Dawn of the Dickies

• Artist: The Dickies
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1979
• Total Time: 29:29
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

The Dickies march boldly past the three-minute song duration mark on their second release. Tempos for the most part here are a little less frantic, allowing the inherent tunefulness of these songs to come through more clearly. A few selections, particularly those with monster movie lyrics, are set to noticeably slower music; one of these numbers, "Attack of the Mole Men," sports highly unusual chord progressions and comes as close to being a big production number as the group ever gets. Comparisons to the Ramones are more obvious here as well, particularly on the enjoyable could-have-been-an-avant-garde-Pep-Boys-commercial "Manny, Moe & Jack" and the frenetic "I'm a Chollo"; the latter song eventually turns into something approximating a funhouse version of a Yardbirds rave-up. The maudlin Moody Blues tune "Nights in White Satin" gets an uproariously funny trampling here; not only is the song given at breakneck speed, but in addition, the original version's expressive flute solo is played nearly note for note on grinding guitar and is further adorned with faux heavy metal embellishments. This surprisingly strong platter is well worth hearing. ~ David Cleary, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Where Did His Eye Go?	Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(3:41)
Fan Mail	Karlos Kaballero, Leonard Graves Phillips, Steve Hufsteter	The Dickies	(3:04)
Manny, Moe & Jack	Karlos Kaballero, Stan Lee	The Dickies	(2:50)
Infidel Zombie	Karlos Kaballero, Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(3:04)
I'm a Chollo	Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(3:45)
Nights in White Satin	Justin Hayward	The Dickies	(2:55)
(I'm Stuck in a Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota	Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips, Chuck Wagon	The Dickies	(2:52)
I've Got a Splitting Hedachi	Karlos Kaballero, Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(2:29)
Attack of the Mole Men	Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(3:41)
She Loves Me Not	Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(1:13)
Gigantor [*]	Gene Raskin, Lou Singer	The Dickies	(2:29)
Bowling With Bedrock Barney [*]	Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips	The Dickies	(2:09)

Credits

The Dickies (Arranger), The Dickies (Main Performer), Mark Brennan (Liner Notes), Billy Club (Bass), Billy Club (Vocals), John Hewlett (Producer), Karlos Kaballero (Percussion), Karlos Kaballero (Drums), Karlos Kaballero (Vocals), Stan Lee (Guitar), Stan Lee (Vocals), Stan Lee (Vibraslap), Leonard Graves Phillips (Organ), Leonard Graves Phillips (Piano), Leonard Graves Phillips (Keyboards), Leonard Graves Phillips (Vocals), Leonard Graves Phillips (Mellotron), Chuck Wagon (Synthesizer), Chuck Wagon (Guitar), Chuck Wagon (Harmonica), Chuck Wagon (Percussion), Chuck Wagon (Keyboards), Chuck Wagon (Saxophone), Chuck Wagon (Vocals)

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