Dawn of the Dickies
| Dawn of the Dickies | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Punk | |||
| Length | 34:19 (reissue) | |||
| Label | A&M[1] | |||
| Producer | Robin Geoffrey Cable[2] | |||
| The Dickies chronology | ||||
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Dawn of the Dickies is the second studio album by the California punk band Dickies.[3][4] It includes the UK hits "Nights in White Satin" (a high-speed cover of the Moody Blues song), which reached No. 39 in the UK chart in September 1979, and "Fan Mail," which made No. 57 in February 1980.
The album's title and jacket cover, depicting the band members set upon by "zombies" in blue make-up, was a salute to the George A. Romero horror film, Dawn of the Dead.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Smash Hits | 4/10[6] |
Trouser Press wrote: "By slowing down the tempo a half step and coming up with strong melodies, guitarist Stan Lee and crew manage to reel off one maniacally catchy gem after another."[7] The Globe and Mail said that "the Dickies go for the three-chord charge, and to complement the jangly, harsh music they have written eminently disposable lyrics about silly friends and trite situations."[8] In 1995, the Los Angeles Daily News deemed the album "a junk-culture classic."[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where Did His Eye Go?" | Phillips, Lee | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Fan Mail" | Phillips, Huffsteter, Kaballero | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Manny, Moe & Jack" | Lee, Kaballero, Wilde | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Infidel Zombie" | Phillips, Lee, Ainsworth, Kaballero | 3:04 |
| 5. | "I'm a Chollo" | Phillips, Lee | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Nights In White Satin" | Hayward | 2:55 |
| 7. | "(I'm Stuck In a Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota" | Phillips, Lee, Wagon | 2:52 |
| 8. | "I've Got a Splitting Hedachi" | Phillips, Lee, Kaballero | 2:29 |
| 9. | "Attack of the Mole Men" | Phillips, Lee, Ainsworth | 3:41 |
| 10. | "She Loves Me Not" | Phillips, Lee | 1:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Gigantor" | Raskin, Singer | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Bowling With Bedrock Barney" | Phillips, Lee | 2:09 |
Personnel
[edit]- Leonard Graves Phillips - Lead vocals, Mellotron, Piano, Organ
- Stan Lee - Guitars, Vocals
- Chuck Wagon - Keyboards, Guitars, Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals
- Billy Club - Bass, Vocals
- Karlos Kaballero - Drums, Percussion, No vocals
Produced and Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable
References
[edit]- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (June 30, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fissinger, Laura (Jun 26, 1980). "Dawn of the Dickies". Rolling Stone. No. 320. p. 80.
- ^ Jancik, Wayne (28 July 1991). "The Dickies hope to get back in style". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 2.
- ^ Dawn of the Dickies at AllMusic
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 29 – December 12, 1979): 31.
- ^ "Dickies". Trouser Press.
- ^ McGrath, Paul (22 Mar 1980). "Dawn of The Dickies The Dickies". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
- ^ Shuster, Fred (23 Feb 1995). "For the Record, a Dickies-ography". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L5.
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