Death Rides a Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection)

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Death Rides a Pale Cow
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Greatest hits album by
Dead Milkmen
Released1997
GenrePunk
LabelRestless Records[1]
Dead Milkmen chronology
Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)
(1995) 		Death Rides a Pale Cow
(1997) 		The King in Yellow
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 stars[1]
The Plain DealerB[4]

Death Rides a Pale Cow is a greatest hits album by the punk rock band the Dead Milkmen, released in 1997.[5][6]

Release[]

The compilation contains two previously unreleased songs: "Milkmen Stomp" and "Labor Day". The band was unable to include tracks from Soul Rotation and Not Richard, But Dick, as Hollywood Records still retained the rights.[7] It takes its name from an early cassette-only release.[8][9]

Critical reception[]

The A.V. Club wrote: "Not surprisingly, the album's best moments arrive fairly early in the proceedings, with such banner moments as 'Bitchin' Camaro', 'Beach Party Vietnam' and 'Instant Club Hit' serving to remind fans what was so great about the band in the first place. Latter-day cult hits ('Punk Rock Girl', 'Smokin' Banana Peels') are briskly appealing, but Dead Milkmen was at its best when it was at its smallest and, by extension, meanest. By the end, its bratty edge was dulled to an unfortunate degree, but nearly all of its best moments are on this worthwhile collection."[10] The Columbus Dispatch wrote that "nothing or no one escapes the Milkmen's savage wit."[11]

Entertainment Weekly included the compilation on its list of "Great American Novelties".[12]

Track listing[]

  1. "Milkmen Stomp" (The Meatmen cover) a
  2. "Tiny Town"b
  3. "Big Lizard"b
  4. "Bitchin' Camaro"b
  5. "Nutrition"b
  6. "Dean's Dream"b
  7. "Beach Party Vietnam"c
  8. "The Thing That Only Eats Hippies"c
  9. "Big Time Operator"d
  10. "Instant Club Hit"d
  11. "Surfin' Cow"d
  12. "Labor Day"a
  13. "I Walk the Thinnest Line"e
  14. "Stuart"e
  15. "Punk Rock Girl"e
  16. "Smokin' Banana Peels"e
  17. "Life Is Shit"e
  18. "Do the Brown Nose"f
  19. "If You Love Someone Set Them On Fire"f
  20. "Peter Bazooka"g
  21. "The Girl With the Strong Arm"g
  22. "Big Deal"g
  23. "The Blues Song"g

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 319.
  2. ^ "Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection - Dead Milkmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 803.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Kappes, John (December 26, 1997). "THE DEAD MILKMEN". The Plain Dealer. Friday. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Dead Milkmen | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Dead Milkmen Resurrected For Retrospective". MTV News.
  7. ^ Ross, Curtis (November 11, 1997). "The Dead Milkmen, Death Rides a Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection) (Restless)". The Tampa Tribune. BAYLIFE. p. 6.
  8. ^ "Death Rides a Pale Cow cassette".
  9. ^ Popson, Tom. "A MILKMAN`S CRY: HEGEL, HEGEL, ROCK `N` ROLL". chicagotribune.com.
  10. ^ "Dead Milkmen: Death Rides A Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection)". Music.
  11. ^ Budzak, Gary (December 11, 1997). "COMPILATION SHOWCASES MILKMEN". The Columbus Dispatch. FEATURES - Weekender. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Great American Novelties". EW.com.
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