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Nightlife (Cobra Verde album)

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Nightlife
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 1999
Recorded609 Recording in Bedford, Ohio
GenreAlternative rock
Length53:49
LabelMotel
ProducerCobra Verde
Cobra Verde chronology
Egomania (Love Songs)
(1997)
Nightlife
(1999)
Easy Listening
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]

Nightlife is an album by Cobra Verde, released in 1999 through Motel Records.[3][4]

Production

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The album was recorded by frontman John Petkovic and bass player Don Depew. Ralph Carney played saxophone on "Crashing in a Plane".[5]

Critical reception

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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]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Cobra Verde

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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Cobra Verde
  • Don Depew – bass guitar, guitar, recording
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • John Petkovic – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Production and additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Sullivan, Denise. "Nightlife". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Cobra Verde: Nightlife". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cobra Verde". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Margasak, Peter (November 18, 1999). "Cobra Verde". Chicago Reader.
  5. ^ Morris, Chris (Jan 30, 1999). "Declarations of Independents". Billboard. 111 (5): 73.
  6. ^ "COBRA VERDE 'Nightlife' Motel". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Best Regional CD 2000". Cleveland Scene.
  8. ^ "Cobra Verde Nightlife | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  9. ^ Porter, Christopher (February 11, 2000). "Cobra Verde". Washington City Paper.
  10. ^ "Sharps & flats". Salon. September 21, 1999.