Idjit Savant

The Dickies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple X Records
• ASIN: B000000P5I
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,315 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dickies trash the 90's, August 11, 2005

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Brewzerr "Brewzerr" (On the fault line, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Idjit Savant (Audio CD)

This is the best Dickies album since "Dawn of the Dickies". After slogging through most of the 80's with spotty recordings that were poorly produced, the Dickies give the mid-90's a well-deserved kick in the groin with this consistently well-played, well-written, and well-produced gem. They may take a very long time between albums ("Idjit Savant" - 1994, "Second Coming" - 1988), but it was well worth the wait.

The first track (Welcome To The Diamond Mine)opens with a classic bit of Stan Lee guitar lunacy that is somewhat reminiscent of the intro to "You Drive Me Ape", from the first album, and takes off into classic Dickies territory. Next is a cover of a song that was originally written by the Germs, but due to Darby's suicide never played by them... "Golden Boys". The Dickies give it a great treatment. Next is "Toxic Avenger". What Dickies album would be complete without a tribute to junk culture? Next is "Zeppelina"... which has nothing to do with Led Zep but rather a (presumed) female family member named Zeppelina. "Stuck in a Condo (With Marlon Brando)" is a hilarious quasi-Metal song. "Just Say Yes" is a bonafide Dickies anthem that ranks right up there with early hits like "Manny, Moe, and Jack" and "You Drive Me Ape". "Elevator (In The Brain Hotel)" is an obscure cover, but in the able hands of Stan, Leonard, and co. delivers that melodic punk perfection that The Dickies have a patent on. "Pretty Ballerina" is almost a ballad, but there's enough great Stan Lee riffing going on to keep it from being totally wimpy. The next 4 tracks ("Make it So", "I'm on Crack", "Oh Boy!", "Roadkill") are high-octane hyperactive humorous, melodic punk rock served up as only The Dickies can do... and nobody else even comes close to doing it better. "House of Raoul" has a great lunatic-carny feel to it and is very catchy. My only beef with "Idjit" is the final track... a limp ballad that sounds like it belongs on the "Second Coming" album ("Song of the Dawn").

All in all... this is a GREAT album and a good example of what this severely underrated band can do. Why the Dickies don't get the same amount of respect as the Ramones is beyond me.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Listen to This Album While Driving, April 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Idjit Savant (Audio CD)

At least 2 people I know of have listened to this album while driving, and gotten stopped for speeding. This is the kind of album that makes you want to drive FAST (especially the songs "Roadkill", "Oh Boy" and "I'm On Crack." The Dickies haven't really put anything that fantastic out since Killer Klowns in the late 80's, at least anything that is just as fun to listen to as early CDs such as "Dawn of the Dickies" and "The Incredible Shrinking Dickies." Almost all the songs are incredible, except for the last 2 slightly weaker tracks after "Roadkill". It's hard to pick the real standouts, because most of the songs just kick butt and take names, but I guess they would be "Welcome to The Diamond Mine", "I'm on Crack", "Just Say Yes", "Stuck in a Condo (with Marlon Brando)" and the incredible "Oh Boy!" which was originally written for the Ramones. This song will rev you up and make you want to slam dance like you wouldn't believe. When they played this song live, I danced so hard I could barely move the next day. If you're a Dickies fan who has been dissapointed by their last several less-than-stellar records, this one will restore your faith in them. You will NOT be dissapointed!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic effort...., May 21, 2005

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John Doe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Idjit Savant (Audio CD)

Love everything these guys do (did), they deserve to be rich beyond their wildest dreams!!!

And nobody ever says it, but Stan Lee is a great guitar player

I can honestly say the only song I ever disliked by this band was "Dummy Up" off of the album "Second Coming" (bad "Wham" blows!)