Ass Cobra

Ass Cobra
Studio album by Turbonegro
Released 1996
Recorded 1994-1995 at Nesodden, Musikverksted by Christian A. Calmeyer
Genre Punk rock
Length 35:56
Label Amphetamine Reptile Records (Europe, May, 1996)
Boomba Records (Germany)
Sympathy for the Record Industry (USA, 1997)
Bitzcore Records(Re-press) (Germany)
Get Hip Records (Re-press) (USA)
Epitaph Records (USA, 2003)
Burning Heart Records (Sweden, 2003)
Turbonegro chronology

Stinky Fingers
(1995)		 Ass Cobra
(1996)		 Apocalypse Dudes
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) [2]
Scene Point Blank (9.0/10) [3]

Ass Cobra is the Norwegian punk rock band Turbonegro's 1996 studio album, their third full-length. It was first released on Amphetamine Reptile Records in Europe in early May, then on Boomba Records in Germany and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the USA. It was re-released in 1998 on Bitzcore Records (Germany) and on Get Hip Records (USA) and in 2003 on Epitaph Records (USA) and Burning Heart Records (Sweden). The album title is a reference to the AC Cobra sports car.

The sound

Ass Cobra featured a move towards mid-'70s punk & glam territory - in the spirit of proto punk pioneers à la The Dictators, The Ramones or late Iggy & The Stooges - plus a bit of New York Dolls' travesty thrown in. Ass Cobra paves the way harshly, with a sinister wash of cymbals, loud guitars and articulate riffs — think Poison Idea meets Alice Cooper. It is here, also, where Turbonegro developed their signature look: sailor caps, denim from head to toe, mustaches all around, and decidedly butch homoerotic accoutrements. Though Turbonegro did quite a bit of recording prior to this album, Ass Cobra set a new pace for the band, and enabled them to record what is by many fans considered to be their masterpiece, Apocalypse Dudes.[1] Moshable magazine remarked: "The very best in obnoxious drunk punk, already a classic buy-or-die thing!"

Track listing

  1. "Dazzling Display of Talent" – 2:01
  2. "The Midnight NAMBLA" – 1:36
  3. "Deathtime" – 2:20
  4. "Black Rabbit" – 1:21
  5. "Denim Demon" – 2:11
  6. "Bad Mongo" – 2:32
  7. "Mobile Home" – 2:05
  8. "I Got Erection" – 2:06
  9. "Just Flesh" – 3:09
  10. "Screwed And Tattooed" – 3:22 (bonus track on the SFTRI release only)
  11. "Hobbit Motherfuckers" – 1:22
  12. "Sailor Man" – 2:00
  13. "Turbonegro Hate the Kids" – 3:04
  14. "Imorgen Skal Eg Daue" – 2:32 [en: Tomorrow I'll die)
  15. "Raggare Is a Bunch of Motherfuckers" – 3:01
  16. "Young Boys Feet" – 1:14 (bonus track on the SFTRI release only)

All songs composed and performed by TRBNGR except "Raggare Is a Bunch of Motherfuckers" (The Rude Kids), "Mobile Home" (The Lewd) and "Young Boys Feet" (The Dicks).

Line-up

Credits

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kennedy, Patrick. "Allmusic - Ass Cobra Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ↑ Scene Point Blank review