Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
| Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers | ||||
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| Studio album by Dead Horse | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Crossover thrash, thrash metal, death metal | |||
| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | Big Chief Records, Metal Blade Records | |||
| Dead Horse chronology | ||||
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Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers is the second album by the Houston, Texas based death/thrash metal band Dead Horse. It was released in 1991 on the independent label Big Chief Records,[1] and again eight years later on Relapse Records, with four bonus tracks.[2] Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers was Dead Horse's last studio album for 26 years (until 2017's The Beast That Comes), although the band had released three EPs of new material in the interim.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.com, who rated the album three stars out of five, and states that it is "worth searching for if you're a headbanger."[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Dead Horse, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cod Piece Face" | 3:29 | |
| 2. | "Turn" | 2:58 | |
| 3. | "La La Song" | 2:05 | |
| 4. | "Like Asrielle" | 3:53 | |
| 5. | "The Latent Stage" | 3:35 | |
| 6. | "Peaceful Death" | 4:55 | |
| 7. | "Eulogy" | 2:42 | |
| 8. | "Snowdogs" | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "The Lark Nest" | 4:48 | |
| 10. | "Medulla Oblongata" | 3:08 | |
| 11. | "Aplo" | 2:09 | |
| 12. | "Rock Lobster" (The B-52's cover) | Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Sawbone" | 0:53 | |
| Total length: | 42:11 | ||
All tracks written by Dead Horse, except where noted.
| 1999 reissue | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Cod Piece Face" | 3:29 | |
| 2. | "Turn" | 2:58 | |
| 3. | "La La Song" | 2:05 | |
| 4. | "Like Asrielle" | 3:53 | |
| 5. | "The Latent Stage" | 3:35 | |
| 6. | "Peaceful Death" | 4:55 | |
| 7. | "Eulogy" | 2:42 | |
| 8. | "Snowdogs" | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "The Lark Nest" | 4:48 | |
| 10. | "Medulla Oblongata" | 3:08 | |
| 11. | "Aplo" | 2:09 | |
| 12. | "Rock Lobster" (The B-52's cover) | Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Sawbone" | 0:53 | |
| 14. | "Every God For Himself" (tracks 14–17 are bonus tracks) | 4:49 | |
| 15. | "Turn" | 3:05 | |
| 16. | "Medulla Oblongata" | 1:13 | |
| 17. | "Waiting For the Sun/Voices" | 11:11 | |
| Total length: | 62:29 | ||
Personnel
- Michael Haaga – vocals, guitars
- Greg Martin – guitars, backing vocals
- Allen (Alpo) Price – bass, backing vocals
- Ronnie Guyote – drums, backing vocals
References
- ↑ "Dead Horse – Peaceful Death And Pretty Flowers (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Dead Horse – Peaceful Death And Pretty Flowers (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. September 29, 2015.
- 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers - Dead Horse". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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