Dickies - All This & Puppet Stew

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Free Music Review: "Pull The Strings! Pull The Strings! "
Hit: 5 Stars

Yet,another collection of covers and original material,The Dickies prove they have the staying power to crack the whip all over the current selection of posuer punks.

This collection,as mentioned in the liner notes,was recorded over a five year period,so some of the tracks do sound a bit like leftovers from the "Idjit Savant" sessions,( No complaints here.),and feature appearances by perrenial favourite former Dickies, Laurie Buhne & Glen Laughlin.

The covers are "See my Way","Donut Man",and of course "Nobody But Me". All nicely reworked. Have The Dickies ever done a bad cover?

The "new" material is all in the classic vein of Dickies rock and evil humour! "Whack The Dalai Lama"! How can you not love a song with that title? And it doesn't stop there! The Dickies take pot shots at everything from animal activists,perverted puppets,marriage,celebrity rehab,the police and ...er.... the size of The Dickies."Howdy Doody in The Woodshed II" even sees a return of former Dickies co-writer Steve Hufsteter.

My only complaints are the retreads on this package. The minor complaint is the inclusion of the single "My Pop The Cop"/"Marry Me Ann",minor because the single was hard to find. The real complaint is the inclusion of "Nobody But Me". Having appeared on The Dickies "Hares From The Dog That Bit Us",and the "Baseketball" Soundtrack....it's pretty much run it's course.The lack of lyrics,and the usual Dickies tomfoolery in the cd booklet are missed...but do not affect the overall performance of the album!

Conspicuously missing from the album,is their cover of Elvis Costello's "Clean Money",which was originally announced as a track.

Dickies fans will enjoy this release,and new listeners can hear masters at work!

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