Pride of Texas
| Pride of Texas | ||||
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| Studio album by Texas Hippie Coalition | ||||
| Released | February 12, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Red dirt, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:15 | |||
| Label | Independent[1] | |||
| Producer | David Prater | |||
| Texas Hippie Coalition chronology | ||||
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Pride of Texas is the first studio album from red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition. The album was released on February 12, 2008.[2]
Production
The album was produced by David Prater, and was mastered by David Zycheck at Largemouth Recording Studio.[2]
Composition
“Clenched Fist”, the second song on the album, is dedicated to Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott who was a significant influence on the band.[3]
Reviews
Mark Allen of Hardrock Haven called Pride of Texas the album that added Texas Hippie Coalition to the list of southern metal artists.[1] Cuttingedgerocks.com calls the work an attack of blasting guitar, thumping drums and mind-wearing bass coupled with muscle driven intoxicated lyrics from a gargantuan with fitting gumpture and vocals.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Shame" | 03:32 |
| 2. | "Clenched Fist" | 04:35 |
| 3. | "Pissed Off and Mad About It" | 04:05 |
| 4. | "Troublesome Times" | 05:00 |
| 5. | "Drug Dealer" | 04:06 |
| 6. | "Texas Tags" | 03:41 |
| 7. | "Leavin'" | 04:24 |
| 8. | "Crawlin'" | 02:29 |
| 9. | "Closure" | 05:49 |
| 10. | "Riverbottom" | 05:34 |
| Total length: | 43:15 | |
Personnel
- John Exall - Bass
- Randy Cooper - Guitars
- Big Dad Ritch - Lead Vocals
- Michael Hayes - Guitars[2]
- Scott "Cowboy" Lytle - drums[5]
References
- 1 2 Mark Allen (2010-12-11). "Texas Hippie Coalition Rollin'". hardrockhaven.net. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- 1 2 3 "Texas Hippie Coalition - Pride of Texas - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition returns with 'one of the greatest sophomore albums ever.' | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Lubbock Online. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Reviews:Issue 66". Cuttingedgerocks.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ "TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION Pride of Texas reviews and MP3". Metalmusicarchives.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
External links
- "Pride Of Texas: Texas Hippie Coalition: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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