Kill from the Heart
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Kill from the Heart is an album by the American hardcore punk
band The Dicks
. Widely considered a classic of the genre, it was the band's first full-length album and the last to feature the group's original Texas-based line up. The album finds the band mixing its hardcore punk style with blues
aesthetics. Tim Kerr of the Big Boys appears on the song "Anti-Klan (Part Two)". "Anti-Klan (Parts One and Two)", "Rich Daddy", "No Nazi's Friend", and "Kill From The Heart" appear on the 1980-1986 CD compilation on Alternative Tentacles
. The album is out of print and a reissue seems unlikely because the master tapes cannot be located .
All songs written by The Dicks except "Purple Haze", written by Jimi Hendrix.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band The Dicks
The Dicks
The Dicks are an American punk rock band from Austin, Texas, originally formed in 1980. They initially disbanded in 1986 before reforming in 2004...
. Widely considered a classic of the genre, it was the band's first full-length album and the last to feature the group's original Texas-based line up. The album finds the band mixing its hardcore punk style with blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
aesthetics. Tim Kerr of the Big Boys appears on the song "Anti-Klan (Part Two)". "Anti-Klan (Parts One and Two)", "Rich Daddy", "No Nazi's Friend", and "Kill From The Heart" appear on the 1980-1986 CD compilation on Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label originally based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. It was originally used as the label name by the Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles", and after realizing the potential for an independent...
. The album is out of print and a reissue seems unlikely because the master tapes cannot be located .
Track listing
- Anti-Klan (Part One)
- Rich Daddy
- No Nazi's Friend
- Marilyn Buck
- Kill From the Heart
- Little Boys' Feet
- Pigs Run Wild
- Bourgeois Fascist Pig
- Purple Haze
- Anti-Klan (Part Two)
- Right Wing/White Ring
- Dicks Can't Swim:
- I. Cock Jam
- II. Razor Blade Dance
All songs written by The Dicks except "Purple Haze", written by Jimi Hendrix.
Album credits
- Gary Floyd - Vocals
- Glen Taylor - Guitar, Bass on "No Nazi's Friend" and "Marilyn Buck"
- Buxf Parrot - Bass/Backing Vocals, Guitar on "No Nazi's Friend" and "Marilyn Buck"
- Pat Deason - Drums/Backing Vocals
- Carlos Lowery - Artwork & Design
- Spot - Engineer and Producer
- Tim Kerr - Dobro on "Anti-Klan (Part Two)"
- Backing Vocals on "Anti-Klan (Part Two)" - The Torn Panties (Roxann Flowers, Dolores Aguirre, & Byrd Willey), Phillip Gilbeau, Spot, & Tim Kerr