Egomania (Love Songs) is the second album by Cobra Verde, released in 1997 through Scat Records.[5]
| Egomania (Love Songs) | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 5, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 609 Recording in Bedford, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:01 | |||
| Label | Scat[1] | |||
| Producer | Cobra Verde | |||
| Cobra Verde chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [4] |
Critical reception
editThe Chicago Tribune wrote: "Creating classic rock in the best sense of the term, this Ohio quartet meshes instrumental prowess, great songwriting, passion and a dark edge in ways that one rarely encounters today."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Cobra Verde, except "Underpants" by Easter Monkeys and "Chinese Radiation" by Pere Ubu
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everything to You" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "A Story I Can Sell" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Still Breaking Down" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Leather" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Underpants" | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Blood on the Moon" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Until It's Gone" | 5:19 |
| 8. | "For My Woman" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Chinese Radiation" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Never My Love" | 3:54 |
Personnel
edit- Cobra Verde
- Don Depew – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, engineering
- Doug Gillard – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
- John Petkovic – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Dave Swanson – drums, guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Nick Amster – mixing
- Cobra Verde – production
- Bruce Gigaz – mixing
- Robert Pollard – vocals
References
edit- ^ "Label Discography".
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Egomania (Love Songs)". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Reger, Rick. "Cobra VerdeEgomania (Love Songs) (Scat) (star) (star)..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 6, 1997). "Egomania (Love Songs)". Entertainment Weekly (156). Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cobra Verde". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 26, 2013.