At the End of the Day (Galactic Cowboys album)

At the End of the Day is the fifth studio album from heavy metal band, Galactic Cowboys. Multiple reviewers found that the album contained subtle references to Christianity, but provided plenty of subtext to interpret meanings with.[8][2]

At The End Of The Day
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
RecordedSunflower Studios - Houston, Texas - March - June 1998
GenreHeavy metal
Length65:37
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerAlan Doss
Galactic Cowboys chronology
The Horse That Bud Bought
(1997)
At The End Of The Day
(1998)
Let It Go
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
CCM Magazine(not rated) [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
Cross Rhythms[4]
HM Magazine(not rated) [5][6]
The Phantom Tollbooth(not rated) [7]
YouthWorker(not rated) [8]

Notes

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  • The album contains the band's Machine Fish Suite, a series of songs woven together, telling the story of the band up to that point (tracks 4–10 inclusive).
  • Drummer Alan Doss does lead vocals on the song "Through".
  • The Japanese version of this album contained the song, "The Things They Couldn't Say", which was recorded in 1994, with lead vocals by then guitarist Dane Sonnier.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing To Say"Huggins4:36
2."Ants"Farkas, Colvin4:05
3."Just Like Me"Farkas, Huggins4:28
4."Where Do I Sign?"Colvin2:49
5."Bright Horizons"Colvin1:23
6."Puppet Show"Colvin5:12
7."Mr. Magnet"Colvin2:59
8."Never Understand"Colvin4:18
9."Ranch On Mars Pt. 2 (Set Me Free)"Colvin4:19
10."How Does It Feel?"Colvin3:32
11."Young Man's Dream"Huggins4:42
12."Shine"Doss, Huggins4:09
13."The Shape"Huggins, Doss3:46
14."It's Not Over"Colvin4:49
15."Through"Doss7:21
16."At The End Of The Day"Farkas3:09

Credits

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  • Ben Huggins – Vocals, guitar, blues harp
  • Wally Farkas – Guitar, vocals, keyboards
  • Monty Colvin – Vocals, bass
  • Alan Doss – Drums, vocals

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "At the End of the Day - Galactic Cowboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Newcomb, Brian Quincy (November 1998). "Reviews / At the End of the Day". CCM Magazine. 21 (5): 75. ISSN 1524-7848.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Figgis, Alex (February 1999). "Review: At The End Of The Day - Galactic Cowboys | Cross Rhythms". Cross Rhythms (49). Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  5. ^ HM Magazine review
  6. ^ Van Pelt, Doug (November–December 1998). "Album Reviews: GALACTIC COWBOYS At The End Of The Day". HM Magazine (74). ISSN 1066-6923.
  7. ^ The Phantom Tollbooth review
  8. ^ a b Urbanski, David (January–February 1999). "Tools / Music / At the End of the Day ". YouthWorker Journal. XV (3): 58. ISSN 0747-3486.
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