DILS- I hate the Rich, b/w You’re not blank 7″ (What Records, USA, 1977)
Couldn’t believe my eyes this morning when I saw that I really posted some Irish Folk LP last night. The wine was delicious and rather heavy, hahaha.
DILS were one of the first american Punk bands and one of the few explicitly political ones at that too. The two Kinman brothers who were the main force behind this short lived act, were also known for a couple of funny stories like the one Peter reported when he posted the 2nd DILS 7″ on his blog.
I remember hearing this in a local record shop in 1980. Prior to this, I’ve had heard the Sex Pistols, Clash, Buttocks, Nina Hagen (haha) and other assorted Punk, but I always thought that compared to Motörhead or the raw power of AC/DC’s “Let there be Rock”, Punk was a bit lame. Well, the DILS blew me away and that was also how I heard the term “Hardcore” the first time, cause that’s what the shop owner said it was - Hardcore. He was not too wrong, I think.
The opening chords in “I hate the Rich” to me pretty much epitomize great music per se. Fan-fuck-en-tas-tic.
SwePete wrote:
Yup! Great! It have the certain feel to it that in my book defines PUNK! Sharp, sloppy and short!
And BTW as a young Punk I never forget the feeling I got when hearing No sleep til Hammmersmith. It even slapped Discharge on their wrists! Amazing!
Posted on 18-May-08 at 11:08 am | Permalink
Steve wrote:
Maybe not as Punk as Irish Folk but still a grrret record!
Posted on 18-May-08 at 12:00 pm | Permalink
Pär wrote:
for a guy stepping down with the uploads this weekend sure have been busy and I´m not the one complaining. This is great thanks alot!!
and I also checked out your movie tips, great as well!
Posted on 18-May-08 at 9:44 pm | Permalink
eddie wrote:
Both these tracks are fucking great! This EP is the earliest of HC. I wished I could have seen these guys at the Masque but I was too young then : (
I heard the Masque was more violent than any other punk club in those days, even CBGB’s!
Posted on 18-May-08 at 10:05 pm | Permalink
Peter - KBD Records wrote:
So unpowerful and thin. Just the way I like it. The drumming here just rocks and so does the guitar sound. Very HCish. I tried to copy that sound for a long time. Finally I found a Yamaha 40 Watt amp that was pretty close to replicate it together with a Hagstrom guitar.
Posted on 19-May-08 at 1:44 am | Permalink
fred wrote:
I wish everytime someone heard a hot-shit “punk” record, they wouldn’t instantly demean it by calling it “hardcore” . I don’t hear any auctioneer vocals here! It would be like calling a true “rockabilly” record “rock and roll”, you are not doing anyone any favors with that description.
Also, don’t forget the Dils played this record live in the first Cheech and Chong film!
Posted on 19-May-08 at 7:41 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
“Auctioneer vocals” - hahahaha Fred, that’s such a great way to put it.
But still, this is more than just “Punk”, innit.
Posted on 19-May-08 at 7:49 am | Permalink
Javi wrote:
Agree with Erich: faster and louder than the average 77 Punk Rock record (Damned, Pistols, Clash), to be considered plain Punk Rock (neither Hardcore, of course)
Anyway: what two tremendous songs! Can’t decide which one is the best… Love it when at the end of “Hate the rich”, the chord sequence changes into a more kickass one. Glee!!!
Posted on 20-May-08 at 5:24 am | Permalink
Jay Thurston wrote:
Fuck this punk shit! Rank and File blow this shit away!
Posted on 22-May-08 at 7:07 pm | Permalink