Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Not a fan
No Silly
An album full of punk and punk versions of some of my favorite songs. Idk man, just wasn’t for me
I did not like the repetitive guitar riffs. It sounded all the same except for one two songs.
Awful awful awful. Just objectively bad music. This run of three horrendous albums has also coincided with three days of me and my family being struck down with norovirus. Both are experiences I would not wish on my second worst enemy. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: (I Live For) Cars and Girls Date listened: 23/02/24
After hearing a bit, wasn't a fan with the genre
Not for me..................
Wow talk about racist. wtaf
Bad Grunge
Yuck
So dumb, so dumb
Didn’t like.
I've noticed another theme with this list. It's that if a one-hit-wonder has their one good/influential song come from album (in this case "I Got You Babe" here), the whole album is just arbitrarily considered to be just as important as said single, and the entire album is tossed on the "must listen to album" list, despite the whole album is trash aside from the one important song. Just because you find a $20 bill in a public trash can doesn't mean everything else in the trash can is automatically worth the value of the $20 bill.
Another album that's here not because it offers good music, but rather because years later someone had a brain fart re the album's dubious historical value.
I developed a theory when a really smart English professor I had once introduced me to the band Fear. I think two types of people like dumb shit: 1. Dumb people, and 2. Smart people that are constantly surrounded by smart shit and so they think dumb shit is transgressive and rebellious. Well, I grew up steeped in dumbness and I don’t view dumb shit as anything other than dumb. So fuck this album. It’s only made worse by being made before punk rockers realized their shitty songs wore out their welcome after 2 minutes and so these songs are as bad as the worst punk rock but three times as long. I wish I could rate this worse than one star.
A few decent guitar licks but this is shite.
Doesn't seem to be punk, doesn't seem to be glam, has a bad cover of I Got You Babe, immediately forgettable.
Horrible
Dumb, but before it's time dumb so there's that?
Two listenable tracks and they are both covers, punk pioneers my ass I'm huge into Punk and never heard of them before. This is not an album I needed to hear before I died.
Twenty years ago, the Canadian electronica/DJ/producer, Dan Snaith, decided (wisely) that he should come up with a stage name. He wanted something Canadian, so started performing under the name, “Manitoba”. Soon after he received a cease and desist letter from the lawyer of “Handsome Dick Manitoba” the roadie/ MC of The Dictators. As ridiculous as the lawsuit was, Snaith’s lawyer recommended against going to Manhattan to fight it - so Snaith changed his name to Caribou. I decided I wouldn't let that incident cloud my judgement when assessing The Dictator’s music so to get a more positive perspective, I read the 1001 www review, but the few positive remarks offered by the reviewer turned out to be backhanded compliments.
Unbelievably awful. The reviews mention that this is Proto punk, but it doesn’t sound like punk at all. It’s Proto-hair band garbage. Really 1001, really?
some of the dictators' lyric topics were questionable at best. i guess it's edgy to shock your listeners with songs like "back to africa" and "master race rock." i have to assume these songs were done tongue-in-cheek, especially since the dictators have jewish band mates, but i can't say knowing that made me feel more comfortable. is it that edgy to blatantly use racial stereotypes that have dehumanized black and jewish people for centuries, or is it disrespectful and racist? (it's disrespectful and racist). but despite my rating, i'll provide some deeper thoughts. the dictators' go girl crazy is definitely an early punk sound. covering sonny and cher's mega-hit song and creating a beach boys-esque song "(i love for) cars and girls" not only connected punk to the sixties pop sound but gave the dictators that punk humor, perhaps even before other artists did that.
not really sure what to think about this. The music is pretty interesting, but some of the lyrics are, well... with the first song simulating a live song... this goes down as a... wait for it...
More William Hung than anything resembling punk.
Musikalisch seichtes Punk Rock Gedudel.
Is this Spinal Tap?
Nah.
Grey shitty 1/5
The music's just not very good nor particularly original. The band name and aesthetic reminds me of that Sasha Baron Cohen movie, and honestly, they bring to music what he does to the art of cinematography. One mankini out of five 🩱
It’s cheese 🧀 😬
This feels like a novelty album or something, but all signs on wikipedia point to it being a sincere effort by this group. I found this album to be pretty lame. There was nothing to interesting going on in the instruments or the songs themselves. Most of the singing was like punk-style half-yelling, but it was clear the odd time they tried to sing a melody that none of them can sing. Also reading about member Richard Manitoba, he is an asshole.
If I wanted to listen to a poorly sung rendition of “I Got You Babe” I would go to karaoke. The voice that delivered the line “Edumacation ain’t for me” was very believable- sounded highly regarded. Vapid lyrics delivered by shitty singers.
Американские панки- отдельный вид эээ не знаю чего. Не очень интересно, даже не органично. Неужели у бритов и амеров одинаковые интонации и маньеризмы одновременно появились? Последняя ничо в стиле бич бойс
Weird 70s rock, not good
It's been a while since an album made me feel spiteful, and this is doubly disappointing thanks to the Andrew W.K. on some associated remixes. Humor is the one thing going the Dictatorss way, which puts them on shaky footing. The album's just not fun to listen to, even as I sit muttering "It was made in 1975" to myself. There's no path to conjure the antidote to grouchiness. Just punk music that got there early and then, I suppose, stopped.
No stars
Never heard of these clowns, but maybe they influenced some musicians and definitely influenced teenage boys to think it was ok to act like jerks. Many offensive lyrics and would never be on my top albums list.
Not my favorite. A lot of the music sounds like a joke. The album cover is disturbing.
Didn't like it so much
You're kidding, right?
Ouain. J’ai beaucoup rit au « cha, cha, cha » à la fin de California sun. Autrement, c’est un peu débilisant comme humour. Musicalement, c’est plutôt mauvais.
Ouf. Musicalement, j'aime ça même si c'est tout croche. Ça fait partie de l'humour de la chose. Pour les paroles par contre, un gros malaise pour certaines pièces. D'autres ont fait mieux.
Queen aside glam rock (never mind glam punk) would not be a genre I’m a fan of. I’ve never heard of The Dictators before and nothing here would make me want to listen again
not a fan
American, 70s, Rock Useless, boring, old
Absolut grauenhaft. Ramones plus Rocky Horror minus Teenage Angst und gayness, und was kommt dabei raus? Schrecklich schwanzige High-School-Footballer-Gutdrauf-Musik für den Schulhof-Bully. Handsome Dick? Ihr habt nix kapiert. Wahrscheinlich hätte ich mir das Album als Teenager 3-4 angehört und ganz okay gefunden, bis ich es doch irgendwie doof gefunden hätte.
Sounded like a bad version of KISS, lots of covers, maybe all covers? Not sure.... did not enjoy though.
The positive reception this album received upon release and that it continues to enjoy is mind boggling. It also says a lot about who writes music reviews and who listens to punk.
vad i helvete. "Go Back To Africa" är inte rolig, den är fan i mig rasistisk som fan
I feel dumber for listening.. Sketch style covers of 60s/70s contemporary pop (California sun/I got you babe) with bizarre originals (back to Africa/master race/etc). Maybe I just don’t get it
Really not a great album. Gave off similar vibes to the modern lovers, and I found its lyrics a lot clearer, but it put itself down by being such a product of its time.
1/10 enjoyment lyrics are dated
So, daar had ik nu even helemaal geen zin in..
Bad rock music.
I was not a fan of this album at all and it really left a bad taste in my mouth early on. 01/28 - Yesterday I worked on redlines for the manufacturing set, fixing missing information in the model, and coordination items with Vidula and Courtney. The Dictators had a very whiny sense to them that I simply could not connect with.
I DGAF. Go Back to Africa? Master Race Rock? I don’t care if this is tongue in cheek, or if they’re playing a role or what. This is just stupid bullshit.
More dumb 70s music. This site isn’t a 1000 albums you need to hear, it’s just random generic crap.
Old school rock and roll vibes with weird voices. Not my style 1/5
Liked this one
Good fun