Hard Times (Laughing Hyenas album)

Hard Times is the third and final studio album by the American band Laughing Hyenas, released on January 23, 1995 by Touch and Go Records.^[1]

Hard Times
Studio album by Laughing Hyenas
Released	January 23, 1995 (1995-01-23)
Recorded	June 1994 (1994-06)
Studio	Easley Recording Studios, Memphis, TN
Genre	Punk blues, post-hardcore
Length	43:07
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Doug Easley, Laughing Hyenas, Davis McCain
Laughing Hyenas chronology
Crawl (1992) Hard Times (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[3]

AllMusic critic Mark Deming noted the Rolling Stones influence and praised the album for "starting at the dark, scary heart of Exile on Main Street and moving on into places where few bands would dare to go".^[2] Entertainment Weekly gave it an A−, saying the album "has the malaise-fueled, foot-to-the-pedal pull of the Stooges or the Stones".^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laughing Hyenas, except "Home of the Blues" by Johnny Cash, Douglas L. McAlphin and Glenn Douglas Tubb

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Just Can't Win"	5:32
2.	"Hard Time Blues"	7:19
3.	"You're So Cruel"	4:41
4.	"Stay"	7:57
5.	"Slump"	6:14
6.	"Home of the Blues" (Johnny Cash cover)	4:53
7.	"Each Dawn I Die"	6:27

Personnel

Adapted from the Hard Times liner notes.^[4]

Laughing Hyenas John Brannon – vocals Ron Sakowski – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (6) Larissa Strickland – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Todd Swalla – drums, percussion

Additional musicians and production Doug Easley – production, engineering, steel pedal guitar (6) Laughing Hyenas – production Davis McCain – production, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Touch and Go	CD, CS, LP	TG136

References

1. Christe, Ian; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Laughing Hyenas". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
2. Deming, Mark. "Hard Times". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
3. columnist (January 27, 1995). "The Latest in Indie Music". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 46–49. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
4. Hard Times (booklet). Laughing Hyenas. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Hard Times at Discogs (list of releases)