Dope
plays a basic style of
speed metal
while lead singer/rhythm guitarist/songwriter
Edsel Dope
sings in a raging bass voice reminiscent of
Motoerhead
's
Lemmy Kilminster
. The sentiments expressed in his uncompromising, obscenity-littered lyrics can be accurately summed up in such song titles as
"Pig Society,"
"Shit Life,"
"America the Pitiful,"
and the all-purpose
"Everything Sucks."
"F*ck tomorrow" is the chorus of
"Spine for You,"
a song that also contains the lyric, "Bam, I'd like to bash you in the head." The unbilled eighth track on the disc is a cover of
N.W.A.
"Fuck tha Police."
The CD booklet is adorned with cartoon artwork depicting the album's themes, and interpreting the lyrics as comic-book fantasy is the kindest way to treat them. [Some releases add a bonus track, a cover of
Dead or Alive
"You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)."
] ~ William Ruhlmann