The Horse That Bud Bought
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The Horse That Bud Bought is the fourth studio album from heavy metal
band Galactic Cowboys
. The album title comes from the lyrics to the song "Oregon", which the title is also based on. The song is derived real life events where bassist Monty Colvin and his family (mother and father) sold all of their worldly goods and joined a cult that lived in a commune
up in the mountains of Oregon
. The cult leader was upset that Monty's father had bought him a horse and told him he had to give it to the whole 'family'.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Galactic Cowboys
Galactic Cowboys
Galactic Cowboys was a Heavy Metal band based in Houston, Texas. They combined progressive metal with a style of vocals influenced by The Beatles and the heavy playing style of thrash bands such as Anthrax...
. The album title comes from the lyrics to the song "Oregon", which the title is also based on. The song is derived real life events where bassist Monty Colvin and his family (mother and father) sold all of their worldly goods and joined a cult that lived in a commune
Commune (intentional community)
A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become...
up in the mountains of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. The cult leader was upset that Monty's father had bought him a horse and told him he had to give it to the whole 'family'.
Track listing
- "Tilt-A-Whirl" (Farkas, Huggins, Doss)
- "Evil Twin" (Colvin)
- "Oregon" (Colvin)
- "The Buzz (Coughing)" (Colvin, Huggins)
- "Tomorrow" (Colvin)
- "Ribbon" (Huggins, Colvin, Doss, Farkas)
- "Breakthrough" (Doss, Huggins, Farkas)
- "Bound" (Colvin, Huggins)
- "Media Slant" (Colvin, Huggins)
- "Mona Lisa" (Colvin)
- "I Can't Wait" (Huggins, Colvin, Doss, Farkas)
- "Trip On Love" (Doss, Huggins, Farkas)
- "You've Changed" (Colvin, Huggins)
- "My Life" (Farkas, Colvin, Huggins, Doss)
Personnel
- Ben Huggins - Vocals, guitar
- Wally Farkas - Guitar, vocals, keys
- Monty Colvin - Bass, vocals
- Alan Doss - Drums, vocals, keys