Ironically, my first introduction to Tod Ashley's music was through his current klezrock incarnation, Firewater. What immediately grabbed me was his incredible voice, followed quickly by his lyrics and songwriting. Eventually, I followed the trail of dried blood back to this album - the absolute pinnacle of No-Wave. Sure, people will drop names like Arto Lindsay's DNA, or Lydia Lunch's Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, but Cop Shoot Cop were never, ever surpassed, and this is their finest moment. Every single song is a brooding, jagged mess of bass-heavy songwriting and percussive stomp ("Ambulance Song" in particular has an absolutely AWESOME drum part), but the ones that stick out most are "It Only Hurts When I Breathe," "Two At A Time," "Any Day Now," and especially "Ambulance Song." Blow your brains out, baby.