| Pigs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 51:06 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Greg Edward | |||
| Asphalt Ballet chronology | ||||
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Pigs is the second album by Asphalt Ballet, released on Virgin Records in 1993. [1] Tommy Dean joined on vocals. [2] It was the band's final album. [3]
Asphalt Ballet supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Great White. [4] [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Rock Hard | 7.0/10 [7] |
The San Diego Union-Tribune stated that Asphalt Ballet "roars through the heavy-metal catalog with maximum speed and skill, minimum fuss and a welcome lack of pretense." [8]
AllMusic wrote that the band "made a play at musical relevance via aggro alt-rock, rather than the bluesy hard rock the group displayed a minor flair for on their 1991 debut." [6]
All tracks are written by Asphalt Ballet, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Angry Youth" | 3:26 | |
| 2. | "Weeds" | 4:57 | |
| 3. | "Daddy's Dyin'" | 4:11 | |
| 4. | "Outta Hand" | 4:01 | |
| 5. | "Save the Children" | 5:05 | |
| 6. | "Pigs" | 3:16 | |
| 7. | "Crash Diet" | Axl Rose, West Arkeen, Del James, Danny Clarke | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Dead Horse Kick" | 3:14 | |
| 9. | "Nothing to Do With Anything" | 4:29 | |
| 10. | "Mercy" | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Down to the Money" | 3:53 | |
| 12. | "Pay for What You Want" | 3:30 | |
| 13. | "Anybody" | 3:30 | |
| Total length: | 51:06 | ||
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