★★★★★
The Dickies went down the route of Punk Jesters a long time ago and the opening track on this live set shows that the world lost out on a great punk band with their seminal 'Solitary Confinement' showing where the influence of Greenday and Sum41 can be found...
- www.music-news.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Parody punks long dismissed as no-laff ninnies even in L.A., they're rehabilitating their reputations as their accounting careers fall through, with this '78-'80 compilation (in tandem with current product to remain nameless) the spearhead. So OK, sometimes they actually were funny--I like their Simon & Garfunkel knockoff better than the Coolies'. I promise I'll play them on request if they promise I never have to think about them again.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
All This and Puppet Stew is the first release in six years
from these '70s punk stalwarts, not to mention their first for the
esteemed Fat Wreck imprint. Though it has been nearly four decades
since their inception, the band bristles with an infectious energy
that puts the majority of today's bands to shame. Rollicking
shout-alongs like "Free Willy" and "I Did It" showcase the group's
trademark blend of buzzsaw guitars and sickly-sweet harmonies...
- www.splendidezine.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
The Dickies were among the first L.A. punk bands to get signed to a major label. It's still easy to see why. Goofy and friendly, with tight harmonies and a way with guitar hooks, they weren't that far off from the radio rock of the late '70s. They could come up with choruses big enough to rival Cheap Trick and their frantic tempos were more about distraction than destruction.Two albums came out in 1979, each one a string of sing-alongs...
- dustedmagazine.com
2009-06-07
★★★★★
You've heard of punk? Well, this is twit.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-03-21
★★★★★
The Dickies are one of those bands that kind of resist analysis, let alone criticism. A reviewer can point out that they barely know how to play their instruments, and the only proper response would be, "So what?" A reviewer can point out that their version of "Sounds of Silence" is without doubt the worst ever recorded, and the only proper response would be, "Yeah, but their version of 'Paranoid' is the best ever...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Stukas over Disneyland, released after a four-year silence, shows the Dickies training their popcorn wiseguy sights somewhat away from the hardcore and Ramones influences of earlier platters to that of power pop and '60s songs...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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