Ass Cobra
1996 studio album by Turbonegro
Ass Cobra is the third full-length studio album by Norwegian punk rock band Turbonegro. It was first released in May 1996, with subsequent reissues in the following years. The album title and cover art is a reference to the AC Cobra sports car and Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys respectively.
Overview and release
Ass Cobra was recorded at Nesodden Musikkverksted in Nesodden, with the exception of "Imorgen Skal Eg Daue" and "Raggare Is A Bunch Of Motherfuckers", which was recorded at the Green Room in Madison, Wisconsin. The album saw the band move towards mid-1970s punk and glam territory, in the style of the Dictators, Ramones and late the Stooges, and features covers of songs by punk bands the Lewd and the Rude Kids.
Ass Cobra was released in May 1996 through Amphetamine Reptile Records in Europe and Boomba Records in Germany. The album was released in the United States by Sympathy for the Record Industry in 1997 and included two bonus tracks, "Screwed And Tattooed" and a cover of the Dicks' song "Young Boys Feet". The album was re-released in 1998 on Bitzcore Records in Germany and on Get Hip Records in the US. Following Turbonegro's reunion in 2002, Ass Cobra was reissued in 2003 through Epitaph Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Sweden.
Critical reception
Patrick Kennedy of AllMusic wrote that the album "paves the way [for Apocalypse Dudes] 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.
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