| Nightlife | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 31, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 609 Recording in Bedford, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Motel | |||
| Producer | Cobra Verde | |||
| Cobra Verde chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
Nightlife is an album by Cobra Verde, released in 1999 through Motel Records. [3] [4]
The album was recorded by frontman John Petkovic and bass player Don Depew. Ralph Carney played saxophone on "Crashing in a Plane". [5]
The Washington Post called the album "a glam-revival romp that invokes the spirit of David Bowie, Roxy Music and (in the closing 'Pontius Pilate') Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht." [6] The Cleveland Scene wrote that "Nightlife has all the flavor of classic rock and roll without sounding too obviously retro." [7]
Exclaim! thought that "Huey Lewis-like sax-rock spews forth on 'What Makes A Man A Man', and [the band's] new grasp on glam bleeds through on cuts like 'Casino'." [8] The Washington City Paper praised the "literate, smart-aleck lyrics." [9] Salon deemed the album "a tight, heavy, guitar-and-chirping-synth version of glam rock written sideways." [10]
All tracks are written by Cobra Verde.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Step Away from Myself" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Conflict" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Crashing in a Plane" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Every God for Himself" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Casino" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "What Makes a Man a Man" | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Between the Seasons" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Heaven in the Gutter" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Don't Let Me Love You" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Tourist" | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Back to Venus" | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Don't Burden Me with Dreams" | 4:07 |
| 13. | "$2 Souvenir" | 5:15 |
| 14. | "Pontius Pilate" | 3:31 |
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