The Dead Milkmen

[EightMilesHigh]

What a sweet band.

The Dead Milkmen were a joke-ish, almost novelty pop-punk band from Philadelphia in the '80s. They wrote many great humorous songs such as:

Bitchin' Camaro
Rod - Hey Jack, what's happenin'?
Joe - Oh, I don't know.
Rod - Well, rumor around town says you think you might be heading down to the shore.
Joe - Uh, yeah, I think I'm goin' down to the shore.
Rod - Whatcha gonna do down there?
Joe - Uh, I don't know, play some video games, buy some Def Leppard t-shirts.
Rod - Hey, don't forget to get your Motley Crue t-shirt, y'know, all proceeds go to get their lead singer out of jail.
Joe - Uh huh.
Rod - Hey, you gonna check out the Sandbar while you're there?
Joe - Uh, what's the Sandbar?
Rod - Oh, it's this place that lets sixteen year-old kids drink.
Joe - Oh, cool.
Rod - Y'know who's gonna be there?
Joe - Uh, who?
Rod - My favorite cover band, Crystal ****.
Joe - Oh.
Rod - Yeah, they do a Doors show, you'd be really impressed, in fact, it goes a little like this:

Love me two times baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times girl
Cause I got AIDS
Love me two times baby, once for tomorrow, once cause I got AIDS

Joe - Wow, Pretty good Jim Morrison impersonation there.
Rod - Yeah, I hope those guys have a good sense of humor and don't take us to court.
Joe - Uh, what's the court?
Rod - Never mind that,
Joe - Oh, you mean like the People's Court?
Rod - Well, that's another story; the important thing here is you gotta ask me how I'm gonna get down to the shore.
Joe - Uh, how you gonna get down to the shore?
Rod - Funny you should ask, I've got a car now.
Joe - Oh wow, how'd you get a car?
Rod - Oh my parents drove it up here from the Bahamas.
Joe - You're kidding!
Rod - I must be, the Bahamas are islands, okay, the important thing now, is that you ask me what kind of car I have.
Joe - Uh, what kinda car do ya' got?
Rod - I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO!

BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
I ran over my neighbors
BITCHIN CAMARAO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Now it's in all the papers.
My folks bought me a BITCHIN CAMARO with no insurance to match;
So if you happen to run me down, please don't leave a scratch.
I ran over some old lady one night at the county fair;
And I didn't get arrested, because my dad's the mayor.
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Doughnuts on your lawn
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Tony Orlando and Dawn
When I drive past the kids, they all spit and cuss,
Because I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO and they have to ride the bus.
So you'd better get out of my way, when I run through your yard;
Because I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO;
And an Exxon credit card.
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
Hey, man where ya headed?
BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO
I drive on unleaded.


And many others.

So, discuss The Dead Milkmen :D

np: Let's Go Smoke Some Pot

[suicidesodamachine]

didn't they make that song punk rock girl ?

[Rise Me Up]

One of the best bands ever, IMO. My first avatar on here was the Dead Milkmen logo. I have three albums shared on Soulseek if anyone wants any. My s/n is _chairman_ .

[RetiredAt21]

They're really good and funny.

[asdf]

I love them. They're so annoying in such a great, funny way.

[sketchyjoe]

didn't they make that song punk rock girl ?
Yes.


Beezlebubba is a fantastic album. You can't argue with Stuart and RC's Mom.


GONNA BEAT MY WIFE!

[ZaaR]

they're simply a great band... and their music videos are pretty bitchin' too

[username77]

Amazing. I've been listening to them all morning.

Everyone knows burrow owls live in as hole in the ground! Why do you think they call it burrow owl anyway? Now Stuart, is a kid like that gunna know what the Queers are doing to the soil?!

[AIRIC]

/me downloads.

[sketchyjoe]

/me downloads.
Get Beezlebubba. It will rock your world.

[Brain Toad]

Pretty good band.

[asdf]

I like big lizard the best.

[sketchyjoe]

Big Lizard is good too but Beelzebubba contains most of their classics and I don't think it really has a bad track.


Life is **** is such a sad song after what happened with Dave Blood. It's also a surprisingly serious song.

[Liebensaft]

I absolutely adore the Dead Milkmen *cough* avatar *cough*. I love everything I've ever heard from them. Ooh, and I saw F.O.D. (band mentioned in the song Nutrition) play in my town. Craaaaazy.

[sketchyjoe]

Atom & his Package does a really good version of Nutrition.

[Liebensaft]

I've never heard them. I'll have to download it. F.O.D. were so awesome, and I kept thinking about "going to the hardcore show to see F.O.D.eeeee."

They're supposed to be coming back to play again. I can't wait.

[sketchyjoe]

If you ain't got Mojo Nixon, your store could use some fixin'

[Liebensaft]

I could quote the Milkmen all day. I'll let my avatar do that though.




<<<<<

[Skidmark Steve]

I've never really gotten into them..Anyone want to recommend me songs?

[Liebensaft]

Anything from the album "Big Lizard in My Backyard" is a great starting place. That's definitely one of my top 10 favorite albums ever.

[sketchyjoe]

I've never really gotten into them..Anyone want to recommend me songs?Off the top of my head:
Stuart
RC's Mom
Punk Rock Girl
Nutrition
Bitchin' Camaro
Life is ****
Bleach Boys
Takin' Retards to the Zoo
Beach Party Vietnam

[rawdog]

What a great band! Violent School is a great song.

[sub-bass]

Haha, I was playing bitchin' camaro just as I saw the thread

[Brain Toad]

If you ain't got Mojo Nixon, your store could use some fixin'

My record store needs some fixin' :upset:

[Bukowski]

I love the Dead Milkmen so much. So many great and funny songs. My old band used to cover Punk Rock Girl (minus the accordians or whatever), which was fun. It's the love song we can all relate to, c'mon.

Their bassist came up with some kickass basslines. He's one of my favorites. I play a little bass, and the reason i got into it was that bassline in Bitchin' Camaro.

[RetiredAt21]

My record store needs some fixin' :upset:

Mine too.

[D & V]

We Are The Milkmen, We Are The Milkmen, We Are The Milkmen, Stomp Stomp Stomppp

[Liebensaft]

There should be an official thread for the Milkmen. You can't say it wouldn't get action, because clearly they're a very commonly liked band. If it doesn't hang around the first page, then oh well, since the only other one that does is the SM/C22/BotAR thread.

[AIRIC]

There's official threads for bands that people frequently make threads about. So many officials is annoying, and I highly doubt a band like this would get much action. The reason the C22/SM/BotAR and LoC/CV/CRS7 is because there's so much to talk about, with this it would be restricted to one band and would die in 2 weeks.

[Rise Me Up]

Maybe if we keep this thread going, we can eventually make it official.

[AIRIC]

I highly doubt it since there's no need to make this "official" and it will eventually just turn in to spam.

[Rise Me Up]

You're right, but I would like to see more discussion on the Milkmen, seeing as how they pwn.

[i_am_zombie_jesus]

Man I love this band. I got their Death Rides A Pale Cow cd and it is amazing.

I also own Beezlebubba and a tape of Big Lizard In My Backyard.

[Brain Toad]

You're right, but I would like to see more discussion on the Milkmen, seeing as how they pwn.

Then make some. And official thread doesn't guarantee discussion, look at the DK thread.

[Liebensaft]

Did anyone from here go to the Dave Blood memorial show?

[Rise Me Up]

Then make some. And official thread doesn't guarantee discussion, look at the DK thread.

Yeah, and the LoC thread is horribly off topic.


When I get some money, I might order this shirt:

http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=116503&

Did anyone from here go to the Dave Blood memorial show?

Man, I wish I could've gone.

[DaveToopes]

That's a cool shirt, just based on looks. I have actually never heard the Dead Milkmen. I have decided to get some tonight.

[Liebensaft]

One of the punk kids in my school has that shirt, Brad. I want the white version.

P.S. - Nice avatar.

[Rise Me Up]

I had a white one once but I lost it.

P.S. - Thanks mane.

[Buzzbomb]

BITCHIN CAMERO. Yeah i like these guys, theres some really awesome bass in their songs. Why did Dave Blood commit suicide?

[Liebensaft]

I don't think there is a definite reason, but it's a terrible shame. The Dead Milkmen made nothing but awesome music.

[DaveToopes]

Are you saying he just felt like killing himself? Usually people commit suicide for a specific reason.

[sketchyjoe]

I think he was clinically depressed and didn't tell anyone any particular reason for it. The interview he did with Mark Prindle (his last) doesn't give any hints about it.

[Liebensaft]

That's what I meant. I didn't mean he did it for no reason. I meant that it wasn't clear why he did it.

[Liebensaft]

Dave Blood, otherwise known as Dave Schulthise, was the bassist for the punk band Dead Milkmen. He helped form the band in 1983 along with fellow pseudonymous musicians Joe Jack Talcum, Dean Clean, and Rodney Anonymous. Prior to this he was a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Purdue University.

Allegedly, he tuned the strings of his bass guitar, in order from lowest to highest, D E A D, to match the name of the band.

He stopped playing in the early 1990s after the band broke up. Dave would never play again as the result of developing tendonitis in both hands.

Of Yugoslavian extraction, Dave then travelled to study in Serbia, but in the wake of the NATO bombing campaign there he was forced to return to the US.

In late 2003, he told an interviewer his favorite bassists included Charles Mingus.

Dave committed suicide March 10, 2004 at age 47.





I have a feeling his bass was tuned normally, although it's a cool myth.

[Liebensaft]

The Dead Milkmen was a satirical punk rock/pop band that formed in 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Joe Jack Talcum (Joe Genaro; guitar, vocals), Dave Blood (Dave Schulthise; bass), Dean Clean (Dean Sabatino; drums), and Rodney Anonymous (Rodney Linderman; vocals, synth).

There are several stories about how they got their name. "The Dead Milkmen" apparently existed as Joe's concept before the band became a reality. The band has claimed the name comes from a character in Toni Morrison's book Song of Solomon ("Milkman Dead"), or from one of Genaro's high school projects. In the United Kingdom and other British Commonwealth nations, there was a persistent rumour that the band's name was derived from the first episode of the sitcom Filthy, Rich and Catflap, in which Rik Mayall's character "accidentally" kills several milkmen - but since that was not made until after the band had existed for several years, it's almost certainly untrue. The most appropriate explanation is that the name, like the band's songs, is satire: a reference to the punk band Dead Kennedys. This joke is manifest because the Milkmen adopted absurd stage names much like the Kennedys' Jello Biafra, Klaus Flouride, etc.

The Dead Milkmen's songs found moderate success on alternative on college radio stations. Videos, notably "Punk Rock Girl", even found their way onto MTV in the late 1980s. Topics for their music include satire on the 1980s music scene, toxic waste, jellyfish afterlifes, UFOs, conspiracy theories, and cover bands.

Irreverent absurdity fueled their initial popularity, particularly among college DJs. However, this genre was somewhat abandoned with the 1992 release of Soul Rotation, a much more subtle album.

After the Dead Milkmen went on indefinite hiatus in 1994, Genaro and Sabatino formed a new band, Butterfly Joe. Sabatino was also in the punk rock bands Narthex, Big Mess Orchestra, and Hunger Artists. Genaro was in a band called Touch Me Zoo. Linderman was in a band called Burn Witch Burn. Schulthise left music in the early 1990s and committed suicide in 2004.

The Dead Milkmen took the stage again for two consecutive nights in November 2004 at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia to play a show in memory of Dave Schulthise. Proceeds were donated to a variety of mental health organizations and to a Serbian monastery that Schulthise supported.

[DaveToopes]

He didn't commit suicide. Someone murdered Dave Schulthise!

[sketchyjoe]

It's been suggested that one of the reasons he killed himself was because he was unable to live in Serbia anymore.

[DaveToopes]

Dead Milkmen are awesome!

[Skidmark Steve]

Dead Milkmen are awesome!
Your awesome...

[ibanezman575]

redundancy ftw

[DaveToopes]

Your awesome...

Aww thanks Steve.

[Rise Me Up]

I think Violent School by TDM is one of their most overlooked songs. Such a great song.

[Brain Toad]

Your awesome...

What about his awesome?

[EightMilesHigh]

What about his awesome?

:grammarwhore:

[Daniel!]

I've heard a lot about these guys, and this thread has finally convinced me to listen to them. I'm downloading Big Lizard In My Backyard right now and I'll see how I like it.

[SynthesizedRudeboy]

Beach Party Vietnam!

[Liebensaft]

Dead Milkmen are awesome!
I told ya.

[Rise Me Up]

I freaking love the album Metaphysical Graffitti (Sp) right now.

[DaveToopes]

I've heard a lot about these guys, and this thread has finally convinced me to listen to them. I'm downloading Big Lizard In My Backyard right now and I'll see how I like it.

Awesome avatar. I bought the box set a couple of months ago.

[sam-a-lam]

big lizzard in my backyard and eat your paisley are the only two CD's i own that i can listen to the whole way through without skipping songs

[lynch_me]

Big Lizard is their best.

[Liebensaft]

Definitley.

[Daniel!]

This album is incredibly good. Bitchin' Camaro is hilarious.

[sketchyjoe]

Beelzebubba > Big Lizard > Eat Your Paisley

There's not a bad track on Big Lizard or Beelzebubba. It's just Beezlebubba has the best songs.

[lynch_me]

Beelzebubba > Big Lizard > Eat Your Paisley

There's not a bad track on Big Lizard or Beelzebubba. It's just Beezlebubba has the best songs.
Just admit you're afraid of lizards.

[sketchyjoe]

It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I can't afford to feed them any more.

[Liebensaft]

And have you seen the way it shits!?

[EightMilesHigh]

Beach Party Vietnam!

Surfing with the Vietcong!
Cooking hot dogs with napalm!

I love that song.

[sketchyjoe]

If you love that song then set it on fire.

[sketchyjoe]

I just found an awesome DM site at http://www.geocities.com/dmtabs and spent about 20 minutes playing and singing along to If You Love Someone, Set Them on Fire.


Also, Dave Blood died 2 years ago today.

[DemonicRubberDucky]

I love the Milkmen Stomp.

WE ARE THE MILKMEN, THE F*CKIN' MILKMEN! WE ARE THE MILKMEN, STOMP STOMP STOMP!

I had their album "death Rides A Pale Cow", but it got stolen at a superbowl party. :(

[Mannik]

Just admit you're afraid of lizards.

I actually am afraid of lizards. Bad experience as a kid.

Dead Milkmen are a great band

[Rise Me Up]

I love the Milkmen Stomp.

WE ARE THE MILKMEN, THE F*CKIN' MILKMEN! WE ARE THE MILKMEN, STOMP STOMP STOMP!

I had their album "death Rides A Pale Cow", but it got stolen at a superbowl party. :(

Superbowl parties aren't punx.

[AIRIC]

Sports aren't punx.

[Liebensaft]

Nipple slips at the most widely viewed thing in the world are punx.

[me likes punk]

Big Lizard has some of the coolest bass lines ever. I could play them over and over all day.

[Liebensaft]

I do.

[sketchyjoe]

My favourite Dave Blood basslines are RC's Mom (which I can't play) and Bleach Boys (which I can).

I really like playing along to VFW.

[me likes punk]

My favourite Dave Blood basslines are RC's Mom (which I can't play) and Bleach Boys (which I can).

I really like playing along to VFW.


Serrated Edge and Nutrition are my favorites!

[Rise Me Up]

Beach Party Vietnam is fun to play on bass.

[Mannik]

Anyone heard the album Bucky Fellini? It's not as good as Big Lizard, but it's got some awesome songs like I Am The Walrus and The Pit.

[sketchyjoe]

I've only heard about half of it but it's good stuff.

[IgniteYourAvail]

Beach Party Vietnam is fun to play on bass.
Truth.

I love the Dead Milkmen. I have the collection, and it rules. I don't really listen to them much anymore.

[Skidmark Steve]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1228817505185494583&q=the+dead+milkmen

I've just watched this video and I enjoyed it alot. This may be the beginning of a beautiful relationship with me and the Dead Milkmen.

[Rise Me Up]

That's the best video ever.

[EightMilesHigh]

Oh. My. God. That music video is awesome.

[Sebek]

I used to be pretty into them, havn't listened to them in quite awhile though.

[sketchyjoe]

The best thing about that video is the way that Rodney Anonymous just reads the paper as Joe Jack Talcum does the lead vocals on that song.

[i_am_zombie_jesus]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1228817505185494583&q=the+dead+milkmen

I've just watched this video and I enjoyed it alot. This may be the beginning of a beautiful relationship with me and the Dead Milkmen.


Good man The Dead Milkmen are amazing.

[Rise Me Up]

I have another reason to love the Dead Milkmen, I just remembered, they pretty much got me into Mojo Nixon.

[Liebensaft]

All my local music stores could seriously use some fixin'.

[Brain Toad]

I have another reason to love the Dead Milkmen, I just remembered, they pretty much got me into Mojo Nixon.

That quote goes through my head everytime at the record store because they never do have him, or at least not in the places I've looked.

[Rise Me Up]

Yeah, none of mine do either. One day, I think I'm going to ask them if they have Mojo Nixon, and if they say no, tell them that.

[Brain Toad]

I have found Jello/Mojo Nixon though, so that's pretty close.

[Rise Me Up]

Lucky. What's it called? I might download it.

[sketchyjoe]

Prairie Home Invasion is the Jello/Mojo album. They I think they released an EP for Will the Fetus be Aborted too. The album's pretty good. While Jello's originals drag on too long slightly, Mojo's stuff and the covers are all good.

[Rise Me Up]

That sounds good.

[Brain Toad]

It's great. I got it on vinyl the other day, even though I already had it on CD. Vinyl doesn't have "Plastic Jesus", which is an amazing song.

[sketchyjoe]

There's about a million extra verses to Plastic Jesus that go through every possible religion. There's even a Plastic Cthulu version.

[i_am_zombie_jesus]

It's great. I got it on vinyl the other day, even though I already had it on CD. Vinyl doesn't have "Plastic Jesus", which is an amazing song.

What are some good songs by Mojo Nixon?
If he's anything like The Dead Milkmen then im sure ill like him.

[sketchyjoe]

What are some good songs by Mojo Nixon?
If he's anything like The Dead Milkmen then im sure ill like him.
I Saw Jesus at McDonalds
Let's Go Burn Old Nashville Down
Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Lady Diana Spencer)
You Can't Buy Cool
Debbie Gibson is Pregnant (With my Two Headed Love Child)
UPS My Heart To You
I Don't Want No Cybersex
I Ain't Gonna Piss in No Jar
Rock and Roll Hall of Lame
You Can't Kill Me
Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus?
UFO's, Big Rigs & BBQ
The Ballad of Country Dick
Tie My Pecker to My Leg
Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster

[i_am_zombie_jesus]

I Saw Jesus at McDonalds
Let's Go Burn Old Nashville Down
Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Lady Diana Spencer)
You Can't Buy Cool
Debbie Gibson is Pregnant (With my Two Headed Love Child)
UPS My Heart To You
I Don't Want No Cybersex
I Ain't Gonna Piss in No Jar
Rock and Roll Hall of Lame
You Can't Kill Me
Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus?
UFO's, Big Rigs & BBQ
The Ballad of Country Dick
Tie My Pecker to My Leg
Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster

Sweet thanks.