Viva la Muerte (album)
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| Viva la Muerte | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 609 Recording in Bedford, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 40:20 | |||
| Label | Scat[1] | |||
| Producer | Cobra Verde | |||
| Cobra Verde chronology | ||||
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Viva la Muerte is the debut album by the American band Cobra Verde.[2][3] It was released in 1994 through Scat Records.[4]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
Rolling Stone called the album "brooding glam coated in smokestack grime, like Diamond Dogs sabotaged by "Final Solution"-era Pere Ubu."[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Cobra Verde
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Was It Good" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Gimme Your Heart" | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Montenegro" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Despair" | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Debt" | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Already Dead" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Until the Killing Time" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "I Thought You Knew (What Pleasure Was)" | 8:08 |
| 9. | "Cease to Exist" | 4:14 |
Personnel[edit]
- Cobra Verde
- Don Depew – bass guitar, guitar, piano, engineering
- Doug Gillard – guitar, bass guitar, electric piano, vocals
- John Petkovic – vocals, guitar
- Dave Swanson – drums, percussion, guitar, vocals
- Production and additional personnel
- Cobra Verde – production
References[edit]
- ^ Meyer, Bill. "Package Tour". Chicago Reader.
- ^ "From the Desk of Doug Gillard: I Was a Tree". Magnet. August 2, 2014.
- ^ Normal, Michael (June 4, 1994). "Scat, which was founded by Prisonshake guitarist Robert Griffin...". The Plain Dealer. p. 3F.
- ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cobra Verde". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Carlson, Matt. "Viva La Muerte". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ "Cobra Verde: Viva la Muerte". NME. November 5, 1994. p. 48.
- ^ Fricke, David (Dec 29, 1994). "On the edge". Rolling Stone. No. 698/699. p. 174.
