The group was founded by Richard 23 and Luc Van Acker with Al Jourgensen as their producer. According to Jourgensen, the band got their name after a fight in a Chicago bar in 1983. Jourgensen, Richard 23 and Luc Van Acker celebrated the formation of the new band with a few drinks. The evening then ended up in a brawl, with bar stools being thrown through the establishment's windows. As he was throwing the trio out, the owner, a man Jourgensen recalls was named Dess, shouted, "I'm calling the police! You guys are a bunch of revolting cocks!" The trio subsequently decided to use the name for their band.
Their first release was No Devotion on Wax Trax! Records in 1985. The single was quickly followed by an album, Big Sexy Land (1986), featuring a mix of industrial, hard rock, and EBM with dominating sampling and strong synthesized beats.
Losing Richard 23 due to creative differences, the group's remaining two members were augmented by a rapidly changing set of musicians centered on Chris Connelly (Cocksure, Bells Into Machines, Murder Inc., and Damage Manual), Paul Barker (Ministry, Lead Into Gold, Flowering Blight, and Bells Into Machines), and Bill Rieflin (Ministry, Pigface, R.E.M., and King Crimson), with around twenty others as irregular contributors or guest artists.
The following live album, You Goddamned Son of a Bitch (1988), featured a return to Ministry-like industrial rock - the Big Sexy Land tracks embedded in shouting and noise. This trend continued on Beers, Steers, and Queers (1990), layering sample over sample and pushing ever further into distortion. Linger Ficken' Good (1993) was released by Sire Records and was a tamer affair, most tracks returning to the less layered material. Included was a cover of Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?," also released as a single. A tour was planned but cancelled, and the band quietly came to an end in 1994.
In 2004, Jourgensen and Phildo Owens (Skatenigs, Snow Black) revived the group. They released an album entitled Cocked and Loaded (2006). Caliente (Dark Entries), a cover of sorts of Dark Entries by Bauhaus, with vocalist Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers), was featured on the soundtrack to Saw II in 2005.
After assembling a touring line up to open for Ministry on the MasterBaTour of 2006, Jourgensen chose vocalist Josh Bradford (Stayte, Simple Shelter, V.H.S.), keyboardist Clayton Worbeck (Stayte, Simple Shelter), and guitarist Sin Quirin (Society 1, Ministry and ReVamp) as the new full-time members for the Revolting Cocks, now simply being called RevCo. The group recorded Sex-O Olympic-O and officially released the album on March 3, 2009. It was followed up by the last RevCo album Got Cock?, released on April 13, 2010.
In celebration of Wax Trax! Records, the "Wax Trax! Records Retrospectacle: 33 1/3 Year Anniversary" was held from April 15-17, 2011 at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois, United States. As a part of the lineup, Chris Connelly, Paul Barker and Luc Van Acker performed Revolting Cocks songs with various guests. For their performance on the 17th, Richard 23 joined them on stage to sing lead vocals on No Devotion.
In 2014, Chris Connelly and Jason Novak (Acumen Nation, DJ? Acucrack, Iron Lung Corp) formed Cocksure, a project that bridges the gap between Wax Trax! era industrial dance music and the future sounds of mass corruption. The project is very influenced by the early RevCo sound, and has been described as "where the Revolting Cocks left off in 1994."
Previous Members:
Al Jourgensen - production, programming, and various instruments (1985–1993, 2004–2010)
Luc Van Acker - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards (1985–1991, 2006)
Richard 23 - vocals, programming (1985–1986)
Bill Rieflin - drums, keyboards, programming (1986–1993)
Paul Barker - bass, keyboards, programming (1987–1993)
Chris Connelly - vocals, programming (1987–1993)
Phildo Owen - vocals, programming (1989–1991, 2004–2006)
Duane Buford - keyboards (1993)
Josh Bradford - vocals (2006–2010)
Sin Quirin - guitars, bass, keyboards (2006–2010)
Clayton Worbeck - keyboards, bass (2006–2010)
Live Lineups:
--------- 1987 ---------
Al Jourgensen - keyboards, vocals, guitar
Paul Barker - bass, keyboards
Luc Van Acker - guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards
Chris Connelly - vocals, keyboards
Bill Rieflin - drums
--------- 1988 ---------
Al Jourgensen - keyboards, vocals, guitar
Paul Barker - bass, keyboards
Luc Van Acker - guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards
Chris Connelly - vocals, keyboards
Bill Rieflin - drums
Nivek Ogre - vocals
--------- 1990 ---------
Al Jourgensen - guitar, backing vocals
Paul Barker - bass
Chris Connelly - vocals
Phildo Owen - vocals
Jeff Ward - drums
Mark Durante - guitar, backing vocals
Michael Balch - keyboards
Kevin "Doc" Sullivan - keyboards, backing vocals
Trent Reznor - vocals
--------- 1991 ---------
Al Jourgensen - guitar, backing vocals
Paul Barker - bass
Chris Connelly - vocals
Phildo Owen - vocals
Bill Rieflin - drums
Mark Durante - guitar, backing vocals
Michael Balch - keyboards
Luc Van Acker - vocals
--------- 2006 (Ministry's MasterBaTour) ---------
Al Jourgensen - guitar, backing vocals
Phildo Owen - vocals
Luc Van Acker - vocals
Josh Bradford - vocals
Sin Quirin - guitar
Clayton Worbeck - keyboards
Anna K - bass
Seven Antonopoulos - drums
--------- 2009 (Ministry's LubricaTour) ---------
Josh Bradford - vocals
Sin Quirin - guitar
Clayton Worbeck - keyboards, guitar
Murv Douglas - bass
Aaron Rossi - drums
Mike Scaccia - guitar (selected dates)
Al Jourgensen - guitar, backing vocals
--------- 2011 (Wax Trax! Retrospectacle - April 15-17) ---------
Luc Van Acker - vocals
Paul Barker - bass
Chris Connelly - vocals, keyboards
Duane Buford - keyboards
Jamie Duffy - guitar
Dan Brill - drums
Richard 23 - vocals
Discography:
1985 - No Devotion (single)
1986 - Big Sexy Land (LP)
1986 - You Often Forget (single)
1988 - You Goddamned Son of a Bitch (live)
1989 - Stainless Steel Providers (single)
1989 - (Let’s Get) Physical (single)
1990 - Beers, Steers, and Queers (LP)
1991 - Beers, Steers, and Queers (The Remixes) (single)
1993 - Linger Ficken' Good (LP)
1993 - Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? (single)
1994 - Crackin’ Up (single)
2006 - Cocked and Loaded (LP)
2007 - Cocktail Mixxx (remix)
2009 - Sex-O Olympic-O (LP)
2009 - Sex-O Mixxx-O (remix)
2010 - Got Cock? (LP)
2011 - Got Mixxx (remix)
Hookerbot3000
Revolting Cocks Lyrics
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There's a little ol' place on down the road
Where the rooms are hot and the hearts are cold
It's a futurist cold metal world
With a bitch-sadistic cold little girl
This is our future oh yeah (x8)
No need for rubbers with HookerBot 3000
No need for pillow-talk HookerBot 3000
No need for pillow-talk HookerBot 3000
Hooker-bot HookerBot 3000
There's a little ol' place on down the road
Where the rooms are hot and the hearts are cold
It's a futurist cold metal world
With a bitch-sadistic cold little girl
This is our future oh yeah (x8)
No need for rubbers with HookerBot 3000
No need for pillow-talk HookerBot 3000
Pants off, dance off HookerBot 3000
Pants off, dance off
HookerBot Hooker Bot 3000
She wants me I know it's true when she takes the money
She wants me I know it's true
She holds me o so gently
She fucks me when I'm blue
She's built just like a bentley
She comes, comes right on cue (comes right on you)
No need for rubbers with HookerBot 3000
No need for pillow-talk HookerBot 3000
Hooker-bot yeah yeah yeah yeah (x4) Hooker (x4)
The song HookerBot3000 by Revolting Cocks is a commentary on the potential future of human relationships and technology. The lyrics describe a place where there is no need for human intimacy, as individuals can satisfy their sexual desires with a "HookerBot 3000," an advanced robot designed specifically for sexual purposes. The lyrics suggest that this technology will become increasingly popular due to the ease of access and lack of emotional involvement, ultimately posing a threat to the way humans relate to one another.
The song's use of descriptive language paints a picture of a bleak future where humans become increasingly disconnected from each other, where a cold metal world with no room for romance or warmth is the norm. The lyrics also suggest that the HookerBot 3000 is a superior option to human interaction, as it eliminates the need for communication and emotional connection.
Overall, the song can be seen as a commentary on the impact technology has on human relationships, highlighting the potential dangers of relying too heavily on technology for sexual and emotional fulfillment and the loss of the fundamental human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
My HookerBot
The singer is introducing their sex robot, HookerBot.
There's a little ol' place on down the road
Where the rooms are hot and the hearts are cold
It's a futurist cold metal world
With a bitch-sadistic cold little girl
This is our future oh yeah (x8)
The song is describing a futuristic world where sex robots are commonplace and emotionless.
No need for rubbers with HookerBot 3000
No need for pillow-talk HookerBot 3000
No need for rubbers with HookerBot 3000
No need for pillow-talk HookerBot 3000
Hooker-bot HookerBot 3000
HookerBot 3000 eliminates the need for condoms or emotional connection during sex.
Pants off, dance off HookerBot 3000
Pants off, dance off
HookerBot Hooker Bot 3000
The robot is designed solely for sexual purposes and its activation involves removing clothing.
She wants me I know it's true when she takes the money
She wants me I know it's true
She holds me o so gently
She fucks me when I'm blue
She's built just like a bentley
She comes, comes right on cue (comes right on you)
The artist anthropomorphizes HookerBot, suggesting that it is capable of wanting and providing sexual comfort like a human can.
Hooker-bot yeah yeah yeah yeah (x4) Hooker (x4)
The singer repeatedly emphasizes HookerBot's purpose as solely for sex.
Writer(s): Sinhue Quirin, Al Jourgensen, Joshua David Bradford, Clayton Mark Worbeck
Contributed by Mackenzie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.