Ask Questions Later

Ask Questions Later
Studio album by Cop Shoot Cop
Released	March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)
Recorded	November 1992 (1992-11)
Studio	BC, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Noise rock industrial rock
Length	50:11
Label	Big Cat/Interscope
Producer	Martin Bisi, Cop Shoot Cop
Cop Shoot Cop chronology
Suck City (1992) Ask Questions Later (1993) Release (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
NME	[3]

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.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Surprise, Surprise"	Jack Natz	4:58
2.	"Room 429"	Ashley	5:08
3.	"Nowhere"	Ashley	4:12
4.	"Migration"	Phil Puleo	1:26
5.	"Cut to the Chase"	Ashley	4:07
6.	"$10 Bill"	Ashley	3:45
7.	"Seattle"	Jim Coleman	1:38
8.	"Furnace"	Natz	4:59
9.	"Israeli Dig"	Coleman	2:11
10.	"Cause and Effect"	Natz	3:15
11.	"Got No Soul"	Ashley	5:16
12.	"Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)"	Ashley	2:34
13.	"All the Clocks Are Broken"	Ashley	5:18
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]

Cop Shoot Cop Tod Ashley – lead vocals, high-end bass guitar, guitar (2), cymbal (6), bass drum (6), snare drum (6), whistle (6), sampler (11), percussion (11), mixing (2–8, 10–13) Jim Coleman – sampler, piano (12), mixing (9) Jack Natz – low-end bass guitar, lead vocals (8, 10), backing vocals (6, 11), radio (1), snare drum (6) Phil Puleo – drums, percussion, bass drum (6), snare drum (6) Additional musicians April Chung – violin (5) Jim Colarusso – trumpet (6, 11) Killjoy – backing vocals (2) David Ouimet – trombone (6, 11), percussion (11) Joe Ben Plummer – saxophone (6, 11)

Production and additional personnel Martin Bisi – production, mixing (2–8, 10–13) Cop Shoot Cop – production Cheryl Dawn Dyer – cover art Roli Mosimann – mixing (1) Subvert Entertainment – design Howie Weinberg – mastering

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

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.

External links

• Ask Questions Later at Discogs (list of releases)