They could play on a big stage for 2000 people or they could play a basement show in West Philly. The superficial promises and aspirations of the industry were gone, but much more to their liking, The Dead Milkmen had no one to answer to. The four went their separate ways, got day jobs and descended back with the rest of us into the land of the mundane.īut in 2004, following bass player Dave Blood’s suicide, the three original members reformed to play a string of shows in his memory, enlisting Andrew “Dandrew” Stevens (Joe’s band mate in The Low Budgets) to do the honors on bass. Like many a rock and roll story of the old days, the pressures of the industry and the constant struggle to be “relevant”, finally took its toll and they shut it all down in 1996. Or when, as 120 Minutes guest hosts, they performed a special new tune which expressed in no uncertain terms how much more they’d rather just be at home at that very moment. In the day they were known for incredible energy and choreographing an endless string of awkward situations - like the time Rodney handcuffed himself to Downtown Julie Brown on her MTV-produced dance show (look it up… it’s out there). They were a prolific band to say the least. Beyond that, for the lucky ones in their hometown of Philadelphia, treasured demo cassettes and live recordings were known to turn up in thrift stores (as they reportedly still do to this day). Between 19, The Dead Milkmen (Rodney “Anonymous” Linderman, Joe “Jack Talcum” Genaro, Dave “Blood” Schulthise and Dean “Clean” Sabatino) recorded 8 studio albums, countless singles, and a live album.
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