Ass Cobra
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1995 at Nesodden, Musikverksted by Christian A. Calmeyer | |||
| Genre | Punk Rock Glam Punk | |||
| 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) | |||
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| 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 Boomba Records in Germany May 1996 and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the United States. 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 and the album cover to Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys.
Content
 | This article is written like a review. (January 2008) |
Ass Cobra featured a move towards mid-'70s punk & glam territory - in the spirit of proto punk pioneers à la the Dictators, Ramones or late 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!". Pitchfork rated Ass Cobra 9.0 out of 10.[4]
Track listing
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).
- "A Dazzling Display of Talent" – 2:01
- "The Midnight NAMBLA" – 1:36
- "Deathtime" – 2:20
- "Black Rabbit" – 1:21
- "Denim Demon" – 2:11
- "Bad Mongo" – 2:32
- "Mobile Home" – 2:05
- "I Got Erection" – 2:06
- "Just Flesh" – 3:09
- "Screwed And Tattooed" – 3:22 (bonus track on the SFTRI release only)
- "Hobbit Motherfuckers" – 1:22
- "Sailor Man" – 2:00
- "Turbonegro Hate the Kids" – 3:04
- "Imorgen Skal Eg Daue" – 2:32 [en: Tomorrow I'll die)
- "Raggare Is a Bunch of Motherfuckers" – 3:01
- "Young Boys Feet" – 1:14 (bonus track on the SFTRI release only)
Personnel
- Hank Von Helvete (Hans Erik Dyvik Husby) - vocals
- Pål Pot Pamparius (Pål Bøttger Kjærnes) - guitar
- Rune Rebellion (Rune Grønn) - guitar
- Bingo (Bengt Calmeyer) - bass
- Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer) - drums
- Morten Andersen - photography
- Sean Bovine - engineer
- Rich Burnette - engineer
- Christian A. Calmeyer - engineer
- Erik Hanisch - engineer
References
- ^ a b Kennedy, Patrick. "Allmusic - Ass Cobra Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Scene Point Blank review
- ^ "Turbonegro: Ass Cobra / Apocalypse Dudes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- All original Turbonegro discography info compiled by Heffington, Mike (TJUSA) and Lucassen, Martin (Turbo-Archive).