The Dicks Hate the Police

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"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.[1][2][3] The record was released on the band's own Radical Records imprint.[4] Mudhoney included a cover of the song on Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles.[5]

Critical reception

Pitchfork wrote that "the song contained few words and fewer chords, and yet, with an arch sneer, the singer—Gary Floyd, a genuine punk hero deserving of recognition beyond the underground—communicated the essence of state power deployed in its most wretched everyday form."[6] 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."[5] The Dallas Observer called it "perhaps the finest single ever released by a Texas punk band."[7]

Track listing

  1. The Dicks Hate the Police
  2. Lifetime Problems
  3. All Night Fever

Line up

  • Gary Floyd – Vocals
  • Glen Taylor – Guitar
  • Buxf Parrot – Bass, vocals on "All Night Fever"
  • Pat Deason – Drums

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