i don't like the horns.

eephour wrote:i don't like the horns.

Then you don't get it.

Cows are not crap. If there's footage of Shannon with broken arms, view it. That's the peroid where they were the best band in the US.

Not Crap

I saw them live at Cicero's in St Louis. The singer was definitely menacing.

I remember wanting to check this band out after I read that Steve and the Nirvana went to go see them during the In Utero sessions.

my avatar should say what I think about this band. not my favorites ever, but an awfully great band. not crap in excelsis.

nick92675 wrote:gotta be the first to dissent here. i saw them probably 4 times, usually opening for someone (killdozer, jesus lizard...) didn't get it. didn't like it. shannon's stage antics didn't do it for me, neither did the horn playing schtick.

you should drink more.


the cows are NOT FUCKING CRAP!

The Cows were never to be missed. They serviced me every time i saw them...I got to see The Heroine Sheiks a year and a half ago and they were fucking great too....just beautiful stuff...


You guys just don't get it, do you? I've invented a pill that gives worms to ex-girlfriends!!!

erskine wrote:Yep , they're great.
And Shannon is a good singer.

I think he's underappreciated for sure. At least outside of certain circles.

Great Shannon vocal performances include: Bum in the Alley (love that weird vocal loop), Hitting the Wall (incredible), The Woman Inside (bizarre), The Warden (genuinely menacing and hilarious), Organized Meat (the phrasing in this song really gets me), Cabin Man ( This entire song was mind blowing perfection to me the first time I heard it).

Actually a vast majority of the Cows catalogue is by far some of the most inventive and interesting vocals in punk for my tastes. A lot of people refer to Shannon's "schtick", but I never saw it as such. Great lyrics too.

Shannon served me a beer on saturday when I was at Grumpy's. I wish he would start up another project while he's in town.

From what I gather, there is a Tom Hazelmayer produced record with David Yow contributing a track or two and Shannon doing vocals for the other two tracks coming out sometime soon.

whirlindervish wrote:

erskine wrote:Yep , they're great.
And Shannon is a good singer.

I think he's underappreciated for sure. At least outside of certain circles.

Great Shannon vocal performances include: Bum in the Alley (love that weird vocal loop), Hitting the Wall (incredible), The Woman Inside (bizarre), The Warden (genuinely menacing and hilarious), Organized Meat (the phrasing in this song really gets me), Cabin Man ( This entire song was mind blowing perfection to me the first time I heard it).

Actually a vast majority of the Cows catalogue is by far some of the most inventive and interesting vocals in punk for my tastes. A lot of people refer to Shannon's "schtick", but I never saw it as such. Great lyrics too.

Shannon served me a beer on saturday when I was at Grumpy's. I wish he would start up another project while he's in town.

From what I gather, there is a Tom Hazelmayer produced record with David Yow contributing a track or two and Shannon doing vocals for the other two tracks coming out sometime soon.

uuuuhhhhhh WHAT?

must. check. out.

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