The band's star painted on the side of the First Avenue in Minneapolis.

The Cows were a noise rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were famous for a unique mixture of punk rock and blues played with large amounts of noise. Their CD releases are very hard to find these days, considering most of them are out of print (Whorn and Orphan's Tragedy remain in print, but these releases are not considered the band's best material by critics). The group's most acclaimed album is 1992's Cunning Stunts. Some of their albums, such as their debut album, Taint Pluribus Taint Unum, were never released in CD format. Image File history File linksMetadata CowsStar. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CowsStar. ... First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis First Avenue and 7th Street Entry are a cornerstone of the Midwest music scene, and serve as an historic landmark of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Noise rock is a musical genre that developed in the 1980s as an experimental outgrowth of punk rock. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... NOiSE is a one volume manga created by Tsutomu Nihei as a prequel to his acclaimed ten-volume work, Blame!. It offers some rather sketchy information concerning the Megastructures origins and initial size, as well as the origins of Silicon life. ... Cunning Stunts is the fifth and most praised album by the Cows, a Minneapolis-based punk noise group. ...

The band was notorious for their raucous live performances. Acts the band have performed onstage include kicking people in the front row, spitting on the stage, throwing the microphone stand into the crowd, throwing food at the crowd, drawing on themselves, among others. Lead singer Shannon Selberg's trademark is that he has a tattoo illustrating the game Hangman on his body that reads "F_CK" and another tattoo of an anchor with the word "DAD" on top of it. One reviewer wrote about the band's shows, "I have no doubt that The Cows know how to play their instruments. What I don't understand is why they refuse to tune them." This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Hangman is a paper and pencil guessing game for two players. ...

They are local heroes in Minneapolis and have a star on what is probably the most infamous venue in the area, The First Avenue. This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis First Avenue and 7th Street Entry are a cornerstone of the Midwest music scene, and serve as an historic landmark of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

Statistics

• Genre: Noise rock, Indie rock
• Country: USA
• Status: separated
• Time: 1987–1998

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Band members

• Thor Eisentrager – Guitar (1987–1998)
• Kevin Rutmanis – Bass (1987–1998)
• Shannon Selberg – Vocals, Horns (1987–1998)
• Freddy Votel – Drums (1995–1998)
• Norm Rogers – Drums (1990–1995)
• Tony Oliveri – Drums (1988–1990)
• Sandris Rutmanis – Drums (1987–1988)
• David van der Steen – Fifth Udder (1987–1992)

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Discography

• Taint Pluribus Taint Unum – Treehouse Records, 1987
• Daddy Has a Tail – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1989
• Effete & Impudent Snobs – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1990
• Peacetika – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1991
• Cunning Stunts – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1992
• Sexy Pee Story – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1993
• Orphan's Tragedy – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1994
• Old Gold 1989-1991 – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1995
• Whorn – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1996
• Sorry in Pig Minor – Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1998

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External links

• Mark Prindle's Record Reviews - The Cows