Dawn Of The Dickies - The Dickies

Introduction --------------- In the late seventies (my youth!) there were two styles of punk music, there was the socio-political rock ranting from the likes of The Clash, TRB and The Ruts and in contrast there were bands that produced fast disposable slices of punk for your delectation such as the Ramones. The Dickies were an American band and of the latter genre, didn't seem to take much seriously and were a welcome breath of fresh air in the depressing backdrop of late seventies Britain. Most of their singles were speeded up versions of other people's songs; Silent Night and Banana Splits being a couple of the more successful. The ...  Read the complete review