Galactic Cowboys (album)

Galactic Cowboys
Studio album by Galactic Cowboys
Released August 20, 1991
Recorded Rampart Studios, Houston, Texas
Genre Heavy Metal
Length 59:34
Label Geffen Records
Producer Sam Taylor
Galactic Cowboys chronology
Galactic Cowboys (1991) Space In Your Face
(1993)Space In Your Face1993
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Allmusic[1]

Galactic Cowboys is the eponymous debut album from the band of the same name. The album was called "The most exciting release of 1991" by HM Magazine editor Doug Van Pelt.[2]

Notes

  • At the end of this album, bassist Monty Colvin can be heard reading a school lunch menu.
  • Audio clips of Neil Armstrong talking to Houston control can be heard in both "Sea of Tranquility" and "Pump Up The Space Suit".
  • The song "Kaptain Krude" is written about the Exxon Valdez oil spill which happened in 1989.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Not Amused"Colvin, Doss, Huggins6:26
2."My School"Colvin, Doss, Huggins6:42
3."Why Can't You Believe in Me"Colvin, Doss, Huggins6:34
4."Kaptain Krude"Colvin5:57
5."Someone for Everyone"Colvin6:27
6."Sea of Tranquility"Colvin, Doss, Huggins7:22
7."Kill Floor"Colvin5:06
8."Pump Up the Space Suit"Colvin, Doss, Huggins, Sonnier1:20
9."Ranch on Mars Reprise"Colvin, Doss, Huggins, Sonnier2:10
10."Speak to Me" (ends at 10:06; hidden track "Jazz Old Horsey" begins at 10:17)Colvin, Huggins11:30

Personnel

  • Ben Huggins - Vocals, acoustic guitar, blues harp
  • Dane Sonnier - Guitar, vocals
  • Monty Colvin - Bass, vocals
  • Alan Doss - Drums, vocals, attempted clarinet

Guest Musician

  • Max Dyer - cello

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Galactic Cowboys - Galactic Cowboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Galactic Cowboys". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 353–354. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
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