Dils Dils Dils

by Dils, Dil

Overview

The Dils' studio productions, as primitive as they were, were so much better sounding than the wealth of live material that's been issued of the band that it doesn't make sense to pick up an anthology that includes most, but not all, of those studio tracks. That's what you get on Dils Dils Dils, which has six of their eight studio songs, but is missing the important debut single "I Hate the Rich"/"You're Not Blank." It's filled out by ten live cuts that are energetic but frankly tough to listen to, by virtue (if that's the right word) of their lousy fidelity and muffled lyrics. It's getting tough to keep track of what Dils cuts have appeared where with the growing number of compilations, but certainly six of the cuts do also appear on Dils, though the four songs recorded in Portland in August 1978 (including a cover of the Velvet Underground's "What Goes On") don't appear on either Dils or the 1987 live anthology Live!. Now, you could buy both this and another Bacchus Archives Dils release, Class War, which does have "I Hate the Rich" and "You're Not Blank" and a whole bunch of other live stuff (and by no means all of the live stuff that's come out on the Dils). Another way to go would be to get the British CD Dils, which has all eight of the studio tracks plus 21 live songs. Whatever way you go, though, you shouldn't take this as a suitable one-stop Dils comp, as you shouldn't fail to get all eight of the studio tracks if you're going to pursue the Dils at all. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2023
Label:	Forced Exposure
UPC:	8055515233568
Rank:	63521

Tracks

1. Blow Up
2. I Hate the Rich
3. You're Not Blank
4. Class War
5. Mr. Big
6. Sound of the Rain
7. It's Not Worth It
8. Red Rockers
9. Poor, Poor Girl
10. Only the Lonely
11. Citizen
12. Love House
13. Before the Law
14. C-A-R
15. Some Things Never Change
16. National Guard
17. New Kicks
18. You Don't Matter Anymore

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dils   Primary Artist
Dil   Primary Artist
John Silvers   Drums,Drums
Zippy Pinhead   Drums,Drums
Rand McNally   Drums,Drums
Andre Algover   Drums
Tony Kinman   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Vocals
Chip Kinman   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Tony Kinman   Composer
Javier Escovedo   Composer
Lou Reed   Composer
Dave Shultz   Digital Mastering
Henry Clay Work   Composer
Chip Kinman   Composer
Charles W. Noell   Composer
Gooch   Design
Len Horowitz   Transfers