The oft reliable Agony Shorthand blog has swerved from the path of rightiousnes today by declaring that "the Dictators are overrated", and not just that, but; "I’ll go that one further and recognize that any negative mojo thrown The Dictators’ way will really rub our compatriot, the estimable Jeroen at NEXT BIG THING, the wrong way – they’re pretty much his favorite band, which doesn’t reflect on the high quality of his (and Lindsay Hutton’s) excellent web site".
Nah, the only thing that rubs me is that Jay obviously never heard 'D.F.F.D.' or the Manitoba's Wild Kingdom LP (a 'tators disc in all but name) when he states "some very, very good gitah on those 3 Dictators albums. After that, what?".
'D.F.F.D.' has firmly established the Dics in the here and now and might even be their best yet. That, plus the ,to this day, always excellent live shows, is what...
Anyways, waving their flag has always been a rather solitary affair (just ask Lindsay), but I'd be nice if people actually listened to something before makin' claims.
Oh, and don't worry Jay, I'm way too old to hold any grudges over something as "trivial" as my favorite rock band. That is of course, until you start sayin' something similar about the Ramones ;-)
