Cold Hands
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cold Hands |
| type | album |
| artist | Boss Hog |
| cover | Boss Hog Cold Hands.jpg |
| released | December 12, 1990 |
| recorded | 1990 |
| studio | Soundscape, New York City |
| genre | Punk blues |
| length | 28:51 |
| label | Amphetamine Reptile |
| producer | Steve Albini |
| prev_title | Drinkin', Lechin' & Lyin' |
| prev_year | 1989 |
| next_title | Action Box |
| next_year | 1991 |
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| name = Cold Hands | type = album | artist = Boss Hog | cover = Boss Hog Cold Hands.jpg | alt = | released = December 12, 1990 | recorded = 1990 | venue = | studio = Soundscape, New York City | genre = Punk blues | length = 28:51 | label = Amphetamine Reptile | producer = Steve Albini | prev_title = Drinkin', Lechin' & Lyin' | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Action Box | next_year = 1991 Cold Hands is a studio album by the American punk blues band Boss Hog. It was released on December 12, 1990, through Amphetamine Reptile Records.
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | rev2score = | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3score = C+ | rev4 = The Great Rock Discography | rev4score = 3/10 | rev5 = Metal Hammer | rev5score = 4/5 | rev6 = MusicHound Rock | rev6score = | rev7 = Q | rev7score = | rev8 = Raw | rev8score = | rev9 = Sounds | rev9score = Q described the album as "nine painfully slow nuggets of sonic indigestion." Trouser Press noted that "its reliance on in-jokes ... and calculatedly rakish rhythmic stratagems make it the aural equivalent of a vanity press book."
Track listing
| headline = | title1 = Gerard | length1 = 2:32 | title2 = Eddy | length2 = 3:13 | title3 = Bug Purr | length3 = 2:26 | title4 = Red Bull | length4 = 3:20 | title5 = Go Wrong | length5 = 2:54 | title6 = Pete Shore | length6 = 3:08 | title7 = Domestic | length7 = 3:12 | title8 = Duchess | length8 = 5:01 | title9 = Pop Catastrophe | length9 = 3:00
Personnel
Boss Hog
- Cristina Martinez – vocals
- Charlie Ondras – drums
- Pete Shore – bass guitar
- Jon Spencer – vocals, guitar
- Jerry Teel – guitar
- Kurt Wolf – guitar
Production
- Steve Albini – production, mixing
- Peter Arsenault – mixing
- Ed Bair – mixing
References
References
- (Feb 2, 1991). "Cold Hands by Boss Hog".
- Harvilla, Rob. (March 24, 2017). "The Art of Aging Disgracefully".
- (1990). "Boss Hog – Cold Hands". [[Amphetamine Reptile Records]].
- Walters, Martin. "AllMusic ((( ''Cold Hands'' > Review )))". [[AllMusic]].
- (2002). "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Virgin Books]].
- Wyman, Bill. (1991-02-01). "Cold Hands".
- Strong, Martin C.. (2003). "The Great Indie Discography". [[Canongate Books.
- The Technicolor Twins. (March 18, 1991). "LP Reviews". Rock Team Publishing.
- Patel, Joseph. (1999). "MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide". Visible Ink Press.
- Alexander, Phil. (March 6, 1991). "Albums". [[EMAP]].
- Finlay, Leo. (1991-01-26). "Albums". Spotlight Publications.
- Clarke, Jeremy. (5 March 1991). "Boss Hogg Cold Hands".
- "Boss Hog".
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