by William Ruhlmann
Dope plays a basic style of speed metal while lead singer/rhythm guitarist/songwriter Edsel Dope sings in a raging bass voice reminiscent of Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister. 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.'s &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.