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|rev5score = {{rating|2|4}}<ref name=”IS”>{{cite journal |last1=Hall |first1=Steve |title=The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation Hollywood |journal=The Indianapolis Star |date=5 June 1992 |page=B7}}</ref>

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”[[Trouser Press]]” called ”Soul Rotation” “the first genuinely good album of [the band’s] career,” writing that “the gentleness of the band’s adult humor is well-served by equally unprepossessing eclectic pop-rock that makes varied use of the Uptown Horns and Rodney’s keyboard sideline.”<ref name=TP>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dead_milkmen|title=TrouserPress.com :: Dead Milkmen|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref> The ”[[Tulsa World]]” deemed it “funny … even when it’s dealing with serious subjects.”<ref name=”auto1″/> ”[[The Indianapolis Star]]” wrote: “Somewhere along the line, the Dead Milkmen lost their playful sense of humor. Despite the strong music, their ironic lyrics seem flat without the punchlines.”<ref name=IS/>

”[[Trouser Press]]” called ”Soul Rotation” “the first genuinely good album of [the band’s] career,” writing that “the gentleness of the band’s adult humor is well-served by equally unprepossessing eclectic pop-rock that makes varied use of the Uptown Horns and Rodney’s keyboard sideline.”<ref name=TP>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dead_milkmen|title=Dead Milkmen|website=}}</ref> The ”[[Tulsa World]]” deemed it “funny … even when it’s dealing with serious subjects.”<ref name=”auto1″/> ”[[The Indianapolis Star]]” wrote: “Somewhere along the line, the Dead Milkmen lost their playful sense of humor. Despite the strong music, their ironic lyrics seem flat without the punchlines.”<ref name=IS/>

The ”[[Ottawa Citizen]]” wrote that “the arrangements here are carefully conceived and comparatively hook-laden.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erskine |first1=Evelyn |title=The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=13 June 1992 |page=H3}}</ref> The ”[[Chicago Tribune]]” judged it “a sprightly little pop album,” writing that the “Philadelphia foursome is moving away from constant jokiness and concentrating more on melody and groove, even if it hasn’t forsaken its tongue-in-cheek lyrics, amateurish vocals and unvarnished pep.”<ref name=CT/> ”[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]” decided that the “smartass Philly thrash-soul-punkers make the big time with a major-label album that finds all of the humor intact … even if the punk part sounds more like a frat affectation now.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lepage |first1=Mark |title=The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation |newspaper=The Gazette |date=20 June 1992 |page=E2}}</ref>

The ”[[Ottawa Citizen]]” wrote that “the arrangements here are carefully conceived and comparatively hook-laden.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erskine |first1=Evelyn |title=The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=13 June 1992 |page=H3}}</ref> The ”[[Chicago Tribune]]” judged it “a sprightly little pop album,” writing that the “Philadelphia foursome is moving away from constant jokiness and concentrating more on melody and groove, even if it hasn’t forsaken its tongue-in-cheek lyrics, amateurish vocals and unvarnished pep.”<ref name=CT/> ”[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]” decided that the “smartass Philly thrash-soul-punkers make the big time with a major-label album that finds all of the humor intact … even if the punk part sounds more like a frat affectation now.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lepage |first1=Mark |title=The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation |newspaper=The Gazette |date=20 June 1992 |page=E2}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 20:54, 2 December 2025

1992 studio album by the Dead Milkmen

Soul Rotation is the sixth studio album by the Dead Milkmen, released in 1992.[1][2] It was their first album to be released on Hollywood Records.[3][4] The album was digitally re-released in 2013, after being out of print for many years.

The album peaked at No. 16 on Billboard‘s Heatseekers Albums chart.[5]

Soul Rotation was produced by Ted Niceley.[6] It marked the first time the band cut an entire album using digital recording methods.[7] The band, heeding past criticism of their albums, decided to focus as much on the instrumentation as the lyrics. The Dead Milkmen improvised more in the studio, and are collectively credited with writing the songs.[8] The band employed a horn section, The Uptown Horns, on several tracks.[7]

Trouser Press called Soul Rotation “the first genuinely good album of [the band’s] career,” writing that “the gentleness of the band’s adult humor is well-served by equally unprepossessing eclectic pop-rock that makes varied use of the Uptown Horns and Rodney’s keyboard sideline.”[6] The Tulsa World deemed it “funny … even when it’s dealing with serious subjects.”[8] The Indianapolis Star wrote: “Somewhere along the line, the Dead Milkmen lost their playful sense of humor. Despite the strong music, their ironic lyrics seem flat without the punchlines.”[13]

The Ottawa Citizen wrote that “the arrangements here are carefully conceived and comparatively hook-laden.”[16] The Chicago Tribune judged it “a sprightly little pop album,” writing that the “Philadelphia foursome is moving away from constant jokiness and concentrating more on melody and groove, even if it hasn’t forsaken its tongue-in-cheek lyrics, amateurish vocals and unvarnished pep.”[11] The Gazette decided that the “smartass Philly thrash-soul-punkers make the big time with a major-label album that finds all of the humor intact … even if the punk part sounds more like a frat affectation now.”[17]

  1. “At the Moment” – 3:00
  2. “The Secret of Life” – 4:20
  3. “Big Scary Place” – 3:24
  4. “Belafonte’s Inferno” – 2:52
  5. “The Conspiracy Song” – 2:21
  6. “How It’s Gonna Be” – 4:55
  7. “All Around the World” – 3:56
  8. “Silly Dreams” – 3:34
  9. “Wonderfully Colored Plastic War Toys” – 2:36
  10. “God’s Kid Brother” – 2:39
  11. “If I Had a Gun” – 2:28
  12. “Here Comes Mr. X” – 2:18
  13. “Shaft in Greenland” – 4:30
  1. ^ “Dead Milkmen Biography & History”. AllMusic.
  2. ^ “MUSIC : Milkmen to Deliver : The Philadelphia rock quartet, noted for its off-center lyrics, will perform at the Palomino”. Los Angeles Times. October 23, 1992.
  3. ^ “Butterfly Joe”. The A.V. Club.
  4. ^ Newman, Melinda (June 27, 1992). “Strange Brew”. Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 26. p. 34.
  5. ^ “The Dead Milkmen”. Billboard.
  6. ^ a b “Dead Milkmen”. Trouser Press.
  7. ^ a b BLANGGER, TIM (June 20, 1992). “NEW LABEL, NAMES, DELIVERY FRESHEN UP DEAD MILKMEN”. mcall.com.
  8. ^ a b Wooley, John (July 26, 1992). “THE DEAD MILKMEN”. Tulsa World.
  9. ^ Soul Rotation at AllMusic
  10. ^ Dunlop, Neil (May 24, 1992). “Recent releases”. Calgary Herald: C2.
  11. ^ a b Caro, Mark (April 9, 1992). “Recordings”. Chicago Tribune: C7.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 802–803.
  13. ^ a b Hall, Steve (June 5, 1992). “The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation Hollywood”. The Indianapolis Star: B7.
  14. ^ “Spins”. Spin. SPIN Media LLC. May 19, 1992.
  15. ^ Semon, Craig S. (June 14, 1992). “The Dead Milkmen keep swinging at pretension”. Telegram & Gazette. p. 12.
  16. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (June 13, 1992). “The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation”. Ottawa Citizen. p. H3.
  17. ^ Lepage, Mark (June 20, 1992). “The Dead Milkmen Soul Rotation”. The Gazette. p. E2.

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