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Ask Questions Later

Ask Questions Later is the third album by American noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, released on March 30, 1993, by Big Cat and Interscope Records.

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Ask Questions Later
Studio album by
Cop Shoot Cop
ReleasedMarch 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)
RecordedNovember 1992 (1992-11)
StudiosBC, Brooklyn, NY
Genres
Length50:11
LabelBig Cat/Interscope
ProducersMartin Bisi, Cop Shoot Cop
Cop Shoot Cop chronology
Suck City
(1992) 		Ask Questions Later
(1993) 		Release
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star1
Entertainment WeeklyB+2
NMEStarStarStarStar3

Ask Questions Later is the third album by American noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, released on March 30, 1993, by Big Cat and Interscope Records.4

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tod Ashley.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Surprise, Surprise"Jack Natz4:58
2."Room 429"Ashley5:08
3."Nowhere"Ashley4:12
4."Migration"Phil Puleo1:26
5."Cut to the Chase"Ashley4:07
6."$10 Bill"Ashley3:45
7."Seattle"Jim Coleman1:38
8."Furnace"Natz4:59
9."Israeli Dig"Coleman2:11
10."Cause and Effect"Natz3:15
11."Got No Soul"Ashley5:16
12."Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)"Ashley2:34
13."All the Clocks Are Broken"Ashley5:18
14."[untitled]" 2:12

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1993 Spex Germany "Albums of the Year" 7 5
1993 Magnet United States "Albums of the Year" 26 6
1996 Visions Germany "The Best Albums 1991-96" * 7
2010 Ondarock Italy "Rock Milestones" * 8
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Ask Questions Later liner notes.9

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1993 Big Cat CD, LP ABB 45
United States Interscope CD, CS 92250
2014 Cleopatra LP 1879
References

References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Ask Questions Later". Allmusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. Sinclair, Tom (July 9, 1993). "Ask Questions Later". Entertainment Weekly. p. 50. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. columnist (April 17, 1993). "Cop Shoot Cop - Ask Questions Later". NME: 29.
  4. Black, Art; Sprague, David (2007). "Cop Shoot Cop". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. "Spex - Albums of the Year". Spex. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  6. "Magnet - Albums of the Year". Magnet. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  7. "Visions - The Best Albums 1991-96". Visions. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  8. "Ondarock - Rock Milestones". Ondarock. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  9. Ask Questions Later (booklet). Cop Shoot Cop. New York City, New York: Subvert Entertainment. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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