Rollin' (Texas Hippie Coalition album)

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Rollin'
Rollin' Texas Hippie Coalition.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)
Genre
Length40:35
Label Carved
Producer David Prater [1]
Texas Hippie Coalition chronology
Pride of Texas
(2008)
Rollin'
(2010)
Peacemaker
(2012)

Rollin' is the second studio album by American metal band Texas Hippie Coalition. It was released on July 6, 2010 [2] and reached number 29 on the US Heatseekers Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Production

The album, which was their first with Carved Records, contains Version 2 of "Pissed Off and Mad About it" (the first single from the band) produced by David Prater. [1]

Touring

The band toured the United States and Europe in mid-2010 with a stop at Bospop Festival in the Netherlands. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The album was touted by VH1's That Metal Show as "one of the greatest sophomore albums ever". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Randy Cooper, John Exall and Big Dad Ritch, except where noted [7]

Rollin' track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intervention"3:56
2."Flawed"3:35
3."Rollin'"4:35
4."Jesus Freak"3:12
5."Pissed Off and Mad About It" (Cooper, Exall, Michael Hayes, James Prater, Ritch)4:05
6."Groupie Girl"4:40
7."Saddle Sore"3:11
8."Cocked and Loaded"4:44
9."Back from Hell"3:50
10."Beg"4:27
Total length:40:35

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums [3] 29

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