Ask Questions Later

1993 studio album by Cop Shoot Cop

Ask Questions Later

Studio album by

Cop Shoot Cop

Released

March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)

Recorded

November 1992 (1992-11)

Studio

BC Studio, 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"	Tod Ashley	5:08
3.	"Nowhere"	Tod Ashley	4:12
4.	"Migration"	Phil Puleo	1:26
5.	"Cut to the Chase"	Tod Ashley	4:07
6.	"$10 Bill"	Tod Ashley	3:45
7.	"Seattle"	Jim Coleman	1:38
8.	"Furnace"	Jack Natz	4:59
9.	"Israeli Dig"	Jim Coleman	2:11
10.	"Cause and Effect"	Jack Natz	3:15
11.	"Got No Soul"	Tod Ashley	5:16
12.	"Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)"	Tod Ashley	2:34
13.	"All the Clocks Are Broken"	Tod 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	1993	Interscope	CD, CS	92250
United States	2014	Cleopatra	LP	1879

References

^ Raggett, Ned. "Ask Questions Later". Allmusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
^ Sinclair, Tom (July 9, 1993). "Ask Questions Later". Entertainment Weekly. p. 50. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ columnist (April 17, 1993). "Cop Shoot Cop - Ask Questions Later". NME: 29.
^ Black, Art; Sprague, David (2007). "Cop Shoot Cop". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
^ "Spex - Albums of the Year". Spex. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
^ "Magnet - Albums of the Year". Magnet. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
^ "Visions - The Best Albums 1991-96". Visions. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
^ "Ondarock - Rock Milestones". Ondarock. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
^ 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)