White Noise (Cop Shoot Cop album)

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White Noise
Cop Shoot Cop White Noise.jpg
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedJune 1991 (1991-06)
StudioBC Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre
Length39:58
Label Big Cat
Producer Martin Bisi
Cop Shoot Cop chronology
Consumer Revolt
(1990)
White Noise
(1991)
Suck City
(1992)

White Noise is the second album by the American noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, released in 1991 by Big Cat. [1] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with two bass guitars, drums and a variety of taped sound effects, Cop Shoot Cop courts dissonance—'white noise'—without actually succumbing to it. Rather, 'white noise' might actually refer to the band itself, modern purveyors of the white-boy blues." [4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tod Ashley, except "Feel Good" by Jack Natz.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Discount Rebellion" Ashley 2:23
2."Traitor/Martyr"Ashley, Coleman, Natz, Puleo 4:43
3."Coldest Day of the Year"Ashley, Coleman, Natz, Puleo4:57
4."Feel Good"Ashley, Coleman, Natz, Puleo3:21
5."Relief"Ashley, Coleman2:53
6."Empires Collapse"Coleman, Puleo2:58
7."Corporate Protopop"Ashley, Thirlwell 1:19
8."Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"Ashley, Coleman, Natz, Puleo2:44
9."Chameleon Man"Ashley5:08
10."Where's the Money?"Coleman0:58
11."If Tomorrow Ever Comes"Ashley5:24
12."Hung Again"Ashley3:10

Personnel

Adapted from the White Noise liner notes. [5]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 1991 Big Cat CD, CS, LP ABB29

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References

  1. Black, Art; Sprague, David (2007). "Cop Shoot Cop". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. Harrison, Tom (15 May 1992). "What? No controversy?". The Province. p. C28.
  3. Raggett, Ned. "White Noise". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. Kot, Greg. "'WHITE NOISE'". chicagotribune.com.
  5. White Noise (booklet). Cop Shoot Cop. New York City, New York: Subvert Entertainment. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)