Always been a Cooper fan. Not ‘hardcore’ but rarely heard music from him I didn’t like.
My fave was the Special Forces album and I swear that every time I read a ‘cop shoots dog’ or ‘broke in the wrong house’ story here, that song automatically plays in my mind.
True story: When I was around 16, a friend who WAS AC hardcore had a father who was a former Marine and chief of Police in our small town. Good guy. We were sitting in my friend’s room listening to that song and as it started, his dad came in the room. My friend and I just busted up laughing. His dad wondered what was so funny. We told him to listen to the song. He did.
He then shook his head, said “I ought to arrest both of you”, laughed and walked out the door ;)
Oh hell...Talk about a goof ...the song I was referring to is “Prettiest Cop on the Block”
“Special Forces” is one of the 3 albums he has absolutely no memory of even making...and is always one of the top 3 fan faves.
[along with the other 2 he doesn’t remember making]...LOL
On the upside, maybe he doesn’t remember his “new look” for Special Forces, either.