Audio CD review:
The Dead Milkmen - Now We Are 20

The Dead Milkmen - Now We Are 20

Band: The Dead Milkmen Title: Now We Are 20 Rating: Release Date: 09 September, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 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: Plumb 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

Customer Reviews Trivial for DM bootleg collectors, a must have for those not as fortunate to have the originals. To the person who stated that the sound quality of the live tracks. This review is coming from a longtime Dead Milkmen fan who owns the original Now We are 10, (as well as the tapes that make up NWA10) and has a cassette copy of the other two tracks. . . . well, the first four tracks are from a self-released tape from 1983. The show is in a barn in Bedminister, PA, 10. 22. 83. It was recorded on a boombox. (i am listening to the full show right now) The next 3 tracks are from another self released tape that was entitled "Death Rides a Pale Cow," which I believe was also from 1983. These are some of the rarest of Dead Milkmen tracks which were compiled onto the NWA10 CD as a fan club release. . . not intended to be a commercial release. Enough fans wanted this to happen, therefore the Dead Milkmen made it happen. For the old equipment used, and the fact that the source cassettes are pretty old (these are the days before DAT), I think it sounds excellent. I have heard live albums that sound much worse than the live and non-live tracks on this CD. This is basically a collection of rarities and demos. Now if they could release their 1984 tape "Someons Shot Sunshine. ". ------------------------------- -------------------------- When I purchased this disc for the collection I was very dissapointed. Let me start of by saying I am a big Dead Milkmen fan. This cd was made from two different recordings. One is at a party and is just unbearable to listen to. The other recording is from a radio show they did. The radio one is whole lot easier to listen to. My promblem with it is the music is edited. If anything edited music offends me. The only reason I gave the cd to stars is because there the Dead Milkmen. Don't be fooled this isnt a collection of there best material or a greatest hits cd. Go buy there other cds you wont be sorry. It'll Have to Do I was unsure about buying it, but the two extra songs suckered me in. For those who had the luck of obtaining a copy of NOW WE ARE 10 through the DM Fan Club, this is the same album with two extra songs and a great insert. As I said, the insert is great with different stories from different people about the Dead Milkmen. The song quality varies as the recordings were either home recordings (raw and just beautiful) or recorded when performed live at WXPN in Philadelphia (censored but fun). It rounds out a collection perfectly, and hearing their energy pre-BIG LIZARD is a treat. . You can see a complete list of all The Dead Milkmen discography, or go back to the The Dead Milkmen tabs