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 | genre = Autobiography
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{{quote|''"It's a Revco World, today."''|'''Linger Ficken' Good'''}}

'''''Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible and Fried: My Life As a Revolting Cock''''' is, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Chris Connelly's memoir of his time as a member of the Revolting Cocks]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The book begins in 1985, when Connelly is first introduced to Al Jourgensen of [[Ministry]] and is invited to join the [[Revolting Cocks]]. Much [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity]] and [[Intoxication Ensues|intoxication ensue]].

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* [[Affectionate Nickname]]: Grumpy and Party, for Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, respectively.
** Chris is dubbed "Pinky" by Al because of the way his face turns pink when he laughs too hard.
* [[All Drummers Are Animals]]: Averted -- Bill Rieflin is actually one of the saner Cocks and as belligerent as Martin Atkins gets, he doesn't fit the stereotype, either.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Working knowledge of [[Post Punk]], [[Industrial]] and [[Industrial Metal]] musicians is pretty much required reading for this book to make any sense. [[Mind Screw|And even that might not be enough]].
* [[The Alleged Car]]: Paul Barker's van, Icky.
* [[All-Star Cast]]: Look at [[wikipedia:Pigface#Members|how many people were members]] of Pigface!
* [[Bad Boss]]: Al can be a ''big'' one, at times.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: [[KMFDM|En Esch]]
* [[Beleaguered Assistant|Beleaguered Assistants]]: Barker and Rieflin, in addition to their status as the [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Men]].
** At one point, Sean Joyce becomes one to Martin Atkins.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Moreso than a [[Downer Ending]] because of the tiny [[Hope Spot]].
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Al Jourgensen, most prominently, who is also most definitely [[Hot-Blooded]].
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Steve Albini's specialty.
* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Phildo Owen's decision to provoke truckers over the CB radio.
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: About halfway through the book, this kicks-in as drug addiction and personality conflicts start to drive everyone apart. It reaches an apex around 1993, around the time that Jeff Ward killed himself.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Too many to name.
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Richard "23" Jonckheere, by virtue of his [[Small Name, Big Ego]] behavior.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Steve Albini, though Connelly is quite the Deadpan Snarker himself.
* [[Disgusting Public Toilet]]: It wouldn't be a road story without one.
* [[The Ditz]]: Terry Bones and most of Phildo's friends.
{{quote|"[He was] perhaps one rung up the genetic ladder from a garden fence." }}
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Jeff Ward and William Tucker, as well as one of Chris' girlfriends, Tracey.
* [[Eagle Land]]: Connelly is from Scotland and his portrayal of the United States falls into Type III.
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: It would probably be easier to list the people who ''aren't'' Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunettes.
* [[The Eighties]]: Setting of 1/3 of the book
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The female bassist on the first Pigface tour is simply known as "the female bass player."
* [[Five-Man Band]]: For the bulk of the book...
** [[The Hero]]: Al Jourgensen
** [[The Lancer|The Lancers]]: Luc van Acker, Paul Barker
** [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guys]]: Martin Atkins, Bill Rieflin
** [[The Big Guy|The Big Guys]]: Phildo Owen, Mike Scaccia, Jeff Ward
** [[The Chick|The Chicks]]: Chris Connelly, William Tucker
** [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]: Nivek Ogre, Trent Reznor
** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Richard 23
** [[Team Mom]]: Patti Jourgensen, Jim Nash
** [[Tagalong Kid]]: Adrian Jourgensen
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: Al is Choleric, Paul is Sanguine, Bill is Melancholic, Chris is Phlegmatic.
* [[Freudian Trio]]: Al is [[The McCoy]], Paul is [[The Kirk]], Bill is [[The Spock]].
* [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]: The female bassist on the first Pigface tour.
** Also, Terry Bones for being a mediocre musician, breaking the shower in the bus, nearly getting everyone arrested and picking fights with other band members for no particular reason.
* [[Funetik Aksent]]:
{{quote|"We had no toime to seenk about it!!!"
"VOT EES THEES I AM HEARIIIING??!!!!" [[KMFDM|Sascha]] roared down the length of the bus. }}
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Mary Byker
* [[Going Cold Turkey]]: Averted-- Al apparently tries once, and it doesn't work out so well. Justified, as he was withdrawing from heroin.
* [[Gonzo Journalism]]: Possibly unintentional, but yes.
* [[Goth]]: Quite a few of them, both of the [[Perky Goth|Perky]] and Gloomy variety.
* [[Hero of Another Story]]: [[Skinny Puppy|Nivek Ogre]], [[Dead Kennedys|Jello Biafra]] and [[Nine Inch Nails|Trent Reznor]] are the most obvious examples, though the same could be said for pretty much everyone in the book.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Patti Jourgensen is a redhead.
* [[Industrial Metal]]: Duh.
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Jason Pettigrew of the Alternative Press.
* [[Is It Always Like This?]]: There's no better example than Chris' second visit to the United States, when he comes in to find Al wearing a [[Horny Vikings|Viking helmet]], sitting on a rowing machine and cussing someone out over the phone.
* [[Jerkass]]: Let's just say there's a lot of them [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement|and leave it at that]].
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: [[Steve Albini]] and [[Public Image Ltd|Martin Atkins]], though they'd both probably resent not being given full [[Jerkass]] status.
* [[Large Ham]]: Al, both off and onstage.
* [[Lead Bassist]]: Paul Barker, being the only other official member of Ministry.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
* [[Man Child]]: Many, with Al being the king of it.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]
* [[Mushroom Samba]]:
{{quote|The actual toilet bowel had turned into a huge shiny white snapping horse's head with angry black eyes. }}
* [[The Nineties]]: The setting of the rest of the book
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Chris' romantic relationships always take a backseat to his friendship with William Tucker. He describes their first meeting as [[Love At First Sight]] and the book ends not long after Tucker's suicide.
* [[One of Us]]: The references to ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|He Man and The Masters of The Universe]]'', [[David Lynch]], ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]'' are proof-positive.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted-- there are at least two Williams (Rieflin and Tucker); two Jims (Thirlwell and Nash); two Pauls (Barker and Raven); three Chrises (Bruce, Connelly and Vrenna) and three Michaels (Balch, Scaccia, and World)
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: The engineers, Poodle, Princess and Fluffy; a set designer, Angry Baby; one of Chris' girlfriends, Vogue...
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Men]]: Bill Rieflin, Luc van Acker and Paul Barker
* [[Pointy-Haired Boss]]: ''Far'' too many of the various tour managers.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Trent Reznor
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]: Steve Albini to Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin, after the founding of Pigface.
* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll]]: Goes without saying
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: ''Many''
* [[Smug Snake]]: Richard 23 is probably the biggest.
* [[The Stoner]] / [[Erudite Stoner]]: Pretty much everyone is one or the other.
* [[Take That]]: Too many to list.
* [[Take That Me]]: For every potshot against others, Connelly has two or three for himself.
* [[Talker and Doer]]: Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher, the co-founders of the WaxTrax label, respectively.
* [[This Is Going to Be Huge]]: Al's predictions for the Revolting Cocks and/or Ministry's success never materialize.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Frankie Nardiello and Marston Daley, as well as the two crew members Connelly refers to as "[[Only Known by Their Nickname|the Poodle and the Princess]]."
* [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]
* [[To Absent Friends]]: [[Tear Jerker|Postscripts 2 and 3]]
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Terry Bones, especially after the incident with a fan who presses assault charges against him.
* [[Tragic Bromance]]: Connelly's relationship with William Tucker. So very much.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Terry Bones and his wife
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Al uses "man" so often it slides into this trope.
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]: Averted, though that might be because Connelly is actually from Edinburgh.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Al and almost all of his collaborators. Oddly, his relationships with his [[Yes-Man|Yes Men]] are entirely Type I. Type II is reserved solely for the non-doormats in his life.
** Martin Atkins is also very much the Vitriolic Best Bud of the other members of Pigface.
* [[Wacky Fratboy Hijinx]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Bill Rieflin
* [[The Windy City]]: Home of WaxTrax
* [[Yaoi Guys]]: Jim and Dannie. Both were pretty much [[Invisible to Gaydar]].
* [[Yes-Man]]: Al has quite a few throughout the book, who [[Mad Love|live to take his abuse]]. Phildo Owen gets the most page time out of them.

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