Boss Hog (album)

Boss Hog
Studio album by Boss Hog
Released	October 10, 1995
Genre	Indie rock, blues rock
Length	39:17
Label	DGC
Producer	Steve Fisk [1]
Boss Hog chronology
Girl + (1991) Boss Hog (1995) Whiteout (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
MusicHound Rock	[5]
NME	7/10 [6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Select	[8]

Boss Hog is the second studio album by the hard rock band Boss Hog. ^[9] It was released in 1995 on Geffen Records. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Critical reception

The Rough Guide to Rock called the album a "raucous smattering of straight-on punk thrashes coupled with some more off-the-wall moments (such as the neo-gothic 'Texas' and the Ike Turner cover, 'I Idolize You.'" ^[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Boss Hog except where noted.

1. "Winn Coma" – 2:17
2. "Sick" – 3:43
3. "Beehive" – 1:50
4. "Ski Bunny" – 2:00
5. "Green Shirt" – 1:51
6. "I Dig You" – 3:15
7. "Try One" – 1:49
8. "What the Fuck" – 1:54
9. "White Sand" – 2:40
10. "I Idolize You" (Ike Turner) – 2:59
11. "Punkture" – 2:30
12. "Strawberry" – 2:51
13. "Walk In" – 2:55
14. "Texas" – 3:51
15. "Sam" – 2:52

Personnel

• Jon Spencer – guitar
• Cristina Martinez – vocals
• Jens Jurgensen – bass
• Hollis Queens – drums

References

1. Guides (Firm), Rough (May 29, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781858284576 – via Google Books.
2. Deming, Mark. "Boss Hog - Boss Hog". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved May 19, 2019.
3. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2002). "Boss Hog". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Virgin Books. p. 146. ISBN   9781852279233 – via Internet Archive.
4. Evans, Liz (October 14, 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang! . No. 567. EMAP. p. 45.
5. Patel, Joseph (1999). "Boss Hog". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN   9781578590612 – via Internet Archive.
6. Lewis, Angela (September 30, 1995). "Long Play". NME . IPC. p. 39.
7. O'Connor, Rob (November 16, 1995). "Recordings". Rolling Stone . No. 721. p. 113.
8. Perry, Andrew (November 1995). "New Albums". Select . EMAP – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
9. "TrouserPress.com :: Boss Hog". www.trouserpress.com.
10. "Cristina Martinez of Boss Hog". Music.
11. "Boss Hog". All Tomorrow's Parties.
12. Jenkins, Mark (December 15, 1995). "HOG'S DEBUT: BLUESY BOSS ROCK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.

External links

• Boss Hog at Discogs (list of releases)