Cold Hands Explained

Cold Hands
Type:	album
Artist:	Boss Hog
Cover:	Boss Hog Cold Hands.jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	1990 at Soundscape, New York City
Genre:	Punk blues
Length:	28:51
Label:	Amphetamine Reptile
Producer:	Steve Albini
Prev Title:	Drinkin', Lechin' & Lyin'
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Action Box
Next Year:	1991

Cold Hands is a studio album by the American punk blues band Boss Hog.^{[1] [2]} It was released in 1990 through Amphetamine Reptile Records.^[3]

Critical reception

Q described the album as "nine painfully slow nuggets of sonic indigestion."^[4] Trouser Press noted that "its reliance on in-jokes ... and calculatedly rakish rhythmic stratagems make it the aural equivalent of a vanity press book."^[5]

Personnel

Boss Hog

• Cristina Martinez – vocals
• Charlie Ondras – drums
• Pete Shore – bass guitar
• Jon Spencer – vocals, guitar
• Jerry Teel – guitar
• Kurt Wolf – guitar

Production

• Steve Albini – production, mixing
• Peter Arsenault – mixing
• Ed Bair – mixing

Notes and References

1. Watson . Ian . Cold Hands by Boss Hog . Melody Maker . Feb 2, 1991 . 67 . 5 . 30.
2. Web site: The Art of Aging Disgracefully. Rob. Harvilla. March 24, 2017. The Ringer.
3. Book: Guides (Firm), Rough. The Rough Guide to Rock. May 29, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781858284576. Google Books.
4. Clarke. Jeremy. 5 March 1991. Boss Hogg Cold Hands. Q. 55. 65.
5. Web site: Sprague . Deborah . Boss Hog . Trouser Press . 25 July 2024.