Record Mirror, October 29, 1977 THE DICTATORS, one of the hest hard rock hands In the or States, have achieved cult status and notoriety be- cause of the antics of Handsome Dick t Manitoba, their un- e likely looking lead singer. These include C Is wrestling matches with US critic Lester Bangs and a particularly rowdy evening at CAGES% where Handsome Dick tried heckling Wayne County just once too often and got himself clocked. The Dictators have arrived in England to play a string of dates, some supporting the Stranglers and some on their own. Helen Wheels. Whop "I think the people that HANDSOME DICK WITH see us for the first time outside New York, their IIP eyes are open and their mouths are open. I'm not They call him r` exactly your standard skinny little rock star," maintains Dick. . "I'm no Freddie Mercu- , . 1: ry by a long shot. I think people are kind of HANDSOME ' el shocked to see someone that looks like me out 4 I there. But hanging out at Max's and minding the antic. of two I basically it's I all IS just a hard working band , hang out other Interesting that sweats its ass off to over the place, anywhere bands, Pavlov's Dog and get the music across. where there's something Blue Oyster Cult_ r ra "We don't do anything happening." They have a reputation g really outrageous. If Handsome Dick will for creating a specific people call us outrageous certainly miss New York. Identity for their bands X+'516. a4.1' "I hate being on the out of the mainstream of . - Ilea only because I was zr brought up on limy. road. I haven't seen any US life. .5 place In the world that Their titles speak ol . Anything we do today Is S calm compared to him. has as much New York. urines: 'Manifest Destiny' newer a real wild man." I'm really bored already, has portentous overtones Fun also plays a part in living in a bus, being In that seem uncharacte- the Dictators' art. "It's towns where the TV goes ristically like the kind of off at night, nothing to do interest Handsome Dick ' mostly tongue - in - cheek kind of stuff, I don't go and I'm away from my might dredge up himself. A around doing a song and girlfriend, stuff like that. flow much of an Influence dance act with a top hat. The only time It's really do these two have on their Basically we're a tradi- exciting being in a rock music? tional rock and roll band and roll band is actually "Well, we mostly con- and the music comes playing." trol ourselves. They first," observes Dick. Television seems to be make suggestions but The Dictators' leader an important part of the we're really a very demo- thinks my estimation that Dictators' life. William crude band. If It cornea to there's more musical Powell is even mentioned a split we take a vote. excitement in London at in 'Sleeping With The TV writes the moment than New On', on the 'B' side of most of the songs and we York - or anywhere else their single 'Search And all make suggestions. In in the world for that Destroy.' the studio they're pretty matter - isn't exactly "Come on . . . . you much the basses but it's 9 5 right. know who William Powell not like 'Yee sir,' 'No sir.' "There's more happen- Is. There's a whole bunch Everyone has equal ing in London, I know, but of movies called 'Thin rights." a the only people who know Man.' He made them with Has rock and roll made His debut album and new single. about new wave In Myrna Loy . Cool deter. a man out of Dick? America, are the people tive movies. You see, the "Oh, it's trying hard that read magazines or Dictators have their own but it depends on your people in large urban culture, their own rock definition of a man. I -a 3.,Cd areas. Underground rock and roll culture. TV Is a don't think I'll ever grow scenes exist only In citlest. heavy part of that cul- up. I wanna be grown up sn It hasn't really stretched ture, we watch a lot of old enough to pay all my bills out to middle America movies on television. and to keep on the right yet. Most people haven't "Basically we get to- side of the law, stuff like e heard of It stall yet. gether and talk about that. I wanna be able to "I guess we see what movies we saw. keep my hair the way It is ourselves as part of the That's how the Dictators and to act the foul 111 feel new wave in as far as we relate to one another. like It. Act like a kid and 4 ' 4 we've been one from the same place friends for a be able to make a living . .a. at the same time. And we long, long time. I've doing It. You know, P ' 40 Or: also have a similar type of known guitarist Top Ten there's very few prole& snotty rock and from the fourth grade." *Ions ' '-a.".' r .'" .4. a 7 ''' roll where you can act , , attitude, though basically The Dictators' organic like an asshole and make we're different. ers Murray Krugnan and a living and rock and roll 0 "But I'll tell you one are the Is one of the n i. " I? n. thing," reveals Dick. same duo that have ... j, "Im really sorry about apparently been master- 01-1. TRAVIS i, o v 1... '' ..4 not seeing the Sex Pistols. IT ...., tr Any hand that can get ..D cri a . to mit AS fist fat. Number One In the , g cak1/101 0 singles chart 1 without 2 1 igiC4110LC C.0.0110/0. - .. playing or having f Fart ' o any 1 I /IS SU/IC.40M,, 4. _ airplay has got to be f 4 114 OU 01 gag 6.1401/101 - - - , something worth seeing. a . 1 /11 //01011V91000/ggIr gc OW; ; "They .... - ----..... 7...... 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