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| Name = Sacred Cow | name = Sacred Cow
| Type = ] | type = ]
| Artist = ] | artist = ]
| Cover = Geggy Tah - Sacred Cow.jpg | cover = Geggy Tah - Sacred Cow.jpg
| Released = April 23, 1996 | alt =
| Recorded = 1995 | released = April 23, 1996
| recorded = 1995
⚫ | Genre = ]<br>]
| Length = | venue =
⚫ | studio =
| Label = ]/]
⚫ | genre = ], ]
⚫ | Producer =
| Reviews = | length = 50:16
| label = {{hlist|]/]|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://luakabop.com/catalog/sacred-cow/|title=Sacred Cow « LUAKA BOP}}</ref>}}
* ] (3/5)
| producer = {{hlist|]|]|]|] <small>(])</small>|] <small>(])</small>}}
| Last album = '']''<br />(1990)
| prev_title = Grand Opening
| This album = '''''Sacred Cow'''''<br />(1994)
| prev_year = 1994
| Next album = '']''<br />(2001) | next_title = ]
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Sacred Cow
| type = studio
| single1 = Whoever You Are
| single1date = 1996
}} }}
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'''''Sacred Cow''''' is a 1996 album by ]. It features "Whoever You Are", a #16 hit on the ] chart<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfixqegldke~T51</ref> was later used in a ] commercial in 2001.
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|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=3 |page=709}}</ref>
|rev3 = '']''
|rev3score = B<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/04/26/music-review-sacred-cow/|title=Music Review: 'Sacred Cow'|website=EW.com}}</ref>
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'''''Sacred Cow''''' is an album by ], released in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-03-ca-14884-story.html|title=Whoever They Are : Geggy Tah's Members Defy Conventional Labels, Yet One of Their Singles Is Climbing the Charts|date=January 3, 1997|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vwkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Sacred+Cow+geggy+tah+1996&pg=PA97|title=The Modern Age|work=Billboard|date=September 28, 1996|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/soul-coughing-geggy-tah-1200446468/|title=Soul Coughing; Geggy Tah|first1=Todd|last1=Everett|date=August 8, 1996}}</ref> It contains "Whoever You Are," a number-16 hit on the US '']'' ] chart.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p144382|pure_url=no}}</ref> The band toured with ], ], and ] in support of the album.

==Critical reception==
'']'' called the album "another fine, goofunky mess, chockful of weird hooks and dance-feverish energy."<ref name="auto"/> '']'' wrote that the band "is carving out a place devoted to fey weirdness, edgy grooves, and realityskewing lyrics."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Listening in the Streets |journal=The Nation |date=July 8, 1996 |volume=263 |page=33}}</ref> '']'' wrote: "''Sacred Cow'' continues the duo’s tactful progression towards a modern version of Steely Dan-dom."<ref>{{cite web |title=Geggy Tah |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/geggy-tah/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=10 August 2020}}</ref> The '']'' 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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Michael |date=16 Aug 1996 |title=All Geggy Tah Wanna Do....The band's 'Whoever You Are' Makes the Simple Sublime |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
All songs written by Tommy Jordan & Greg Kurstin, except as noted. All songs written by Tommy Jordan & ], except as noted.
#"Granddad's Opening Address" – 0:29 #"Granddad's Opening Address" – 0:29
#"Whoever You Are" – 4:33 #"Whoever You Are" – 4:33
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#"Sacred Cow" (Jordan) – 5:02 #"Sacred Cow" (Jordan) – 5:02
#"House of Usher (Inside)" (Jordan) – 3:58 #"House of Usher (Inside)" (Jordan) – 3:58
#"Don't Close the Door" – 4:09 #"Don't Close the Door" – 4:10
#"Such a Beautiful Night" (Jordan) – 3:53 #"Such a Beautiful Night" (Jordan) – 3:53
#"She Withers" – 4:09 #"She Withers" – 4:09
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==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:02, 18 October 2024

1996 studio album by Geggy Tah
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
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyB

Sacred Cow is an album by Geggy Tah, released in 1996. It contains "Whoever You Are," a number-16 hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The band toured with Sting, Soul Coughing, and Barenaked Ladies in support of the album.

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly called the album "another fine, goofunky mess, chockful of weird hooks and dance-feverish energy." The Nation wrote that the band "is carving out a place devoted to fey weirdness, edgy grooves, and realityskewing lyrics." Trouser Press wrote: "Sacred Cow continues the duo’s tactful progression towards a modern version of Steely Dan-dom." 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."

Track listing

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

  1. "Sacred Cow « LUAKA BOP".
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 709.
  4. ^ "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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