The dictators were doing the whole big dumb hard rock that pokes fun of big dumb hard rock thing long before spinal tap ever made it cool. A list of all the groups that have released album covers that look like the the dictators the dictators go girl crazy. The dictators nyc add 2nd new years show, playing go. The double vinyl reissue will include a remastered version of the original record, unreleased songs, outtakes, instrumental tracks and some special over the top remixes in the fun spirit of the original recording. Dictators go girl crazy reissue steve hoffman music forums. This article was updated in 2019 to include additional content. The dictators are an american punk rock band from new york city. As the old saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Jul 15, 2015 sony records has announced plans to release a 40th anniversary edition of the dictators go girl crazy. I found that my first list of crazy dictators lacked several dictators that were also insane yes, sadly there have been so many that we can produce multiple lists of them.
Go girl crazy was never an overproduced, sonic masterpiece, and im sure that was intentional. The album has been wellreceived critically and is considered a precursor to punk rock. List of famous dictators with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. Warning dictator lyrics may prove hazardous to your health special thanks to epic records who obviously know a contender when they see one terre haute pressing with tl etchings in the runout areas. You can finally crank this up in the car without distorting the speakers. You wont miss me, even though you can he could make a dead dog laugh and watch me kick my mother on her ass hes no boy and. Feel free to add any other dictators you feel deserve a mention in the comments. This is a list of 10 modern dictators who were, or are, amazingly insane. The garagelike sound quality was always one of the albums strong points.
By the time they released 1977s manifest destiny both the guitars and the songs were tougher, much tougher, and just like that the dictators were a hardrockpunk band. Dictators buy cds by this artist the dictators go girl crazy. This is just one of the 10 craziest dictators that. Critic john dougan said that they were one of the finest and most influential protopunk bands to walk the earth. The album is hilarious and catchy and well performed and everything else youd hope it to be.
A list of female dictators inoljt 20120623 one of the phenomenons of the twentieth century has been the rise of the dictator. After the dictators ofteninspired debut album, the dictators go girl crazy. The bands smart guys who like dumb stuff humor, junkculture reference points, and 60s cheeze rock covers. Real gone music is proud to celebrate the album s 40th anniversary with the dictators and andrew w. The remastering job here gives us the best sounding version of go girl crazy to date. The bands smart guys who like dumb stuff humor, junkculture reference points, and 60s. The dictators nyc, handsome dick manitobas current version of nyc punk legends the dictators, already announced a new years show for 1230 at bowery electric.
Crazy ideas you would make law, if you were a dictator. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. What kind of crazy laws would you enact if you were a dictator. Funichello, stu boy king, and handsome dick manitoba released the dictators debut go girl crazy. Sony records has announced plans to release a 40th anniversary edition of the dictators go girl crazy. The production is even better than youd expect from the time period, with. Feb 21, 2010 8 videos play all dictators go girl crazy 1975 morleygrey dictators the next big thing 7301977 winterland official duration. No peace, digital dictation, and many more programs. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
If youve never heard go girl crazy its a real treat. Punk rock the dictators manifest destiny 1977, flac. People often say that an album contains no weak tracks, but the dictators go girl crazy. Crazy ideas you would make law, if you were a dictator r crazydictatorideas. They say were young and we dont know wont find out til we grow well, i dont know if all thats true you got me and baby, i got you babe, i got you babe, i got. Live rochester ny 7th june 1977 remastered remastered every day is saturday. Drummer stu boy king provided the beat for that punk rock masterpiece, departed from the band in the same week as. Nov 07, 2008 the dictators go girl crazy 1975 im the type of guy whos into getting high on a friday afternoon so now you know im a regular joe and ill tell you what i like to do i like to make the scene in. The original album was coproduced by sandy pearlman of blue oyster cult fame. The record begins in gloriously snotty fashion with the next big thing, in which main songwriter and bassist andy shernoff cockily declares, i wont be happy til im known far and wide with my face on the cover.
A dictator is a leader who holds absolute authority and an extraordinary degree of personal power. It was released on march 1975 and is considered one of the first examples of punk rock. But in the 40 years since it first appeared in 1975, the dictators go girl crazy. They are considered, to this day, very influential in the genres development.
Cd cd its been 40 years since andy adny shernoff, scott top ten kempner, ross the boss friedman a. The dictators to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Dictators rule countries undemocratically and usually until death. Epic 1975 manifest destiny asylum 1977 bloodbrothers asylum 1978 dictators multimedia 1998 fuck em if they cant take a joke tape roir 1981 fr. In 1975, they released their first album, the dictators go girl crazy, making them the first nyc punk band to release an album on a major label. Handsome dick manitoba vocals, ross the boss guitar, vocals, corky stasiak performer, murray krugman producer, sandy pearlman producer, lou waxman engineer, tim geelan engineer, ed sprigg mixing engineer, greg calbi. These dictators imposed their eccentricities upon their country, while ignoring poverty andor killing opponents.
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