Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)

Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)
Studio album by The Dead Milkmen
Released	October 24, 1995
Genre	Punk rock, alternative rock
Length	43:50
Label	Restless
The Dead Milkmen chronology
Chaos Rules: Live at the Trocadero (1994) Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig) (1995) Death Rides a Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection) (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]
Vancouver Sun	[4]

Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig) is the eighth studio album by the Dead Milkmen.[5][6] It was released by Restless Records in 1995.[7] The Dead Milkmen had decided to break up prior to its release; the band (minus deceased bass player Dave Schulthise) would not record again until 2011's The King in Yellow.[8][9]

Several songs made it onto Death Rides a Pale Cow (A Collection), a greatest hits release from the band.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Typical of the uninspired banality, the final track, 'Big Deal', opens with 'Life sucks then you die / And your soul gets sucked into the sky.' Meanwhile, your records go to the cutout bins."[10] The A.V. Club called the album "justly forgotten."[11]

Track listing

1. "Peter Bazooka" – 3:07
2. "Train I Ride" – 2:48
3. "The Girl with the Strong Arm" – 2:51
4. "I’m Flying Away" – 2:49
5. "Helicopter Interiors" – 1:44
6. "The Blues Song" – 4:02
7. "The Man Who Rides the Bus" – 3:32
8. "Don’t Deny Your Inner Child" – 2:06
9. "When I Get to Heaven" – 2:40
10. "I Can’t Stay Awake" – 2:21
11. "Crystalline" – 3:29
12. "Chaos Theory" – 2:52
13. "Khrissy" – 3:38
14. "Like to Be Alone" – 2:44
15. "Big Deal" – 3:07

References

1. Stoney's Extra Stout at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 802–803.
3. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 319.
4. Monk, Katherine (9 Nov 1995). "THE DEAD MILKMEN Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)". Vancouver Sun: C10.
5. "Dead Milkmen | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 53.
7. Takiff, Jonathan (October 5, 1995). "NEW SEASON, NEW MUSIC - HOLIDAY ALBUMS, SUPERSTAR RELEASES BEGIN THIS MONTH". The Seattle Times: G3.
8. DeLuca, Dan (1 Oct 1995). "MUSIC'S BOOM TOWN: PHILADELPHIA IS WHERE THE ACTION IS THESE DAYS AS LOCAL BANDS MAKE GOOD - AND MAKE REDORDINGS". The Philadelphia Inquirer: L1.
9. "Dead Milkmen, Lawrence Arms, Reaganomics, Holy Mess". Chicago Reader.
10. Robbins, Ira. "Dead Milkmen". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
11. "The Dead Milkmen: The King In Yellow". Music.