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Sacred Cow
Studio album by
Geggy Tah
ReleasedApril 23, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreAlternative rock, funk rock
Length50:16
Label
Producer
Geggy Tah chronology
Grand Opening
(1994) 		Sacred Cow
(1996) 		Into the Oh
(2001)
Singles from Sacred Cow
  1. "Whoever You Are"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[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] The band toured with Sting, Soul Coughing, and Barenaked Ladies in support of the album.

Critical reception

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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] The Boston Globe noted that the album "seems to take its strength from a core of fluid, funky jazz-rock fusion. It sounds as if Donald Fagen of Steely Dan were recruited to join the Presidents of the United States of America."[11]

Track listing

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All songs written by Tommy Jordan & Greg Kurstin, except as noted.

  1. "Granddad's Opening Address" – 0:29
  2. "Whoever You Are" – 4:33
  3. "Lotta Stuff" (Jordan) – 3:10
  4. "Century Plant 2000" – 6:17
  5. "Sacred Cow" (Jordan) – 5:02
  6. "House of Usher (Inside)" (Jordan) – 3:58
  7. "Don't Close the Door" – 4:10
  8. "Such a Beautiful Night" (Jordan) – 3:53
  9. "She Withers" – 4:09
  10. "Las Vegas with the Lights Out" – 3:27
  11. "Mem" (Jordan) – 4:39
  12. "Shed" (Jordan) – 3:45
  13. "Gina" – 2:45

References

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  1. ^ "Sacred Cow « LUAKA BOP".
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 709.
  4. ^ a b "Music Review: 'Sacred Cow'". EW.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "The Modern Age". Billboard. September 28, 1996 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Everett, Todd (August 8, 1996). "Soul Coughing; Geggy Tah".
  8. ^ Sacred Cow at AllMusic
  9. ^ "Listening in the Streets". The Nation. 263: 33. July 8, 1996.
  10. ^ "Geggy Tah". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ Saunders, Michael (16 Aug 1996). "All Geggy Tah Wanna Do....The band's 'Whoever You Are' Makes the Simple Sublime". The Boston Globe.


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