Ass Cobra
Ass Cobra is the third full-length studio album by Norwegian punk rock band Turbonegro. It was first released in May 1996 on Boomba Records in Germany and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the United States. It was re-released in 1998 on Bitzcore Records in Germany and on Get Hip Records in the US, and in 2003 on Epitaph Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Sweden. The album title is a reference to the AC Cobra sports car and the album cover to "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys. Music . "Ass Cobra" featured a move towards mid-1970s punk and glam territory, in the style of the Dictators, Ramones and late the Stooges. 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. [...] Though Turbonegro did quite a bit of recording prior to this album, this was the one that set the  pace, and the one that enabled them to record their masterpiece, "Apocalypse Dudes"". "Moshable" magazine remarked that the album was "the very best in obnoxious drunk punk, already a classic buy-or-die thing!". "Pitchfork" rated "Ass Cobra" 9.0 out of 10. 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).