~ the Dictators Discography
a songwriter to come up with "a good riff and catchy chorus." With Shernoffback on bass in 1978, the Dictators recorded Bloodbrothers, a last-ditch effort to catch the wave they had helped create N1975, a year before the Ramones Beatles, his role as bassist differed greatly from only three short years before. They broke up defined the punk genre, another New York Paul McCartney's: he was there solely to push soon thereafter, with the 1981 live album Fuck Iband, the Dictators, released the testos- the band. ''I'm an AC/DC-type 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke (later re- terone-infused proto-punk classic The Dictators player," he says. released as New York, New York) serv- GoGirl Crazy!, whose standout cuts-''(I Live "Youdon't listen ing as an epitaph of sorts. But in 1991, for) Cars and Girls," "Weekend," and an absurd to AC/DC and say, the original Dictators reformed and cover of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe"- 'Wow, this rhythm began periodically touring. Adecade simultaneously embraced and lampooned the section is great.' You later, they released a new studio shameless self-indulgence of rock 'n' roll junk say, 'Wow, this band album, D.F.F.D. With rousing num- culture. As singer, bassist, keyboardist, and is kickin'-and it's bers like "Who Will Save Rock and songsmith Andy (sometimes spelled "Adny") kickin' because the Roll?," the album received positive Shernoff later commented in Legs McNeil's bass player and drum- reviews from critics; it would seem 1996 oral history of punk, Please Kill Me, "You mer are great.''' that Shernoff the songsmith was were supposed to have a sense of humor about Shernoff's song- finally getting some long-overdue it, but it wasn't supposed to be a joke." writing skill may be his respect.
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