The music on this album is muddy, gross, and fuckin' rocking in the only way four punk-ass kids could in the mid-'80s. In 1985, Big Lizard in My Backyard was unleashed to the world. After playing local shows and putting out some homemade tapes, they were signed to Restless Records. In the early 1980s, Rod, Joe, Dave and Dean formed the band because, as in most cases, there was nothing better to do. So why do the Dead Milkmen get such a bad rep? What, are they too silly for you? What about the Descendents, or the Dickies? Hell, even the Dead Kennedys could get stupid at times. Why are they not represented along the likes of the Ramones or the Dead Boys or Suicidal Tendencies. When I go into a so-called punk rock record store, and I can't find even a placard for the Milkmen, it bugs the shit out of me. How can this be? You would think the punk community would embrace the ones known as The Dead Milkmen as part of their history. How could I not be? One of my favorite bands in the world barely got any respect in the ten years of their "professional" existence, and now I can barely find their albums on the shelves.
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