The Dead Milkmen - Now We Are 20
2003 Rykodisc

Track Listing:
1.  Beach Song
2.  Labor Day
3.  Don't Abort That Baby
4.  Girl Hunt
5.  Land Of The Shakers
6.  I Don't Wanna
7.  Milkmen Stomp
8.  Beach Song
9.  Dance With Me
10. Labor Day
11. Bitchin' Camaro
12. Plum Dumb
13. Swordfish
14. VCW
15. Spit Sink
16. Introduction
17. Laundromat Song
18. Filet Of Sole
19. I Hate Myself
20. Junkie
21. Right Wing Pigeons
22. Dean's Dream
23. Rastabilly
24. Takin' Retards To The Zoo
25. Violent School
26. Stupid Mary Anne
27. Surfin' Cow
28. Shapes Of Things
29. Ask Me To Dance
30. Rock 'N' Roll Queen
31. A Message To You Rudy

Line-Up:
Vocals:  Rodney Anonymous, Joe Jack Talcum
Guitars:  Joe Jack Talcum
Bass:  Dave Blood
Drums:  Dean Clean

Website:  www.deadmilkmen.com

Shevy's Rating:  A
Average Album Rating:  A

Shevy's Review:
For those Dead Milkmen fans that missed the original "Now We Are 10" released on cassette back in 1993, exclusive to members of The Dead Milkmen fan club, The Dead Milkmen have done their fans a favor and released "Now We Are 20"...which is essentially "Now We Are 10" with three extra songs ("Ask Me To Dance", which is a brilliant song..."Rock 'N' Roll Queen", an over-the-top Mott The Hoople cover...and "A Message To You Rudy", an interesting Robert Thompson cover).  With the majority of this album being live takes from their "Big Lizard In My Backyard" days, the overall sound is very gritty and raw.  For the casual Dead Milkmen fan that favors their polished studio sound, this might be a little hard to get into.  For the more seasoned listeners, this is pure gold.  With tracks taken from the very rare "Funky Barn", "Death Rides A Pale Cow" (the one from 1984), "Dead Milkmen Take The Airwaves", as well as some other random live stuff and a Yardbirds cover, this is simply a must have for any coinsurer of fine Dead Milkmen material.
Shevy's Rating:  A

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