Soda Pop-Rip Off
Soda Pop * Rip Off is the first full-length album by American punk rock band Slant 6. It was released in 1994 by Dischord. Reception. AllMusic rated the album favorably, although it noted that it "works almost like a retrospective of a period in the band's career." "Trouser Press" wrote that "the combo delivers succinct but clunky punk rock highlighted by unexpectedly strong pop hooks and occasionally odd instrumental angularities." "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music" praised Slant 6's ability to "tackle topical subjects from unexpected angles." The "Chicago Reader" wrote that "as with early  Wire, Slant 6 avoid any sort of excess, saying their bit and moving on." Reviewing the 2014 reissue, the "Washington City Paper" wrote: "Though her voice was occasionally hidden behind distorted guitars and nasal delivery, [Christina] Billotte was still a better singer than many of her ‘90s contemporaries, a fact that’s perhaps more evident on the remaster." Including "Soda Pop * Rip Off" on its list of essential riot grrrl albums, "Rolling Stone" wrote that the band "held up the capital city’s end with grooves like 'Time Expired,' goofing on Nuggets-style Sixties garage rock but with a sense  of menace." "Pitchfork" called it "an enduring model of punk rock poise." Evelyn McDonnell and Elisabeth Vincentelli, writing for the "New York Times" in 2019, considered "Soda Pop-Rip Off" "arguably the best album of the riot grrrl era."