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.
| 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] | |||
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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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