Cats and Dogs (Royal Trux album)

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Cats and Dogs
Cats and dogs royal trux.jpg
Studio album by
Royal Trux
ReleasedJune 21, 1993
Recorded1993
Studio Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland
Genre Noise rock, punk blues, alternative rock
Length41:53
Label Drag City
Royal Trux chronology
untitled
(1992)		Cats and Dogs
(1993)		 Thank You
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
BBC very favorable [2]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [3]
Melody Maker favorable [4]
NME 7/10 [5]
Option favorable [6]
Ox-Fanzine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes favorable [10]

Cats and Dogs is the fourth studio album by Royal Trux. It was released in 1993 on Drag City.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema

No.TitleLength
1."Teeth"5:04
2."The Flag"2:23
3."Friends"2:37
4."The Spectre"2:07
5."Skywood Greenback Mantra"3:10
6."Turn of the Century"7:04
7."Up the Sleeve"4:26
8."Hot and Cold Skulls"2:33
9."Tight Pants"2:29
10."Let's Get Lost"3:01
11."Driving in That Car (With the Eagle on the Hood)"6:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. ↑ Dougan, John. Cats and Dogs at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Gardner, Noel. "BBC - Music - Review of Royal Trux - Cats and Dogs". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Album Review: Royal Trux - Reissues". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  4. ↑ Melody Maker 10 July 1993, p. 34
  5. ↑ NME 17 July 1993, p. 31
  6. ↑ Option September–October 1993, p. 124
  7. ↑ Thomas Kerpen. "Cats And Dogs". Ox-Fanzine . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rolling Stone September 2, 1993". Archived from the original on October 23, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Royal Trux: Cats and Dogs". Spectrum Culture. 30 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "DeLorean: Royal Trux - Cats and Dogs (1993)". Tiny Mix Tapes.



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