Copycat Killers [Explicit Lyrics]

Cobra Verde | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2005)
• Original Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Scat Records
• ASIN: B0007R8FMG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,871 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

What do you get when you cross Pink with Hawkwind, Brit-pop mopers, post-punk junk, disco spunk, denim and leather, spandex and polyester, fringe and feathers? We have no idea. But you might find out by listening to Cobra Verde's latest, greatest disc, "Copycat Killers." The covers album collects 12 tunes you'd never hear on a K-Tel comp, let alone during prom night. "Copycat Killers" opens with a pot-induced rendition of Pink's "Get the Party Started" and includes everything from a kraut-rockin' take on Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" to whomp-and-stomp nuggets by the Troggs, Flamin' Groovies and, uh, New Order. That's not all -- it never is with these Cleveland rock legends. How about a Motownified take on Hawkwind? A Bo Diddley-ized upgrade of the Fall? Or a version of the Stones' "Play With Fire" that sounds like a stalker on an answering machine? Cobra Verde will charge across the U.S.A. in support of this opus, including some dates on the Undertones reunion tour in April and May 2005. CV has been hailed as "the last rock stars," "pop nihilists," "glittery rebel rebels" and "a brilliant mix of '70s glam, post-punk, heavy pop and balls-out rock" by Magnet, Rolling Stone, FHM, Blender, Playboy, TimeOut, Entertainment Weekly, Village Voice -- every place except "Soldier of Fortune" (and they're even promising to get on board this time). So, what are you waiting for? Go to war with Cobra Verde.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much more than a covers CD, April 26, 2005

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Katrina Raleigh (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Copycat Killers (Audio CD)

I was a little worried when I saw the Cobras latest was a cover CD, but when I finally got it in my CD player, all of my doubts were dispersed. Yes, these songs are covers, but they're much more than that. Cobra Verde puts their own glammy post-punk imprint on each tune, from a dusky, seductively ominous version of Pink's "Let's Get the Party Started" to a wild reworking of The Fall's "Diceman" to a smoky, groovy reworking of the Stones "Playing with Fire." My favorites, though, were the acoustic, yet driving, cover of New Order's "Tempation", the rocking update of Donna Summers "I Feel Love," and an achingly beautiful cover of Leonard Cohen's "So Long Marianne."
As you can see, the song selection is quirky and wide-ranging, revealing both the Cobras diversity and musical chops, and their impeccable taste in music. In reworking these songs by other memorable artists, they reveal new sides of themselves and highlight again their singular artistic vision of grit-and-glam passionate rock.
(The only reason I did not give this five stars is that I reserve that top judgement for original music - maybe event the Cobras next CD!)