Released 1985 Release date 1985 Label Alternative Tentacles | Artist Dicks Producer Klaus Flouride | |
These People
(1985) Live At Raul's 2x7"
(1992) Genres Hardcore punk, Blues rock, Punk blues Similar Kill from the Heart, 1980‑1986, Live at Raul's Club | ||
These People is the second and last studio album by the American punk band The Dicks, released in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles. By the time this record was recorded, The Dicks had changed half of their lineup, and relocated from Texas to San Francisco.
Contents
With the new lineup, the sound of The Dicks progressed from their earlier years as a bluesy hardcore punk band to more straightforwardly hard blues-rock. The album retains the band's punk rock sound, though at slightly slower tempos. The left-wing lyrics of their earlier work also moved more into the forefront by the time These People was recorded, and topics such as police brutality, classism, the American middle class, prison, and a closing blues-rock ballad dedicated to murdered Black Panther George Jackson are included.
Track listing
- The Police (Force) — 2:27
- Off-Duty Sailor — 2:24
- Executive Dive — 2:56
- Sidewalk Begging — 3:50
- Lost and Divided — 2:06
- Dead in a Motel Room — 3:06
- Cities are Burning — 3:08
- Doctor Daddy — 2:11
- Decent and Clean — 3:29
- Legacy of Man — 3:21
- Little Rock n' Roller — 2:43
- George Jackson — 3:29
Personnel
Songs
1The Police (Force)2:26
2Off-Duty Sailor2:42
3Executive Dive2:55