Sacred Cow (album)
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Released | April 23, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, funk rock | |||
Length | 50:16 | |||
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Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
Sacred Cow is an album by Geggy Tah, released in 1996.[5][6][7] It contains "Whoever You Are", a number-16 hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Entertainment Weekly called the album "another fine, goofunky mess, chockful of weird hooks and dance-feverish energy."[4] The Nation wrote that the band "is carving out a place devoted to fey weirdness, edgy grooves, and realityskewing lyrics."[9] Trouser Press wrote: "Sacred Cow continues the duo’s tactful progression towards a modern version of Steely Dan-dom."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Tommy Jordan & Greg Kurstin, except as noted.
- "Granddad's Opening Address" – 0:29
- "Whoever You Are" – 4:33
- "Lotta Stuff" (Jordan) – 3:10
- "Century Plant 2000" – 6:17
- "Sacred Cow" (Jordan) – 5:02
- "House of Usher (Inside)" (Jordan) – 3:58
- "Don't Close the Door" – 4:10
- "Such a Beautiful Night" (Jordan) – 3:53
- "She Withers" – 4:09
- "Las Vegas with the Lights Out" – 3:27
- "Mem" (Jordan) – 4:39
- "Shed" (Jordan) – 3:45
- "Gina" – 2:45
References
[edit]- ^ "Sacred Cow « LUAKA BOP".
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 709.
- ^ a b "Music Review: 'Sacred Cow'". EW.com.
- ^ "Whoever They Are : Geggy Tah's Members Defy Conventional Labels, Yet One of Their Singles Is Climbing the Charts". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1997.
- ^ "The Modern Age". Billboard. September 28, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ Everett, Todd (August 8, 1996). "Soul Coughing; Geggy Tah".
- ^ Sacred Cow at AllMusic
- ^ "Listening in the Streets". The Nation. 263: 33. July 8, 1996.
- ^ "Geggy Tah". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 August 2020.