Soda Pop * Rip Off
1994 studio album by Slant 6
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Soda Pop * Rip Off is the debut album by American punk rock band Slant 6.[2] It was released in 1994 by Dischord.[3]
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 34:04 | |||
| Label | Dischord[1] | |||
| Producers | Ian MacKaye, Don Zientara[2] | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau |  [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
AllMusic rated the album favorably, although it noted that it "works almost like a retrospective of a period in the band's career."[4] Trouser Press wrote that "the combo delivers succinct but clunky punk rock highlighted by unexpectedly strong pop hooks and occasionally odd instrumental angularities."[7] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music praised Slant 6's ability to "tackle topical subjects from unexpected angles."[6] The Chicago Reader wrote that "as with early Wire, Slant 6 avoid any sort of excess, saying their bit and moving on."[8]
Reviewing the 2014 reissue, the Washington City Paper wrote: "Though her voice was occasionally hidden behind distorted guitars and nasal delivery, [Christina] Billotte was still a better singer than many of her ‘90s contemporaries, a fact that’s perhaps more evident on the remaster."[9] Including Soda Pop * Rip Off on its list of essential riot grrrl albums, Rolling Stone wrote that the band "held up the capital city’s end with grooves like 'Time Expired,' goofing on Nuggets-style Sixties garage rock but with a sense of menace."[10] Pitchfork called it "an enduring model of punk rock poise."[11] Evelyn McDonnell and Elisabeth Vincentelli, writing for the New York Times in 2019, considered Soda Pop-Rip Off "arguably the best album of the riot grrrl era."[12]
Track listing
- Side A
- "Don't You Ever?" - 1:43
- "Night X 9" - 1:32
- "Love Shock" - 2:32
- "Double Edged Knife" - 2:14
- "Time Expired" - 2:25
- "Invisible Footsteps" - 2:25
- Side B
- "Poison Arrows Shot at Heroes" - 2:14
- "Don't Censor Me" - 2:14
- "Blood Song" - 1:34
- "Soda Pop-Rip Off" - 2:06
- "Become Your Ghost" - 1:57
- "Blue Angel" - 2:13
- "March 6" - 2:10
Album credits
- Don Zientara, Engineer
- Slant 6, Producer, Main Performer
- Ian MacKaye, Producer
- Christina Billotte, Guitar, Drums, Vocals
- Myra Power, Bass, Vocals
- Ian Svenonius, Photography
- Marge Marshall, Trumpet, Drums