Chaos Rules: Live at the Trocadero
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| Chaos Rules: Live at the Trocadero | ||||
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| Released | November 8, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1994 | |||
| Venue | Trocadero Theatre, Chinatown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Punk | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
| The Dead Milkmen chronology | ||||
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Chaos Rules: Live at the Trocadero is a live album by the punk band the Dead Milkmen.[1][2] It was released by Restless Records on November 8, 1994.[3] Chaos Rules contains one song from Soul Rotation and none from Not Richard, But Dick, as the group could not work out a deal with Hollywood Records, their former record label.[4]
The album was recorded at the Trocadero Theatre, in the band's hometown of Philadelphia.[5] The Trocadero also served as the venue for the Dead Milkmen's first reunion show, in 2004, performed in honor of their late bass player, Dave Schulthise.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[8] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music | [10] |
The Tennessean wrote that the album "showcases the Milkmen at their anarchistic best."[11] Trouser Press called the album "a slapdash greatest-hits concert record," writing that "most of the renditions are surprisingly worse than the originals."[12]
AllMusic wrote that the songs "document the group's prime period, even if these versions don't quite compare to the originals."[7]