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The Dicks Hate the Police
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Wikipedia article
"'The Dicks Hate the Police'" (usually shortened to "'Hate the Police'") is the debut release and 7-inch single from the American hardcore punk band The Dicks, released in 1980. The record was released on the band's own Radical Records imprint. Mudhoney included a cover of the song on 'Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles'.
Critical reception
'Pitchfork' wrote that "the song contained few words and fewer chords, and yet, with an arch sneer, the singerGary Floyd, a genuine punk hero deserving of recognition beyond the undergroundcommunicated the essence of state power deployed in its most wretched everyday form." 'The A.V. Club' called it a "classic," writing that "even removed from its historical and geographical contexts 'Hate The Police' remains a powerful song." The 'Dallas Observer' called it "perhaps the finest single ever released by a Texas punk band."
Track listing
# The Dicks Hate the Police
# Lifetime Problems
# All Night Fever
Line up
*Gary Floyd Vocals
*Glen Taylor Guitar
*Buxf Parrot Bass, vocals on "All Night Fever"
*Pat Deason Drums
References
Category:1980 debut singles
Category:1980 songs
Category:The Dicks albums
Category:Protest songs
Category:Songs against racism and xenophobia
Category:Songs about police officers
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