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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nerd-Funk on a par with Cake or Soul Coughing., September 15, 1999
By A Customer
I first heard Geggy Tah as the opening act for Rusted Root several years back, and they were one of the best openers I've ever seen. I got this album the day afterward. Several weeks later they came back and played a full show, which was equally entertaining. Their energy and humor live doesn't really come across on the cd, but it's still a very enjoyable album. Apart from the perfect pop of "Whoever You Are," standouts include the room-cleaning anthem "Lotta Stuff," the melodic funk trips "Don't Close the Door" and "Las Vegas with the Lights Out" and "Gina" one of the finest ballads ever written about a dog (she's on the cover.) Several of the songs are rather monotonous, but they generally have a good vibe. Also the album notes are very clever. This is not a classic album by any means, but it was a neglected solid piece of work from the mid-nineties.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Trailblazing tapestries, beautiful and haunting, September 30, 1999
By A Customer
Wow.... whenever art really breaks into new territory, some people get it and some people don't. If you appreciate radical musical genius and you're not afraid of the raw emotional underbelly of life, Sacred Cow is something you wanna get. Sure, it's often fun, in that playful Geggy Tah way, and the musicianship is world-class, but the real beauty in this record for me is in the subtlety, the layers of sound and meaning that make this one of the deepest albums i've heard in a long time. Sacred Cow takes you on an intimate adventure through a variety of major metamorphoses, dealing with true stories of love and death and bouncing back with an outrageous sense of humor. That all this breadth of experience comes from one source is truly remarkable, and makes for an album that rewards repeated careful listening. Some albums make me laugh, but not many can make me cry. Sacred Cow does both. What more can i say?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
fascinating, August 5, 1999
By A Customer
Geggy Tah, the trio of Greg Kurstin, Tommy Jordan, and Daren Hahn, pull off a bizarre but ultimately very satisfying record with "Sacred Cow." The group sounds nothing like anything I have ever heard before, due to the wackiness of the songwriting and the odd sounds implemented. Nevertheless, they're not 'just trying to be strange.' These are real songs, from the radio-friendly "Whoever You Are" to the tongue-in-cheek "Las Vegas with the Lights Out" to the distinctive love song "Gina." These three men are also exceptional musicians. For a few examples of their prowess, check out "House of Usher" which is in 11/8, or "Sacred Cow," a bizarre phantasmagoria of shifting time signatures and melodies that float across barlines, defying meter. The more "straightforward" songs (if that word can even be used about Geggy Tah) are just as interesting, in part due to the quirkiness of the music and the odd lyrics. All in all, this is a highly enjoyable album that deserves to be checked out.
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