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In 1975, when proto-punk and heavy metal were two opposing camps who barely acknowledged each other's existence, The Dictators' first album, Go Girl Crazy!, found New York's finest trying to bring both sides together in a brave, prescient, and (at least at the time) futile gesture. The band's "smart guys who like dumb stuff" humor, junk-culture reference points, and '60s cheeze rock covers ("California Sun" and "I Got You Babe" on one album) would seem tailor made for the crowd at CBGB digging the Ramones and the Dead Boys, but their sludgy and stripped down hard rock (and Ross "The Boss" Funichello's neo-metal guitar solos) were something else altogether. And at a time when the arena rock audience had not yet embraced the less-than-subtle humor and theatrics of Sparks or Cheap Trick, the Dictators' ahead-of-their-time enthusiasm for wrestling, White Castle hamburgers, and television confused more kids than it converted. Heard today, the album is a hoot and a half; if the tempos could often stand to be a bit livelier, Adny Shernoff's songs are still great (especially the absurdly anthemic "Two Tub Man," "I Live for Cars and Girls," and "Weekend"), the jokes still register (while the contemporary Political Correctness brigade might blanch at "Back to Africa" or "Master Race Rock," they're merely absurd in the Mad Magazine tradition), and "secret weapon" Handsome Dick Manitoba was truly a find. Dozens of groups borrowed wholesale from Go Girl Crazy! later on down the line, but the original is still the greatest ... and the funniest.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - SONNY BONO, Lyricist - SONNY BONO, Composer - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Alan Glover, Keyboards - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Morris Levy, Composer - Morris Levy, Lyricist - Henry Glover, Lyricist - Henry Glover, Composer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scott Kempner, Guitar - Andrew Shernoff, Composer - Andrew Shernoff, Lyricist - Tim Geelan, Recording Engineer - Stu Boy King, Percussion - Stu Boy King, Drums - Laou Waxman, Recording Engineer - Ross Funicello, Vocal - Ross Funicello, Guitar - The Dictators, Performer - Andy Shernoff, Vocal - Andy Shernoff, Keyboards - Andy Shernoff, Bass - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Murray Krugman, Producer - Ed Sprigg, Mixing Engineer - Alan Glover, Keyboards - Sandy Pearlman, Producer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
In 1975, when proto-punk and heavy metal were two opposing camps who barely acknowledged each other's existence, The Dictators' first album, Go Girl Crazy!, found New York's finest trying to bring both sides together in a brave, prescient, and (at least at the time) futile gesture. The band's "smart guys who like dumb stuff" humor, junk-culture reference points, and '60s cheeze rock covers ("California Sun" and "I Got You Babe" on one album) would seem tailor made for the crowd at CBGB digging the Ramones and the Dead Boys, but their sludgy and stripped down hard rock (and Ross "The Boss" Funichello's neo-metal guitar solos) were something else altogether. And at a time when the arena rock audience had not yet embraced the less-than-subtle humor and theatrics of Sparks or Cheap Trick, the Dictators' ahead-of-their-time enthusiasm for wrestling, White Castle hamburgers, and television confused more kids than it converted. Heard today, the album is a hoot and a half; if the tempos could often stand to be a bit livelier, Adny Shernoff's songs are still great (especially the absurdly anthemic "Two Tub Man," "I Live for Cars and Girls," and "Weekend"), the jokes still register (while the contemporary Political Correctness brigade might blanch at "Back to Africa" or "Master Race Rock," they're merely absurd in the Mad Magazine tradition), and "secret weapon" Handsome Dick Manitoba was truly a find. Dozens of groups borrowed wholesale from Go Girl Crazy! later on down the line, but the original is still the greatest ... and the funniest.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:51
- Main artists: The Dictators
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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