Peacetika is the fourth studio album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows.[1][2] It was released on March 25, 1991, by Amphetamine Reptile Records.[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

Peacetika
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 1991 (1991-03-15)
RecordedMirror Image
(Minneapolis, MN)
GenreNoise rock, post-hardcore
Length26:09
LabelAmphetamine Reptile
ProducerCows, Tim Mac
Cows chronology
Effete and Impudent Snobs
(1990)
Peacetika
(1991)
Cunning Stunts
(1992)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [5]

Trouser Press opined that "the spectacular 'Hitting the Wall' begins the album with pounding and whistling organized mayhem, which the weaker following tracks can't equal."[6]

In 2005, City Pages listed "Hitting the Wall" as one of "Minnesota's Fifty Greatest Hits", writing: "Am-Rep's leading lights corral their mondo-hate-scum-boogie into something like a pop song without diluting Shannon Selberg's stay-away-from-me scream or Thor Eisentrager and Kevin Rutmanis's guitar-bass katzenjammer."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Cows

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hitting the Wall"2:41
2."John Henry"3:36
3."The Man"2:53
4."I'm Missing"3:56
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Die"3:07
2."3-Way Lisa"2:59
3."Good Cop"2:38
4."Peacetika"4:16

Personnel

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Adapted from the Peacetika liner notes.[8]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1991 Amphetamine Reptile LP ARR 18/145

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 19, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jennings, Dave (May 4, 1991). "Peacetika by Cows". Melody Maker. 68 (18): 34.
  3. ^ Old Gold 1989–1991 (booklet). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Scott, Jane (September 20, 1991). "Moosic". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 28.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "Cows: Peacetika > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Edgerton, Robin; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cows". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Hicks, Dylan (June 8, 2005). "Minnesota's Fifty Greatest Hits – The greatest Minnesota-made records of all time". City Pages.
  8. ^ Peacetika (sleeve). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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