Go Girl Crazy

Like they saw The Tubes play " White Punks on Dope" and thought, "Like that, but dumber." Pretty much inadequate on every level.

The joys of early punk! I have heard about this album for years as the one that sparked the formation of *Punk* magazine, and in a way created the label for this type of music. It lives up to its reputation - it's crude, and rude, and juvenile. And fun! "Master Race Rock" is probably the case in point. It's a blast, and not actually about white supremacy. Thank God. "Weekend" is great..... this is all really fun. I'm glad I listened to this. THREE STARS

ok

Better than Coldplay

Som legal. Dinâmico e mistureba, lembra diversas bandas de diversos subgêneros. Pioneiros do Punk, e parabéns a eles, mas inúmeras outras bandas fizeram discos mais interessantes que esse. Simples e divertido, mas falha em se destacar de qualquer modo. Só chama mais atenção com umas letras propositalmente problemáticas, mas pouco me importa isso. 3/5

this is a good album. nothing too special about it, some moments of just "ugh" (mostly all the spoken parts) but the music was def musicing. i think what made it punk was the vocals, everything else just felt really standard rock.

There really is nothing wrong with this album, which is a little bit annoying because it's just so standard and cliché rock. I mean, I'm listening to this through a more modern lens, with everything that came afterwards, so maybe if I listened to it back in 75' it would be that much more special.

- High energy early pop/rock punk, but punk where the lead guitarist plays well - there are some fun guitar solos, throughout. - The lyrics are supposed to be tongue in cheek, but I don't think it succeeds, (like the Violent Femmes) - it all feels pretty juvenile and that's along with being racist, misogynistic, and dated, in a bad way. - Especially in concert with this piece of news: "The Dictators’ Handsome Dick Manitoba Arrested for Domestic Assault, Handsome Dick Manitoba, frontman of the New York punk band the Dictators, has been arrested for domestic assault, the New York Daily News reports. Richard Manitoba was reportedly charged last week with choking his former girlfriend Zoe Hansen. The police report allegedly quotes Hansen as saying, “He bit me. He bit my nose. He grabbed my neck and applied pressure.” Manitoba faces three counts of third-degree assault, one count of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and one count of second-degree harassment." - yet another band to boycott. - The covers were what I liked best on this, I guess.

Not quite punk but it pointed the way.

4.5 stars. Great NYC proto-punk (right before the Ramones changed rock music) with hooks, guitar thunk, and cartoonishly fun lyrics. The Dick Manitoba front and back cover art says it all.

I wasn’t sure about this album at first. But as it progressed I was more and more interested in the music and the band

This is fun rock and roll music.

Thanks for the ride ragazzi, it was fun while it lasted, but now I'm gonna head back to some more serious business.

Eng if I don’t want the name of a song to pop up around other people I probably won’t be playing your album much.

'I knocked 'em dead in Dallas / & I didn't pay my dues / Yeah, I knocked 'em dead in Dallas / They didn't know we were Jews.' The New York Dolls had already gone there two years prior, but '75 is still ancestor-time for punk in NYC, & shoutouts must be sent the way of The Dictators, whose debut Go Girl Crazy, tho no masterpiece, does the heavy lifting that would allow for a don't-give-a-fuck genre to flourish. The Dolls were better b/c they wrote better songs - it's really as simple as that - & b/c Andy Shernoff is no David Johansen qua vocalist/frontman. 'I don't want music, I want pain.' Still, the music lives & is alive, fresh, hard, uncomfortable: 'I Got You Babe' (one of the better covers I've heard), 'Teengenerate,' 'Two Tub Man,' all excellent.

This didn’t quite land. Trying a little too hard to be ironic and edgy

I could hear a little Alice Cooper and maybe the New York Dolls references and could see how these guys influence the punk bands that came later. Not a 5 star alb but really solid proto-punk and really found Master Race Rock funny given all the members were Jewish. Also like the two covers “California Sun” and “I Got You Babe”

2/10 An early forerunner of punk, this album is located somewhere between punk and 70s heavy metal/rock. The band takes the extremely punk approach of being subversive in lyrical content, which, unfortunately, dates the music horribly - and makes me cringe all the while. The appalling Sonny & Cher cover may be one of the worst things I've heard this year. To be honest, this album is the first in a while that I find so sonically unpleasant that I can't overlook its faults to give it a higher rating.

Beyond the gratuitous use of cow bell in the first song and the Sonny and Cher cover this is nothing to write home about. More Kiss than punk.

An extremely silly and willfully dumb take on hard rock and punk. The best tracks here toe the line between being satire of ultra-macho 70s rock and just being an example of that kind of rock, with a lot of raw energy and killer guitar riffs. Admittedly, some of the humor comes across as very misguided, and probably landed better in the 70s then they do now, but most of the jokes stick the landing. There isn't much more to say here, as this isn't an album that requires much deeper analysis or discussion, it's just some goofy fun.

Not for me

Another surprise of an album. Felt like New York Dolls at points, but a little more playful I suppose. A couple of covers on this album that I oddly did not hate. I found myself listening to it three times pretty easily. It doesn't overstay its welcome on any songs, though most are just pretty good I'd say. Nothing I really LOVE, but a lot I would listen to again if that makes sense. Biggest Hit - The Next Big Thing Biggest Miss - Back to Africa Hidden Gem - I Got You Babe

Music's ok. Simple and juvenile. Which doesn't mean it's bad, just not exactly deep. A bit racist. Could do with out Back to Africa and Master Race Rock.

First song started better than it ended. Followed by the Sonny and Cher classic cover, so familiar. Then it deteriorated until the final song, couldn't come fast enough, heralded a "good good good goodbye" 😄

Once again, I've never heard of this album or artist before, though I think it can be reasonably surmised that this is a proto-punk album. I've been getting a lot of those lately. I suppose I can't complain about finally clearing them out. I would have gone a step further and proposed that this is a girl-fronted punk record, though 1975 would be much too early for that. Anyways, 'ere goes. Yep, punk rock. Too easy, honestly. Equally predictable is the fact that I didn't gel with this at all. The vocals and surf rock sensibilities of this are both very reminiscent of Pixies, surprisingly. I don't know why the critics had such a difficult time categorising Pixies at the time since they're pretty much joined at the hip with these guys. The vocals are lazy, shitty and blown out. The songwriting is lackadaisical and unfocused. The music is busy and mastered poorly and each of the songs hit the exact same beats. However, unlike Pixies, these punk rockers know how to be concise, which is a huge thumbs up in my book. All in all, I was content with letting this album blow over me, though whenever I'd incline my ears a little closer to the music I'd always wind up feeling frustrated. Book time. Go Girl Crazy was a key influence to Legs McNeil and John Holmstrom, creators of the influential Punk magazine. One of the first-ever punk albums. The band have a dedicated cult following. The Dictators were dropped by their label shortly after this album released due to them being gravely mismanaged and the band constantly fighting with one another. Attracted some attention in the years following release, though The Dictators were largely overshadowed by the releases from successive punk acts. Wikipedia verifies that this is one of the first-ever punk releases and was well-received by critics, though that's about it. Sure, I'm content with letting one of the foundational punk rock releases through. I cosign this inclusion.

For a "forerunner" of punk rock this is pretty slow by today's standards. It has the hard sounding guitars and anthemic vocals but the drums just aren't feeling it. I do like the "I Got You Babe" cover, it's effortlessly simple, which I find is the foundation of punk. But the rest of this album comes off as more hard rock. "California Sun" and "(I Live For) Cars And Girls" is pretty punk though. The latter has aged pretty well with that Beach Boys vibe, although I'm not sure if I'm listening to an updated mix cause it just sounds almost modern (3-3.5).

Is this punk? is this glam? is this Kiss? is this even rock? It's a bunch of dudes having a good time, so who cares! Nice tunes, awesome energy 9/10

Before listening to these dudes, just need to point a couple of things: (1) these guys are all Jewish, and (2) they are part of the punk tradition that often they are protesting the very opposite of what they are singing ("Back to Africa" and "Master Race Rock"). Getting that out of the way, this one of the albums that punk rock is derived from. But while that is certainly a reason to listen, the songs and musicality themselves are only decent. The sound they started was perfected later by other punk acts. Still worth a listen for historical reference.

Rock, 1975 -> 2

575/1089 - This sounds a lot like that Cheap Trick album I had a while ago but without any applause/live album noises. Not a sound I enjoy.

Excellent

Pretty fun punk or punk-like music.

It's not bad at all. Reminds me of the Ramones and the kinks. I'll be generous with a 3

Pionjärer men inte bäst i genren

Lät okej men de kändes lite påfrestande i längden.

Välljudande men inget speciellt.

this was okay, felt a bit parody-like but it was still sort of fun

I didn't like it, but at least some lyrics and song titles were... interesting. 2/5

La verdad que no me gustó. Si no me estoy confundiendo, me hizo acordar a un The Clash pero desmejorado.

Fine

It was ok. There were some fun songs in here.

I assume this was more exciting 50 years

There is just nothing interesting about this at all. A hundred bands from this era did this same sound with far more interesting variation. Oh wait, these guys started in 1972 and predate all those other bands? Respect. [Super small font at the bottom:] (Still didn't like it tho)

These guys were before The Ramones but it sounds like a stepping stone to the greatness that The Ramones brought to the table. This is like a little appetizer before the main course.

This was a fun and energetic rock album. Like one of the past reviewers said, the music did indeed remind me of KISS (in particular the vocalist's exclamations). My favorite song was probably "The Next Big Thing".

I’m gonna score 4 because I’m a sucker for proto punk. But they’re along way behind The Stooges, MC5, Pere Ubu, The Saints, Television etc.

this was good, but kind of forgettable? is that horrible tosay?

3.4

Not terrible, but I can't imagine why this is on the list to begin with.

Um, interesting song covers. Also, interesting album cover.

This album cover is so cringe Its not funny, it aged really bad, its not fun, the singing is bad and the music itself isnt great. Basically failed at everything it wants to be. Not a 1 because that guy on lead guitar kinda carries this band. Kinda. But maybe I was desperetly trying to find something that wasnt awfull on this album. 1.5/5

When is a joke not really a joke? Not being very funny is a pretty good indicator. The whole thing feels like the guy who says a bunch of off-color things and waits for the reaction to say whether they were serious or not. I'm not taking the bait. This gets a point for some decent musicianship, but the lyrics and vocals suck.

What a fun album! I expect to listen to this at least once a year

Pants

Not terrible but a bit too cheesy to get 3 stars

After having heard so many albums you really start to wonder... Why did they think this was essential?

Kul!

Det här var jävligt dumt och kul! Otroligt att gitarristen ross the boss några år senare startade Manowar, världshistoriens mest inoljade metalband. Rak 4a!

Jag känner mig underhållen! Mycket lustig punk

Kul

Not for me. 1/5

Fun album, like KISS

Dritkul protopunk fra 70 tallet! Lasse attitude og det musikk! Morsomt!

This is a tough one to rate, because it is obvious it is proto-punk, and it does have some fun rock and roll, similar to the New York Dolls, but it also misses some of the fun and sass of The Dolls, and The Dolls' first album came out two years before this one. So, it's a mix of rock and roll and punk and has some historical relevancy but not necessarily something I'd want to go back to. I would give it a 3.5, rounding up from a 3 for that historical part. It's not bad, and it's a sign of its time, so I'll go to 4 for this list, though I could almost as easily go 3...

The crunchy guitars is very entertaining. Some lyrics a little bit problematic, but overall was interesting album.

Not sure why this is considered proto punk, just sounds like hard rock to me. Didn't really care for this album, the instruments had good parts, but I was not a fan of the singer. Favorite Track - Two Tub Man Least Favorite Track - The Next Big Thing ⭐️⭐️

Never listened to much Steely Dan before - good stuff.

Some of the lyrics felt 'cough cough' outdated Great guitar playing though

One song in and this album and it's dumb as fuck.

This was a cool punk album!!!

Dumb fun

I'm not generally the biggest fan of this kind of Ramones-y punk rock; I'd rather be shouted at by an English punk than an American one. Still, this album is good cheeky fun and rocks for the whole of its short but sweet runtime. All the tracks are catchy and amusing (though the tongue-in-cheek racial ones are a bit distracting, if well-intentioned). The dictionary definition of "rollicking".

Loved it! Didn’t expect this when reading that it was given the accolade of being the first punk album. Not that I’m anti-punk per se but this is fun punk with its tongue firmly in its cheek. I’ve heard it through a couple of times already as I write this and want more. It was a good ride but too short. We have had to endure double albums which should be condensed and then get this one which fizzles out before 35 minutes. Never satisfied! I hadn’t heard of them before but would have enjoyed The Dictators at the time if I had. The Ramones were the first US punk band that caught my attention but it seems that was also thanks to these guys. Some funny lyrics throughout and the beats at times almost had me trying to pogo while driving! A good alternative "I Got You Babe" is included but the final track is the best one about living for “Cars and Girls” and a great parody of the Beach Boys. Overall a great find for something I've missed out on before and will be seeking out more.

I really thought I would hate this and The Next Big Thing kind of reinforced my early opinion. However, I am an absolute sucker for a punk cover version so I Got You Babe drew me in! There were some good catchy songs on here - Back to Africa and California Sun in particular. I have been unsure if to mention the lyrics or not as I am trying to be less of a woke gatekeeper (apart from Kanye… fuck that Nazi). There is more of a history behind the intentions of this album here: https://thedictators.com/history so I’ll leave it to people to make their own minds up.

Im not sure how proto punk this really is, it just sounds like hard rock with silly words? It wasnt awful, bits of it obviously VERY, er, dated lets say, but i liked the production and it was a fun enough time. And i appreciate any album where they say goodbye at the end.

The guitar is pretty good but I am not a punk fan.

You know, this had a inauspicious beginning for me. But somehow it grew on me! It was fun. I don’t think they are taking themselves too seriously. Loved the Beach Boys inspired tune as the album closer.

No private session used for Spotify. They say you can't judge a book by the cover, but damn it became obvious that this was crap from the album cover. Speaking of cover, their version of "I Got You Babe" was complete crap, not worthy of wedding receptions. I did not need to hear this.

Best of the punk I’ve heard in a long time on this list

This album has a lot of energy and is pretty fun. This isn't really something I would seek out again, but it had its moments and was ahead of its time. Low 4.

1. 8/10 2. 7/10 3. 7/10 goofy af 4. 7/10 XD ironiczne mocno 5. 6/10 6. 7/10 7. 6/10 8. 5/10 9. 9/10 Album 6,89/10

What is this garbage

I love the aesthetic and particularly the name Handsome Dick Manitoba. Can def see how The Ramones + Beastie Boys got their whole thing from these guys. They also sound a lot like the New York Dolls - may have ripped them off a little bit. It's a little less interesting than the Ramones though and a little less funny than the Beastie Boys and less energetic than the New York Dolls, so idk if I need to listen to it again. Thank you Handsome Dick Manitoba for being so handsome though.

Album #218 The Dictators A pretty cool album stylistically, sort of blending the contemporary glam rock sound of the time with the fledgling punk sound that was beginning to form within their native CBGB scene. However, the album struggles as a result of its crossover, since it is too polished to be a satisfying punk record, yet too raw to be glamorous, leaving The Dictators in an unfortunate middle ground that, while it might have had appeal at the time, has been sadly left in the past. Despite the album not aging the best, there are still some interesting tracks here, including a cover of “I Got You Babe”, which I consider one of the greatest love songs ever written, so I’ll always have time for it. I feel like this album is stuck in a very specific time in the seventies, one that involves greasers hitting the town in their cars trying to sexually harass girls; it would be the perfect album to soundtrack a movie like Porky’s or something, but listening to it now, it feels almost primitive. Best Songs: I Got You Babe, The Next Big Thing, (I Live For) Cars and Girls Worst Song: Back to Africa Score out of 10: 5

Fun early punk. Has that nonchalant grit. It does kind of sound like a lot of late 70s and early 80s rock that I hate. I wonder if they were the inspiration? If so, I wish they hadn’t.

Fun album, and that album cover was also pretty funny. I liked Master Race Rock and Back to Africa the most, probably. 5.5/10

Weird album the really hasn't aged well and won't make a lasting impression on me. Even if its satire some of those lyrics are rough. 4/10

Fairly uninteresting. RYM: N Saved a song: N

I dont think I need to explain why this album is weird and lowk offensive. But in the end the lyrics feel like an edgy 14 year old came up with them. Even if it's subversive, they're weird and lazy.

Okeyish 3

I definitely appreciate hearing this album for the historical significance. I’d never even heard of this band before. That said, probably not coming back to this one.

I really enjoyed this and I expect to but it was riotous and fun and fresh despite its age.

Its alright, not as bad as it thought it would be

A pretty basic punk album, nothing really special, but it definitely has its moments and captures that wild 70s CBGB vibe perfectly. You can really hear how they set the stage for bands like the Ramones. The tight guitar solos and random covers like "I Got You Babe" are pretty charming, but the whole thing starts to feel like a bit of a one-note joke after a while.

Kinda wholesome punk, interesting

Echoey 70s hair rock

Absolutely adorable

Damn, this album is so stupid, but it was great. I loved the energy and the fact that each track seemed to hold a little surprise that I wasn't expecting. A few tracks felt DEVO-ish (makes sense, since they were contemporaries), and the cover of "California Sun" is arguably better than what the Ramones did a few years later. This was so good that I actually texted an old friend who's a gigantic asshole but I figured owned it (he did) so we could talk about it. This album is so good, I opened myself up to being harangued! AND I'D DO IT AGAIN

Perfectly serviceable fun rock / proto-punk record. Juvenile, derivative, easy to listen, but just as easy to forget really.

I'm super conflicted about this album. There are some really nice guitar riffs but damn, I find this thing to be incredibly tacky. The only thing I liked about the album are the guitars. As said, there are some great riffs and nice distortion, both being very reminiscent of The Stooges, so they sometimes hit that nail of great energy, but never close to the aforementioned band. However, the instances of great energy are few, with the only ones worth mentioned being "Master Race Rock" and "Two Tub Man". The rest are decent, just fine or ruined by something else, like "California Sun", which has some great riffs but I didn't like the poppy voice melodies, or "Back To Africa" for its absurd lyrics and tone of mockery. Which brings me to the next point. The vocals and lyrics are incredibly corny. They aren't terrible singers nor have the worst voices, but, I find them to be very unappealing. Some people find them fun, but I don't, not even a little bit. In addition, there are two songs in here that are way slower than the others, which also happens to be the worst ones, those being the tremendously cheesy "I Got You Babe" and the forgettable poppy "Teengenerate". Coming to a conclusion, I think this is very forgettable and tasteless, despite of having some decent moments.

premda mogu cijeniti humoristički koncipiran album, nije mi ga baš bilo ugodno slušati, većinom mi je bio bezvezan, a na neke trenutke i blago naporan... ne znam zašto

Protopunk is indeed fun!

On first listen, I liked how little they took themselves seriously. On second listen, the novelty has worn off.

I do not like this. I don't know why, it sounds like a bad version of Kiss. Very bland.

Aged like milk on the counter on a warm day.

Overall pretty good!

This was way better than I had anticipated. Very fun, worth a shot.

This is possibly the 4th or 5th "precursor to punk" album on this list. I have enjoyed many of these albums, so it is not a criticism or anything of the like. There are a lot of precursors to punk at a time when punk was supposedly not a genre of music that was often heard. I don't get a ton of punk from this album, but the sound is more of a different version of KISS's sound from the time. It's more kitsch and ironic than KISS, but I find the parallels more apt than any comparisons to a punk sound. A few of these songs do appear to be covertly racist or at least try to be ironically racist. Either way, I feel more KISS in here than any other artist from this time. If there was a genre called "Dumb but Fun Rock," then the Dictators would fit squarely in that genre. My favorite songs: The Next Big Thing Back to Africa Teengenerate California Sun (I Live For) Cars and Girls

Weird cover, for sure, but hey this is fun. 3.5/5? I wish we could do halves...

Bit of a strange one for me this. Its an ok album. Bits of it were really good, bits of it just weren't. I'm left with the feeling that if I were to listen to it half a dozen times I would really like it, but there just isn't enough there to make me want to go to all that effort. So another mediocre 3.

Ooof. Feeling very conflicted but this. Let me start with the positives. Great guitar work, they all seemed to be enjoying themselves and not taking anything very seriously. And that was the best version of I’ve Got You Babe I’ve ever heard. But then I gave it a second listen and concentrated as I thought there might be some outdated and offensive lyrics in there. Oh boy, yes there was! Now I know it was a different time and place etcs etcs, but I’m not sure I’d be comfortable singing along to some of those tracks! Shame.

If I judged an album by its cover I would run a mile from this. Luckily if I want to complete this challenge you have to ignore such things as the complete tastelessness of the artwork. What were they thinking? Musically, this was a right old romp. The earliest punk album? After the Stooges maybe. Hreat tunes and energy, the band sounded like they had a riot of fun recording this and it is infectious as I was smiling my way through it too. Well worth another listen.

First, I need to make a call here: maybe don't make a song calling yourself "The Next Big Thing" if you aren't, like, absolutely certain it'll happen. Second, this is a solid punk rock album that doesn't do anything that amazing, but has a few catchy songs. Back to Africa and Master Race Rock are both pretty funny songs if you understand the singer is actively making fun of themselves. The last song, (I Live For) Cars and Girls, is a fun Beach Boy parody that is also probably my favorite track, but part of it may be because a movie group I hang out with tends to use it for their fake bumpers. Still, an album worth listening to.

Blueprint for 70s punk

Just the genre itself is making sure an album never goes above 3 stars. There is nothing in this that I like, but it's better than the sex pistols or similar "true" punk bands

Brutish, stupid, goons with instruments making the musical equivalent of ignorance.

This comes across as overly macho bullshit, early punk stooges worship or not

Baby’s first punk album. Their contemporaries were doing all this without being fucking embarrassing. At least they aren’t GG Allin I guess

Pretty goofy early punk rock, complete with a punk version of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe". A bit cringe at points, however (it was the 70's...)

The bridge between the New York Dolls to The Ramones IMO. I love it.

Somewhere between parody, punk and rock. Album a bit shit but bet they were fantastic live.

I can see why many have this as an early Punk album although probably better described as Proto Punk. Contains some high energy rock tracks and definitely worth a listen

Fine

Naja

Odd but not bad. The band is pretty solid

Kinda fun, questionable lyrics.

Yet another album with a low average rating that just tells me that you lot hate fun. Like this didn't exactly break ground back in the day, but how could you hate an album this goofy? Don't get me wrong, I would choose to listen to something more meaningful than this pretty much any day, but what is life without a little silly goofy every now and then? It's light hearted enough that you can just casually enjoy it for what it is, but even when you look at the musicianship and the songwriting there is more depth than it seems on the surface. This is another album I will likely never return to again, but I genuinely enjoyed the experience of listening to it to be glad it's something I've been exposed to.

Like it

"Proto-punk", pretty strange songs

Shit that was fun. +1 for the Manitoba mention.

Interesting fact this is considered one of the first examples of punk rock! I got you babe is an interesting cover and the rest of the songs were 3.5/4 out of 5 to me overall. I liked reading more about the album on Wikipedia and think Dave Marsh may be a bit too harsh on his 0 star review haha! Happy listening all!

The 1970s version of "DUDES ROCK!" music. Dumb as hell but also quite the fun listen. Interesting how close the band seemed to be to Blue Oyster Cult, given the involvement of Sandy Pearlman/Allen Lanier and the shoutout to Eric Bloom on "Two Tub Man". 8.5/10.

8/10

I don't know the band. Punk rock not for me.

Sjovt

Det er sgu meget grinern.

*50 Right down the middle. Jeg har ingen holdning til det. Coveret er sygt fedt, og derfor tipper vi over til 3 frem for 2.

Det er meget sjovt, men også ret meh

Det er meget underholdende, og jeg kan bedst lide de mere punkede elementer. Fx falder et nummer som California Sun igennem for mig, det bliver lidt for intetsigende. Kunne godt være et band, jeg lige får hørt lidt mere af. 3.1

Not heard this before. Somewhere in the intersection of garage rock, glam rock, cock rock, maybe with a wee bit of punk. It's very silly. It seems quite self aware. It's pretty good fun. I was a bit worried about some shady-looking song titles but disaster averted. Almost can't believe how early it is; they must have been pretty pioneering. I assumed they had been heavily influenced by the Ramones (not least because of their own cover of 'California Sun') but maybe they actually predate them? Mad they're not more widely known.

Day 90 and another waste of time

Like much proto-punk, incredibly stupid. I didn't know I needed amateur wrestling promos in my punk albums but it really fits. 3.5

i mostly fuck with it! this album did not earn/does not deserve the feeling of deep, deep unbearable exhaustion i felt in the middle of "master race rock" but alas, sometimes you listen to an album as nazism is rearing it's head in america, and it's sobering.

This was fun!

Another bunch of "Meh". Not really punk, not really rock, and a cover of a song which makes me convulse and froth at the mouth. No wonder I've never heard of them...

Album has repetitive sound to it but to be fair most of this list has repetitive sounding records. 6/10 is highest I can give.

I thought this was a lot of fun and I’m sure live performances by the dictators were awesome. As an album this kind of drags on despite its short run time. I think my personal lingering issue with punk is how it’s all about energy and not so much about the musicality.

I mean sure its proto punk. Late 70's harder, sleazier rock than the radio. But this is kinda derivative, kinda edgey humor even for the time. But its fine not everything can be a homerun, I won't ever really come back to this.

Good

Det vokste på meg utover lål. Høres ut som en miks av The Hives, Turbonegro og Kiss. Cars and Girls var en banger! Og jevnt over helt ålreit råkk.

What a cool record! Early punk music at its best.

i just don’t care for this genre of 70’s

Initially hard to place - some kind of punk? Nice little punky cover of I Got You Babe With the semi-spoken word and sone tongue in cheek humour, sounds like Black Flag but 10 years earlier Back to Africa, can't quite decipher the message - some context I'm missing Oof Master Race Rock too, is very provocative, ha! I Live for Cars and Girls is ripping into the Beach Boys kind of pop with its simple lyrics. Ah they even say they 'get around'! Best track - Back to Africa, Master Race Rock 3.5 stars - humour is good and the album is interesting, but it doesn't resonate with me

Not very memorable

Kinda dumb

Thoughts before listening: I know it's punk rock but I don't really know much about them. Handsome Dick Manitoba is the lead singer and is considered an early punk pioneer I believe. Are they maybe a bit jokey? Maybe. Guess I'll find out. Review: So this album came out in 1975 meaning it predates punk rock. The music definitely reflects that as well sounding more glam rock than punk. I guess they would have been contemporaries of the New York Dolls which tracks. I can hear some Cheap Trick power pop in there too. It's catchy no frills rock music which should be right up my alley, but for some reason this isn't connecting all that much for me. Some of these lyrics are a little questionable as well. 3-stars

Almost won me over. Certainly a piece of pink history, even pre-dating the Ramones and some other more popular bands I typically think of as the punk pioneers. But yeah I'm gonna rate this one based on how much I enjoyed listening to it, not how glad I am I listened to it before I died.

fun. really stays in its lane, eventually gets a little tiring. maybe im not punk enough? favorite song was the I Got You Babe cover. strong 2

Rating: 6/10 Pretty fun maybe first American punk rock album ever? Made by a CBGB scene band that definitely had some influence with this. Deeply unserious and rebellious teenage feel and it's crazy to think it was released at a time when young people born in the 1940's-50's would be offended. A few solid tracks, like the opener and closer, and Two Tub Man. I Got You Babe (among others) sounded like a Jeff Rosenstock song so that was cool

Pretty annoying but not the worst thing that's showed up here. Disliked most songs except for the I Got You Babe cover. Doesn't get placed lower because it's not (that) actively irritating and it's also at least got some soul and spirit 3.2/10

Not expecting much heading into this, so was a half decent surprise. Some of the singing and writing is a little bit juvenile and probably by their attempt raw, but when I got further into the album I picked up on some decent bass lines, riffs, and dare I say catchy tunes. I likely won't go back to it but songs like Back to Africa caught my attention.

This was pretty fun, although definitely sign of the times. I can see the influence on other bands that I've come to love. Nothing spectacular, but for sure a foundation for later pop punk.

I’m sure my dad enjoyed this as a teen. Me not so much.

🙄. First reaction when this popped up. Never heard of it. Well shame on me. This was awesome. Can’t believe I never heard of them or heard anyone cite them as an influence. Great stuff. Fun. Obnoxious. Not taking themselves serious. Refreshing. As the cover shows it’s like professional wrestling in rock and roll form.

(Light 7/10) Honestly a lot more fun than I was expecting, I'm not a huge fan of the surf-punk stuff ngl, but the songs like "Two Tub Man", and the super tongue-in-cheek "Master Race Rock" where they really rock out utilize some truly killer guitar solos (plus the bass in MRR is really fucking good). So yeah, mostly a great time, but I can do without the surfy stuff.

ts ass bro 😭😂✌ there's gotta be a better first punk album ever than this bs

Never heard of these guys, enjoyed it so much I listened to their entire catalog the same day. Really enjoyed it!

Not horrible. Not over-the-top obnoxious. Can't give it any more or less than a strait, middle-of-the-road 3.

Nothing special. Generally ok, harmless but not very original. Best song is a cover.

Completely unremarkable.

I was going to give this kind of a low rating until I read about how it really was the first of its kind and if it inspired all the silly punk music to come after it, then it deserves a high 3. Can’t wait to see Me first and and the Gimme Gimmes ruin Johnny’s Bar Mitsvah come up.

3.8 Very solid, Guitar player was pretty good. I wonder why would they feature Dick Manitoba on the cover, when he was a roadie/back up singer. I did go down a Dick Manitoba rabbit hole but could find how the name came to be

Honestly liked this better than I expected - punk isn't my genre. I liked the irony of covering Sonny and Cher and the music seemed pretty well played.

Maybe it's useless (and unfair) to compare but I see a lot of bands in this record, in particular Turbonegro.

Потешный веселенький рок такой, как будто какое-то забавное смешение из Ramones и Twisted Sister. Ничего прям примечательного, но довольно весело.

no, not my cup of tea

I think the author of book has some weird like trans fetish

I thought punk was supposed to be angry? This is just silly. I liked listening to it once. Maybe would listen to it again and pay more attention to the lyrics (which are sometimes hilarious). I guess I would give it an extra half star if that was possible, mostly because it is refreshing to hear music which is pretty clearly more about the musicians having fun than it is about the listening experience.

Great guitars, but all marks off for the singing and lyrics

Kinda fun but mostly stupid.

This might be the most generic rock album on the list, and that's saying something. Musically okay, but the vocals annoyed me

There are some badass and fun guitar solos in here, but otherwise not really for me.

Pretty much exactly what I thought it would be; truly average, not offensive but not amazing. Pretty goofy all the way through. Don't forget to wipe your ass!

6/10

I have never heard of this band. I am curious if I might recognize something. I was in 5th grade when this came out and was listening to the radio a lot. Surprised I don't remember hearing of these guys. Thoughts after listening 3 times... Some of this reminds me of Beastie Boys - more the attitude than anything. I can also see their influence on bands like the Ramones. I know why I never heard this before, they really weren't popular and radio never played them. I think of these guys as kind of a novelty act - doing silly/goofy songs for a laugh. It's kind of fun at first but the schtick sorta wears off after a bit. I did end up liking 4 songs ""The Next Big Thing", "I Got You Babe", "California Sun", "(I Live For) Cars and Girls". None of these are "great" songs - but will give me a chuckle when they pop up on my playlists. Liked songs on Spotify: 4/9 Rating: 2/5

Solid album

Man, there’s some realllllly bad shit on here. Overall kinda cool to hear some punk I hadn’t heard of though

Ah subramonian, but quite an endearing vibe. If they really did influence The Ramones then fair play!

I don't think I "got" this at all. Baffling.

Its Punk very Ramones, perhaps a little Motley Crue and even Kiss in places punchy does a thing not that bothererd itll be good live its got attitude not much to dislike but doesnt massiveley speak to me. I can see it having a following and its quite tight at times and all over the place at others the guitars are good and drumming pretty good too vocals I would say he hold key. Nothing amazing middle of the road stuff

Esenciales, al nivel de los Ramones? Sí. El punk nació de los MC5, las New York Dolls, los Stooges y también de los Dictators. Así de simple. Este debut anticipó todo el 77 y a otros muchos como los Beastie Boys por ejemplo, que tomaron suyo el mal gusto y la ironía (eran neoyorquinos como ellos). No eran cuatro acordes de músicos patosos, calidad tenían de sobra. Sin embargo el disco pasó desapercibido y no fue bien recibido, debido sobre todo a su tono informal (no había esa autodestrucción de los Stooges por ejemplo). Pero bueno es algo que les pasó por ejemplo a los Gran Funk Railroad y tienen un sonido en algunas partes similar (aunque bastantes años antes) o qué decir de Manifest destiny, el siguiente álbum suyo, ya en el 77 aún más ignorado que este, la cosa cambiaría con el tercero. The next big thing sienta las bases del resto del disco: sonidos sucios, algo de distorsión y muy buenas melodías. I got you babe es una descacharrante versión. Es mejor California Sun, aunque prefiero la original. Ojo que los Ramones también hicieron otra versión, también en la línea de los Dictators. En eso fueron también pioneros. Master Race Rock, con un bajo estupendo, cierra la cara A. La cara B empieza como un tiro con Teengenerate y sigue con California Sun, la excelente Two Tub Men y la mejor del disco para mí: Weekend. El cierre con (I live for) cars and girls, con sus coros surferos es un buen resumen de todo el disco. Fundamentales.

eh

I loved this for what it is! Very unexpected but it was a lot of fun. The guitar on Teengenerate was insane. Cars and Girls is my new summer whip anthem. Favorite Songs: Teengenerate, Two Tub Man

1975. Debut album. Considered a precursor to punk rock (New York scene).

A very fun protopunk album. It’s deeply unserious and the covers are great. There’s a couple songs with questionable titles that have the opposite lyrics than what you’d think, which is very punk. You have some Beach Boys meets the Ramones kind of energy to the album. The music is great, it’s a lot of fun. I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.

Fun early proto punk album. Some interesting covers. Can see the influence this had on bands to come. 3/5 Might listen again

Liked the guitar. Made me laugh. A bit basic, simple lyrics. I liked the vibe it had. Good album experience.

Groupe inconnu. Par contre j'ai déjà entendu Ross the Boss dans les premiers albums de Manowar, et j'appréciais beaucoup son jeu dans ce groupe. Go Girl Crazy est un album de rock énervé bien exécuté et assez fun à écouter, par un groupe qui ne se prend pas au sérieux. Et il contient quelques bons chorus de guitare. Ceci dit aucun morceau ne m'a réellement marqué, donc même si je l'écouterais de nouveau avec plaisir, il ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5

Whole lott mid

Late 70s style pinkish new wave, raises a smile.

3/3 Dicks Taterred

Not a fan. Bad version of NY Dolls and Bands of this ilk with a racial vibe. Should not have made the list.

Pretty typical early punk, maybe the earliest punk? I like it fine and I can appreciate its historical importance but musically it's just fine.

A poor man's New York Dolls. Pretty forgettable.

I liked the music for the most part. I am not sure about some of the covers, but in the end I listened to it three times in a row so I think that warrants some generosity.

Not a kiss fan even less so of this

This is a little overly edgy for me and it felt a little underbaked... Both are likely because this is an insanely early punk album so I give it a slight break of course. I didn't hate any of it I just wasn't loving it either

just boring? Weird to call a proto-punk album boring but uhh yeah. It was. Gave up near the end. It is almost on a 1 for me but production was good enough to bring it up to a 2.

fell flat for me. i dont mind edginess but it was shockingly lacking in bite. music was nothing special, considering new york dolls made their break 2 years prior with a more fun and dynamic sound.

I had never heard of this. It's got spirit and humour.

Please, let it end.

Ah, interesting, blah blah, the foundation of punk, blah blah, provenance, blah blah meh meh.

sorry I don't have anything nice to say about this album so as Thumper in Bambi says, 'if you don't have anything nice to say..zip it' : ) 2 for effort but this is ICK for me

This album reminds me of my wild uncle. A bit unhinged, you never know what’s next when he’s at a family dinner. All you can expect is undiluted energy, a winding path and potential chaos. But, at his very presence you cant help but smile.

"Who's that boy with the sandwich in his hand?". Why - that could be me. I often have a sandwich in my hand. That could be you - you often have sandwiches in your hand - no? If you a non sandwich eater I point the finger not with malice but instead intrigue. Culture makes more sense in retrospect. Maybe just maybe what could have been actually happened.

Garage!!!

Honestly, I was expecting to hate this based off the album art. But it was a dumb fun time. I might normally only give it a 3, but the whiplash of expecting something much worse and being pleasantly surprised is pushing this up to a 4 for me

Dopey good fun! I added “California Sun” to my playlist.

Awesome

This was a silly album. I didn't like it but didn't hate it. Two stars

unremarkable

"Cars, girls, surfin', beer Nothing else matters here." This wasn't that bad, and it's got the best version of I Got You Babe I've ever heard. That guitar player is pretty solid too. Liked Songs Added: The Next Big Thing

Not really my jam.

Had never heard of these cats, but man did they innovate, (or at least consolidate) rock and roll to that point. you can see the rest of the rock and roll wasteland to come stretched out in front of these guys.

70s punk rock. On of first punk rock albums. American. Silly and unserious.

"Go Girl Crazy!" is enjoyable if a bit toothless, and it's not one of the most inspired punk rock records I've ever heard. It's regarded as one of the first progenitors of this genre though, and everything has to start somewhere! Time renders many initial inspirations retroactively pedestrian through decades of innovation so I try not to hold it against them.

I don't know what it is, but I really do not like this album cover. I can't explain why. I just don't like. But they say that you can't judge a book by its cover, and the same happens to apply to albums as well. So, is this album good? Eh. I don't care for it, but I don't hate it either. It's kinda whatever. Now, I will give this album props for being a good few years ahead of its time. Between the lo-fi production and the attempts at humor, one could reasonably call this album a progenitor of punk rock. I have to give respects to that. But here's the thing. I don't care for most early punk albums. Chances are, if it's punk or punk-adjacent and it released before 1980, I'm probably not huge on it. There are, of course, exceptions, but this isn't one of them, so it doesn't matter. The writing is kinda weird. There are some songs that seem problematic, but I'm pretty sure the Dictators were trying to do a satire type thing, so I don't think I would feel comfortable calling the album offensive. It would feel a bit misguided to say that, you know? The vocals are just kinda there, the album is fairly repetitive and the production is rather lo-fi, but the music itself is okay. I don't have any issues with the music of this album. I guess I respect this album to some degree, but I also don't have much of an interest to revisit it at all. It's a respectable proto-punk endeavor, but not one that speaks to me personally in any major way. Light 3/5.

Pretty fun ride

This wasn't bad. By the time I started to get sick of it, there were only 3 minutes left.

Not a fan.

Not bad

Yeah, it’s a no from me. Love the album cover, though. Also enjoyed the spoken opening for that first song.

Handsome Dick Manitoba isn’t even from Manitoba WTF! These New Yorkers cosplaying as someone from Manitoba. How’d they get their own official Manitoba jacket.

Forgettable, only thing memorable about this is the Manitoba reference on the album cover. Lead singer (I think?) Had the last name Manitoba, that name on the back of his jacket was his nickname. Even though he was born in New York, respect for the shootout. 5/10

3.5

3.0

Early punk stuff. It's campy, comedic, and unserious. It's alright.

Gear: Abyss DIANA MR Artwork: 😁🪮🤼 Production (40th Anniversary Edition): 🔪🚮💩 Music: 👴🏻🎈🧷 Rating: 🤪🤪/5

didn't really care for it/

Just loud ....

Great instrumental at the beginning of The Next Big Thing to start the album off on the right foot. This brash, unfiltered style of rock ushers in a genre – punk – that was extremely culturally important in the Western World, but for various reasons, I can't bring myself to appreciate it much. For one, the punk movement antagonised one of the absolute best 70s bands (Steely Dan). In addition, throwing away convention doesn't really work when the "convention" in question is experimentation. Punk rock forgets that music isn't just a political statement: it also needs to sound good. Fortunately for Go Girl Crazy, the music remains fairly skilful and detail-oriented, even as it beckons a genre that is anything but. Back to Africa isn't particularly impressive until you acknowledge the strong guitar fills. Which I had to do, since they appeared more than once. The lyrics, though, are stupid. As with all the songs here, the singing could use some work too. Great basswork in Master Race Rock, though again the subject matter remains an extremely questionable decision. Teengenerate stands out easily for its piano part, another solid bassline, driving rhythm, and Beatlesque backing vocals. Some glam influence, too, sounding a lot like Star from Bowie's Ziggy Stardust LP. (I Live For) Cars and Girls is a cute little surf-rocky song that combines the likes of the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, and pretty much any early-70s glam rock band. Also, I can't help but draw a comparison to the Cars (who formed a year later, in 1976). The song name probably isn't helping matters. That cover art might be one of the sleaziest, and arguably laziest, on this list so far. The sequinned "Handsome Dick Manitoba" jacket, unclean locker room, Shernoff using a bench to create a very strained "triumphant" pose... And, to rub it in, there's a poster of the band in the background that would've made a perfectly serviceable album cover. Everything combines together so hilariously badly that you end up kind of loving it as a result. I wonder if this is the point. 3/5 Key tracks: The Next Big Thing, Teengenerate, (I Live For) Cars and Girls

Short songs, rock leaning slightly chaotic/punky

Post punk crazy funk.

Pure dumb fun! Nothing to especially write home about, but a good early-punk-ish hard rock record worth a solid 7/10.

This was very silly. But fun.

Second 30-minute shitpost album pull in a row? I'd hate it more if they weren't rocking out so hard most of the time, and I admit I did kind of buy into the humour by the end. Standout: Back to Africa

Dumb album that also committed the crime of being boring to me. The song Girls and Cars is absolutely hilarious but they missed me completely with the rest.

Felt a bit like a spoof album didn’t feel well made of creative to me

Loved this, good guitars. “I got you babe” is actually well covered (ofc not better than the original)

Nothing really special to write about this. Cry rub of the mill.

HARD PASS AND WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK LIST!!!! This band appears to be OPENLY FUCKING RACIST!!! I did not read the article or read the track listing beforehand. I was suspicious after the first song. Disturbed by the third. Got to the fourth and turned it off at the chorus. I don’t believe any band of white guys or really anyone, even ironically or in jest, has the right to sing “We are the master race!” Why is this on here??

An absolutely absurd, near parody jock-rock album. Just terrible. Manifestly awful in all aspects. If you like this record, I’m sorry to be the millionth person to remind you that you are an idiot.

fascinating album given its place in the punk timeline

I'm sure it's very clever and all, but not something I'd want to endure too often I think, it ain't Frank Zappa intelligent or musically proficient, proto- Descendants ⭐⭐⭐

Fun punk for people who dont love punk

Fun!

Kind of fun, actually. There’s a Zappa-esque element in terms of the zaniness of some of the lyrics. I might be a fan.

Awesome find.

All the world’s on a one-way ticket to heck! To heck? To heck!

Nice backstory but the album / music is why it is forgotten. Is 1001 a history project, or a quality promotion, as this is just not good enough to be here.

I wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. Big grin on my face through the whole thing. Funny. Rocks. Not sure I’ll come back over and over but something I liked listening to about as much as anything on the list so far.

Well, I don't really know what to say about this one. It's decent. The energy is good. Good guitars. Not much for the singing. Some good songs. But it's all a bit dirty, if I'm aloud to say. Maybe a 2.7,8?

Good

I bet this bit was very funny in the 70s

OK immature early punk

Good mindless fun

This album smells like some really cheap deodorant that was completely emptied to mask the odor of someone who hasn't showered in days. It sounds like KISS, but without any concern for sounding polished. It's fun. You can put it on your car stereo and drift away to the sound of it. But it also doesn't have anything special to justify being on this list. Just another run-of-the-mill album from a 70s band, sounding very much like the others.

I am conflicted. Lyrically not for me. Proto-punk tho. So almost good.

Perhaps they were influential, early pioneers in punk rock… but this was such a sloppy set of mediocre songs, that I feel unable to really appreciate it… I do think the album cover negatively impacted my perception of the music, which is perhaps a bit unfair, but between the timing issues in the drums, the strange scales on the guitar, and the raspy, guttural vocals, I just couldn’t bring myself to like it.

Can't say much here except where did they get my jacket.

Great band, great album

Another intriguing early (perhaps first ever?) pop punk album that mom didn't know anything about! We had a lot of fun with this one while mom did her workout and you kicked your little toebeans on your playmat the whole time!

i’d bump it to 2.5 if i could. didn’t hate but didn’t keep my attention

Crazy and fun. I liked this.

Very cool

Legitimately better than most of what I've heard so far

ultimatee crackhead soundtrack

On va s'installer confortablement parce qu'il y a pas mal de choses à déballer sur ce disque. On est en 1975, et pour être tout à fait honnête, le rock est en train de se transformer en un énorme gâteau à la crème indigeste. Les mecs jouent des morceaux de vingt minutes avec des titres en latin, ils portent des capes en satin et ils pensent sérieusement que la musique doit être une expérience spirituelle transcendante pratiquée sur des patinoires olympiques. C’est le règne du Rock Progressif, une époque où l’on s’écoute parler (ou jouer) jusqu’à l’asphyxie. Et là, au milieu de cette débauche de virtuosité stérile, débarquent cinq mecs du Bronx qui n’ont absolument rien à foutre de la spiritualité ou de la mythologie arthurienne. Ils s’appellent The Dictators, et leur premier album, *Go Girl Crazy!*, est la réponse la plus brutale et la plus débile possible à cette enflure généralisée. Les Dictators ne sont pas des intellectuels de la scène du CBGB, ce ne sont pas les héritiers de Rimbaud ou de Verlaine comme pouvaient l’être Patti Smith ou Richard Hell. Ce sont des gamins qui ont grandi avec la télévision, les bandes dessinées, le catch professionnel et les hamburgers de chez White Castle. Leur culture, c’est la culture "poubelle" de l’Amérique, et ils le revendiquent avec une arrogance qui frise le génie. Quand j'écoute ce disque, j'entends le bruit d'une collision entre le garage rock des années 60 et la lourdeur du proto-punk qui commence à pointer le bout de son nez. C’est l’album qui a inventé le concept de "Punk Rock" avant même que les Ramones n’aient fini d’accorder leurs guitares. C’est une célébration du mauvais goût assumé, un doigt d’honneur tendu à tous ceux qui pensent que la musique doit être "importante". La figure centrale du groupe, c'est bien sûr "Handsome" Dick Manitoba. Le mec n'était même pas censé être le chanteur principal au départ, il était juste une sorte de "roadie-mascotte" que le groupe trimballait partout. Mais son charisme de vendeur de voitures d'occasion sous speed était tel qu'il est devenu l'âme du projet. Sur la pochette, il pose en tenue de catcheur, le regard défiant, prêt à t'écraser la tête avec un plateau de cafétéria. C'est là que réside toute la force des Dictators : ils ont compris avant tout le monde que le rock n'était pas seulement une affaire de notes, mais une affaire de personnage, de théâtre, de "bullshit" magnifique. Ils jouent aux idiots, mais ils le font avec une précision chirurgicale. C’est du sarcasme en barre, une parodie du rêve américain réalisée par ceux-là mêmes qui en sont exclus. Musicalement, Ross "The Boss" Friedman, le guitariste, envoie des riffs d’une efficacité redoutable. C'est du rock 'n' roll dur, pur, sans fioritures, mais avec une puissance de feu qui préfigure le heavy metal. On sent l'influence des Stooges, bien sûr, mais passée à la moulinette de la mélodie bubblegum. C’est ce mélange improbable qui rend *Go Girl Crazy!* si unique. D'un côté, une agression sonore qui te décape les tympans, et de l'autre, des refrains que tu pourrais chanter sous la douche après trois bières. Des titres comme "The Next Big Thing" ne mentent pas sur la marchandise : c'est un hymne à la gloire, au mépris des critiques et à la domination mondiale. Ils se proclament les rois du rock alors que personne ne les connaît, et c'est précisément cette confiance en soi absurde qui rend le disque si jouissif. Je ne vais pas vous faire l’affront de détailler chaque morceau, ce serait aller contre l’esprit même du disque. C'est un bloc de granit, une décharge d’adrénaline qui se consomme d’une traite. On y trouve des reprises de vieux standards passés à la ponceuse électrique et des compositions originales qui célèbrent la vacuité de l'existence adolescente. Tout est là : l'ennui des banlieues, l'obsession pour les filles inaccessibles et le besoin viscéral de faire du bruit pour se sentir exister. C'est un album qui pue New York, pas le New York romantique des films de Woody Allen, mais le New York sale, dangereux et électrique de la fin des années 70. C'est le son du bitume qui chauffe et des bouches d'égout qui fument. Si je lui donne un 4 sur 5, c’est parce que sans ce disque, le paysage du rock des quarante dernières années serait bien différent. Les Dictators ont ouvert une brèche, ils ont montré qu'on pouvait être drôle, vulgaire, bruyant et incroyablement talentueux en même temps. Ils ont désacralisé la figure de la "rock star" pour en faire un type ordinaire avec des goûts de chiotte et un humour de merde. C’est l’acte de naissance du punk dans sa forme la plus pure et la moins politique. On n'est pas encore dans le "No Future" nihiliste des Sex Pistols, on est dans le "Who Cares?" hédoniste. Évidemment, le disque n'est pas parfait, la production de l'époque est un peu datée, et certains blagues de Manitoba peuvent paraître un peu lourdes avec le recul. Mais c'est justement ce qui fait son charme, car c'est un témoignage brut d'une époque charnière où tout était encore possible. C’est un album qui ne cherche pas à plaire, qui ne cherche pas à être poli. C'est une anomalie dans la discographie des "1001 albums", car il ne repose sur aucune prétention artistique classique. Sa seule ambition, c'est de vous faire bouger la tête et de vous faire marrer, et c'est sans doute l'ambition la plus difficile à réaliser avec succès. En écoutant ça aujourd'hui, on se rend compte à quel point la musique actuelle manque parfois de ce grain de folie et de cette irrévérence totale. Tout est devenu tellement calculé, tellement propre, tellement "validé" par des algorithmes. *Go Girl Crazy!*, c'est le chaos organisé, c'est l'imprévisibilité totale. C'est un rappel nécessaire que le rock n'est pas une science exacte, mais une explosion d'énergie pure. C'est un disque qu'on écoute quand on a envie de tout envoyer valser, quand on en a marre du sérieux et de la grisaille. C'est un burger triple-cheese avec supplément bacon dans un monde de salades de quinoa. Et bordel, qu'est-ce que ça fait du bien de croquer dedans à pleines dents. Alors oui, les Dictators n'ont jamais eu le succès commercial qu'ils méritaient. Ils étaient trop en avance, trop décalés, trop "eux-mêmes". Mais leur influence est partout, dans chaque groupe de garage, dans chaque formation punk qui préfère l'attitude à la technique. Ce disque est un indispensable, un classique absolu qui mérite amplement sa place dans n'importe quelle bibliothèque idéale, ne serait-ce que pour nous rappeler que la musique, c’est aussi et surtout fait pour s'éclater.

This was great! I absolutely loved this album and will add it to my list.

Not rlly my vibe. Fav song is ‘Two Tub Man’.

Seemingly seminal for bands like the Dead Milkmen, these glam rockers / wannabe punks were just out there to rile people up. Comes across as "rude beach boys" for most of this wicked short album.

Lo escuché apenas me levanté

I continue to learn that I'm not a big fan of punk rock. This was fine, but quite annoying at times. It had some strong moments but I wouldn't listen again.

It's fine and a good time. A bit vapid. I liked "Master Race Rock", which feels terrible to say!

"The first punk album" It's wacky, wildly ahead of its time soundwise, not one I would go back to regularly though

Basic but vibey

2,7/5

Heck yes!

Sure, I guess this album is early punk or something? This album has aged super poorly for me. I bought this album about 25 years ago after reading the book Please Kill Me (that book is a fun history of early punk, highly recommended). Even reading through this album’s track listing gives major ick now, and listening to it ain’t much better. Also, I soured on these guys after one of their singers leaned on the electronic artist Manitoba enough to change their name to Caribou (by the way, I love Caribou’s album Up In Flames, listen to that one instead, I just did for the first time in 10+ years and I still love it (disc 1 absolutely, disc 2 optional). Speaking of not listening to The Dictators, I also highly recommend the band Radio Birdman and their compilation/best-of thing from 2001 if you’re in the mood for rocky/punkish jams from late ‘70s.

Goofy fun, good times for everyone from 8 years old to like 10 or whatever. Rock and roll forever!

More fun than I thought.

Didn't really care for it.

ruidito de fondo clave

This was alright. I was humming along the whole time, and the musicianship/performance was pretty good, but I think this genre is not really for me. I can't tell if it's supposed to be sarcastic or what, but songs like "Cars and Girls" and "I Got You Babe" are just a little weird from the punky, Ramones-like sound of this band. Like I said, I enjoyed it fine, but I would never listen again. Three stars.

This is by no means a great record. But it’s fun and catchy. It also sounds more punk than their contemporaries, and could be mistaken for a second wave british punk album. At times I get a strong Sham 69-ressemblance. No real standouts, but if I had to choose, it would probably be Master Race Rock

Stupid fun high energy gnarly punk rock, I love it. They called out Lou Reed for the fucking creep he is.

Okayy

7/10

It's OK. Not really punk, more like garage band...

okay-ish. 2.5.