Kill from the Heart is an album by the hardcore punk band The Dicks. Widely considered a classic of the genre,[citation needed] it was the band's first full-length album and the last to feature the group's original Texas-based line-up. The album finds the band mixing its hardcore punk style with blues aesthetics.[citation needed]

Kill from the Heart
Studio album by
Released1983[when?]
GenreHardcore punk
LabelSST[1] (017)
ProducerSpot
The Dicks chronology
Live at Raul's Club
(1980)
Kill from the Heart
(1983)
Peace ? 7"
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Tim Kerr of the Big Boys appears on the song "Anti-Klan (Part Two)". "Anti-Klan (Parts One and Two)", "Rich Daddy", "No Nazi's Friend", and "Kill From The Heart" appear on the 1980-1986 CD compilation. The album was reissued on CD & LP by Alternative Tentacles in 2012.[3][4]

Track listing

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  1. Anti-Klan (Part One)
  2. Rich Daddy
  3. No Nazi's Friend
  4. Marilyn Buck
  5. Kill From the Heart
  6. Little Boys' Feet
  7. Pigs Run Wild
  8. Bourgeois Fascist Pig
  9. Purple Haze
  10. Anti-Klan (Part Two)
  11. Right Wing/White Ring
  12. Dicks Can't Swim:
I. Cock Jam
II. Razor Blade Dance

2012 Reissue

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13. Dicks Hate the Police
14. Lifetime Problems
15. All Night Fever

All songs written by The Dicks except "Purple Haze", written by Jimi Hendrix.

Personnel

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  • Gary Floyd - Vocals
  • Glen Taylor - Guitar, Bass on "No Nazi's Friend" and "Marilyn Buck"
  • Buxf Parrot - Bass/Backing Vocals, Guitar on "No Nazi's Friend" and "Marilyn Buck"
  • Pat Deason - Drums/Backing Vocals
  • Carlos Lowery - Artwork & Design
  • Spot - Engineer and Producer
  • Tim Kerr - Dobro on "Anti-Klan (Part Two)"
  • Backing Vocals on "Anti-Klan (Part Two)" - The Torn Panties (Roxann Flowers, Dolores Aguirre, & Byrd Willey), Phillip Gilbeau, Spot, & Tim Kerr

References

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  1. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Dicks". www.trouserpress.com.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "The Dicks - Kill from the Heart (Alternative Tentacles)". The Big Takeover.
  4. ^ "Alternative Tentacles Records". September 26, 2018.