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- Date Released: January 1, 1980
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Stiff Records / ZTT
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We Say...
The same year Stiff found Any Trouble in the north of England, it also roped in this hard-hitting skinny-tie trio from New York City — Staten Island, to be precise, the land of David Johansen, the Wu-Tang Clan... and not much else musically. Led by singer-guitarist Patrick Barnes, the band had done only a handful of club shows before the trans-oceanic summons to London for recording. The first of Dirty Looks' two albums sets a pair of ebullient power pop gems ("Let Go" and "You're Too Old") in a varied program that otherwise touches on doo-wop ("Lie to Me"), reggae ("Disappearing") and rockabilly ("Drop That Tan").
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They Say...
There's a rich history of American bands going to the U.K. in hopes of getting their big break, but Dirty Looks were lucky enough to manage this without having to leave New York City. Dave Robinson, one of the founders of the legendary British label Stiff Records, saw the Staten Island-based trio while visiting the Big Apple and wasted no time signing them, and judging from their self-titled debut album, it's not hard to see why -- while Dirty Looks' attack was harder and leaner than most of the acts who recorded for Stiff at the time, the songs have hooks galore, Patrick Barnes' lead guitar rings loud and clear throughout, bassist Marco Sin and drummer Peter Parker drive the band with energy to spare, and the guys know how to walk the fine line between cool and geeky with aplomb. While the single "Let Go" is the best thing on Dirty Looks, a handful of other gems can be heard here as well, including the cheerfully snarky "You're Too Old," the frantic lyrical push and pull of "They Got Me Covered," and the rockabilly-influenced curtain-closer "Drop That Tan." There's hardly a shred of waste on Dirty Looks -- the performances are streamlined and to the point, with the three players sounding remarkably tight and earnest without getting pretentious. Dirty Looks isn't quite power pop and it doesn't hit quite hard enough to be punk, but the middle ground it stakes out is a pretty fun place to be.
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| 01. |  |
They Got Me Covered |
3:20 |
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| 02. | |
Love Crimes |
3:47 |
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| 03. | |
You Can't Love Me |
2:45 |
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| 04. | |
Lie To Me |
3:09 |
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| 05. | |
Take A Life |
3:38 |
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| 06. | |
Let Go |
3:28 |
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| 07. | |
12 O'Clock High |
4:08 |
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| 08. | |
You're Too Old |
2:56 |
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| 09. | |
Accept Me |
2:21 |
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| 10. | |
Disappearing |
3:40 |
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| 11. | |
Drop That Tan |
5:23 |
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11 Total Tracks, 38:35 Total Length
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Credits
- Dirty Looks - Main Performer // Patrick Barnes - Guitar // Patrick Barnes - Vocals // Tim Friese-Greene - Producer // Charlie Giordano - Keyboards // Peter Parker - Drums // Peter Parker - Vocals // Marco Sin - Bass // Marco Sin - Vocals
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