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Cop Shoot Cop

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Track Listing

  1. Interference
  2. It Only Hurts When I Breathe
  3. Last Legs
  4. Two at a Time
  5. Slackjaw
  6. Lullaby
  7. Any Day Now
  8. Swimming in Circles
  9. Turning Inside Out
  10. Ambulance Song
  11. Suckerpunch
  12. Divorce
  13. Money Drunk

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #206676 in Music
  • Released on: 1994-09-06
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Well worth seeking out5
An old girlfriend of mine was a big fan of Cop Shoot Cop, and I remember how excited she was when this record came out. I'd never heard of them, but from the opening crunch of "Interference" I was impressed by the blend of noise and melody, by the imaginative arrangements and by the variance of tone and pace in what is, essentially, a punk rock record.

In the years that followed, I became increasingly amazed that no one else seemed to have heard, or even heard of, this record. And since it's now discontinued, I suppose it's not on the brink of massive crossover success. Still, "Release" has a credible punk/hardcore spirit, but is really accessible, and on the neatly worded "Any Day Now" or the piano led balled "Lullaby" it strays dangerously close to alt.pop. I would really recommend seeking it out.

All change for CSC.5
Urban poetry, that's the only way to describe it (at the risk of generating too many cliche`s). This has got to be one of my favorite albums of all time and one which seems to get better with time, too. If you were expecting more atonal, Industrial racket, you will be in for a shock. In fact, the only hint at the band's past is to be found in "Money Drunk" and maybe "Turning Inside Out", which both retain their chaotic, odd-ball personality from the last three albums.
The songs on this album are somewhat reminiscent of Tom Waits' "Blue Valentine" in subject matter, though the actual style of the songs seems pretty unique. The best I can hope to describe it as, would be "Grunge-Jazz", though that description definitely falls short. You can certainly hear Tod Ashley's later "Firewater" project in evidence here, though the World-music influence of that band is missing on "Release".
To sum up, this record combines the cynical ire of "White Noise" with tales of New York street life and a flavour all of it's own. The witty, downbeat lyrics and the musicianship itself are all much improved and the sampler takes a backseat to real instruments throughout.
M.J.