"The Dicks Hate the Police" (usually shortened to "Hate the Police") is the debut release and 7-inch single from the American hardcore punk band The Dicks, released in 1980.[2][3][4] The record was released on the band's own Radical Records imprint.[5] Mudhoney included a cover of the song on Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles.[6]
| "The Dicks Hate The Police" | ||||
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| Single by The Dicks | ||||
| Released | 1980[1] | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Label | Radical Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gary Floyd, Glen Taylor, Buxf Parrott, Pat Deason | |||
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Critical reception
editPitchfork wrote that "the song contained few words and fewer chords, and yet, with an arch sneer, the singer—Gary Floyd, a genuine punk hero deserving of recognition beyond the underground—communicated the essence of state power deployed in its most wretched everyday form."[7] The A.V. Club called it a "classic," writing that "even removed from its historical and geographical contexts 'Hate The Police' remains a powerful song."[6] The Dallas Observer called it "perhaps the finest single ever released by a Texas punk band."[8]
Track listing
edit- The Dicks Hate the Police
- Lifetime Problems
- All Night Fever
Line up
edit- Gary Floyd – Vocals
- Glen Taylor – Guitar
- Buxf Parrot – Bass, vocals on "All Night Fever"
- Pat Deason – Drums
References
edit- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780876112977 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Dicks". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "Dicks". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 19, 2009). "Punk Pioneers Circle Jerks and the Dicks Take Over SXSW". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Gimarc, George (October 15, 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Cop Rock: 21 (Mostly Negative) Songs About Law Enforcement". Music. 22 October 2007.
- ^ Skolnik, Jes (6 March 2017). "A History of Anti-Fascist Punk Around the World in 9 Songs". Pitchfork.
- ^ Smyers, Darryl (May 9, 2013). "The Ten Greatest Texas Punk Bands". Dallas Observer.
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