Galactic Cowboys (album)

1991 studio album by Galactic Cowboys

Galactic Cowboys

Studio album by

Galactic Cowboys

Released| August 20, 1991
Recorded| 1990
Studio| Rampart Studios, Houston, Texas
Genre| Heavy metal
Length| 59:34
Label| DGC
Producer| Sam Taylor
Galactic Cowboys chronology
|  | Galactic Cowboys
(1991)  | Space In Your Face
(1993)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Chicago Tribune| [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal| 8/10[3]
Cross Rhythms| [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [5]
Kerrang!| [6]
Metal Forces| 95/100[7]
Rock Hard| 9/10[8]
Vox| 8/10[9]

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[volume & issue needed] editor Doug Van Pelt.[10]

## Notes

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* 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.
* In 2005, Rock Hard ranked the album at number 187 on their list of the "500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".[11]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "I'm Not Amused"| Colvin, Doss, Huggins| 6:26
2.| "My School"| Colvin, Doss, Huggins| 6:42
3.| "Why Can't You Believe in Me"| Colvin, Doss, Huggins| 6:34
4.| "Kaptain Krude"| Colvin| 5:57
5.| "Someone for Everyone"| Colvin| 6:27
6.| "Sea of Tranquility"| Colvin, Doss, Huggins| 7:22
7.| "Kill Floor"| Colvin| 5:06
8.| "Pump Up the Space Suit"| Colvin, Doss, Huggins, Sonnier| 1:20
9.| "Ranch on Mars Reprise"| Colvin, Doss, Huggins, Sonnier| 2:10
10.| "Speak to Me" (ends at 10:06; hidden track "Jazz Old Horsey" begins at 10:17)| Colvin, Huggins| 11:30

## Personnel

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

### Guest Musician

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* Max Dyer - cello

## References

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1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Galactic Cowboys - Galactic Cowboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
2. ^ Herrmann, Brenda (1991-08-29). "Galactic Cowboys Galactic Cowboys (DGC) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 165\. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
4. ^ Attlee, James (October 1991). "Review: Galactic Cowboys - Galactic Cowboys | Cross Rhythms". Cross Rhythms (Issue 8). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Galactic Cowboys". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 662. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 - via Internet Archive.
6. ^ Gitter, Mike (August 17, 1991). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 354\. EMAP. p. 18.
7. ^ Stillie, Denise (September 1991). "Albums". Metal Forces. No. 64\. Rockzone Publications Ltd. p. 30 - via Internet Archive.
8. ^ Stratmann, Holger (July 25, 1991). "Galactic Cowboys". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
9. ^ Elliott, Paul (October 1991). "Reviews: Rock". Vox. No. 13\. IPC. p. 70.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ Rensen, Michael (2005). "Galactic Cowboys". In Rensen, Michael (ed.). Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten [The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time] (in German). Rock Hard. p. 145\. ISBN 3-89880-517-4. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

## External links

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* Galactic Cowboys lyrics

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Galactic Cowboys

Studio albums|

* Galactic Cowboys (1991)
* Space in Your Face (1993)
* Machine Fish (1996)
* The Horse That Bud Bought (1997)
* At the End of the Day (1998)
* Let It Go  (2000)
* Long Way Back to the Moon (2017)

EPs|

* Feel the Rage (1996)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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