTV news said the Last Hard Men were waiting for confirmation on a record deal. Saying "Metal Edge Editor Gerri Miller reports that the contract is most likely to be will either Atlantic or a Nasty Man, Deal's own sub-label." In the end the album did not get distribution by a larger label nor was a record deal ever offered. Bach made a solo record released on December 7, 1999 entitled Bring 'Em Bach Alive!, which Billboard Magazine reported was an idea stemming from his experience in "The Last Hard