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The Dead Milkmen (sometimes just '''Dead Milkmen''') was a Satirical Punk 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). http://music.aol.com/artist/the-dead-milkmen/4047/biography 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 . This joke is manifest because the Milkmen adopted absurd stage names much like the Kennedys. The band's musical style could be described, in general, as punk with a large dose of comedy. For the most part, irreverence, high spirits and nonsensical humor were more important than musical complexity or technical proficiency. For example, there are songs called "Bitchin' Camaro," "Smokin' Banana Peels," "My Many Smells" and "Taking Retards to the Zoo." Anonymous and Talcum both sang with Philadelphia Accent s and often sounded exaggeratedly snotty. http://www.deadmilkmen.com/song-lyrics][http://www.deadmilkmen.com/videos HISTORY After some self-releases, their first official album was '' Big Lizard In My Backyard '' (1985). Their music got some airplay on college radio but was rarely heard on commercial stations. The best-known song from their debut was "Bitchin' Camaro," which virtually became their signature tune, and—with improvised dialogue in its intro—became a favorite in live shows. (Both the album and song were mentioned on the TV Show '' Midnight Caller '' in a scene featuring lead actor Gary Cole and guest star Robert Klein .) Their next two full-length works were '' Eat Your Paisley '' (1986) and '' Bucky Fellini '' (1987). The latter featured a song that had some success, "Instant Club Hit (You’ll Dance to Anything)," which was both dance music and a parody of dance music. (Around this time, Jim Walewander , a rookie on the Detroit Tigers baseball team, became notorious for being a fan. This fact was even noted on his baseball card, which described the group as "an obscure punk-rock band". Walewander invited the Dead Milkmen to Tiger Stadium to see a game in which he hit his first, and only, major league home run.) In 1988 came '' Beelzebubba ,'' which featured what would become the Dead Milkmen's best-known song, "Punk Rock Girl." The song's video won rotation on MTV , and was later trashed by Beavis And Butthead on their show. While their music was still lively, some saw this album as more musically sophisticated than previous work. Following in this vein, in 1990, came '' Metaphysical Graffiti ''. ''Metaphysical Graffiti'' had a strange twist to it which had not been heard since "Tugena" (''Big Lizard in my Backyard''). After the big hit with ''Beelzebubba'', ''Metaphysical Graffiti'' put some new listeners off due to its more bizarre antics. Up to this point, the band had been recording for Enigma Records and its subsidiary Restless Records . They signed with Hollywood Records , owned by Disney , and their music arguably changed. Their next two albums, '' Soul Rotation '' (1992) and '' Not Richard, But Dick '' (1993), featured what many fans felt was more subtle and "mainstream" music. By the time Restless Records released their final original album in 1995, '' Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig) '', the Dead Milkmen had broken up. Since then, compilations of both hits and rarities have been made available. http://music.aol.com/artist/the-dead-milkmen/4047/biography POST BREAK-UP Joe Genaro and Dean 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 . Rodney Linderman was in a band called Burn Witch Burn. Joe Genaro is currently in Philadelphia punk band The Low Budgets and ''The Cheesies''. He also frequently tours under the name Joe Jack Talcum, performing original songs as well as acoustic Dead Milkmen covers. Dave Schulthise attended 2004 . http://relivethe80s.com/articles/deadmilkmen.htm 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. DISCOGRAPHY Full length studio albums
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