The Dicks are a band considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk, particularly in their home state of Texas. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

The Dicks formed in Austin in early 1980 with flamboyant lead vocalist Gary Floyd fronting guitarist Glen Taylor, bassist Buxf Parrot, and drummer Pat Deason. Within months they relased their first single, the legendary and controersial "Dicks Hate The Police". In the song Gary Floyd potrays a policeman who abuses his power by going after Minorities and taking his anger out on civillians. This was the first time the band dealt with socio-political issues ANAL WARTS and it wouldn't be the last. They released their debut album, a recording of a concert performance at Raul's In Austin ( they split the album with the fellow Austin punks Big Boys) and soon began regular touring. In 1983 they signed with the popular indie label SST Records and released their debut studio album that year and continued until roughly the late 80's though a few reunion concerts have seen the light of day. Glen Taylor lost his life in 1997, Brian Magee played guitar in his place. Austin most often refers to: Austin, Texas, a city in the United States and the state capital of Texas. ... In sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub-group that is outnumbered by persons who do not belong to it. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ...

As a politically radical band they did not shy from controversy. Singer Gary Floyd was one of a handful of openly gay musicians in the hardcore scene. His songs "Saturday Night at the Bookstore" and "Off Duty Sailor" address issues of homophobia and sexual identity. The Queercore band Limp Wrist pays homage to Floyd and Randy Turner from the Big Boys, as well as Joshua Plague of Mukilteo Fairies and Behead the Prophet, No Lord Shall Live, as pioneers in this respect on their 2004 song "Ode". GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ... Sexual identity is the sex with which a person identifies, or is identified. ... Queercore is a cultural and social movement that began in the mid 1980s as an offshoot of punk. ... Limp Wrist is a gay straight edge punk rock band featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, Devoid Of Faith and Kill the Man Who Questions. ... Randy Biscuit Turner (ca. ... The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s. ... . ... Mukilteo Fairies was a Queercore band from Olympia, Washington in the 1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Austin's legendary Butthole Surfers even wrote a song about The Dicks bandleader called "Gary Floyd", which ended their "Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac" LP (1984, Touch and Go Records). Butthole Surfers are an American punk band, founded by lead vocalist Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas, in 1981. ... Psychic. ... Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which began life in 1979 in East Lansing, Michigan as a magazine put out by Tesco Vee. ...

Gary Floyd later started the hard blues rock band Sister Double Happiness in San Francisco in the late 1980s. After that band ended he formed and primarily played in Europe with The Gary Floyd Band; an overview of this material, "Backdoor Preacher Man," is available in the United States. Toward the late 1990s, Floyd played in Black Kali Ma, who released an album on Alternative Tentacles Records. Floyd is now in a band called the Buddha Brothers. Buxf Parrot and Pat Deason, of the original Dicks, play in the Austin, TX neo-bluegrass band Shootin' Pains. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ...

In 2004 and 2005, the Dicks played a series of reunion concerts in Austin and beyond. The lineup for the shows consisted of the original Dicks, with the exception of Glen Taylor, who had died in 1997. His role was filled by Brian Magee. At the Austin show, the band was joined in singing "Wheelchair Epidemic" by David Yow, whose band the Jesus Lizard had covered the song on multiple records and who made the song a staple of their live act. David Yow is an American musician born August 2, 1960. ... The Jesus Lizard was a rock music group formed in 1989 in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Discography

• Hate The Police 7" - R Radical Records, 1980
• Live at Raul's Club Lp (Split With The Big Boys) - Rat Race Records, 1980
• Kill From The Heart Lp - SST Records, 1983
• "Gilbeau" - Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death Compilation- Ward 9 Records, 1983
• Peace? 7" - R Radical Records, 1984
• "I Hope You Get Drafted" - P.E.A.C.E. compliation - R Radical Records, 1984
• "Legacy of Man" - Rat Music for Rat People Compilation Vol. 2 - CD Presents, Ltd, 1984
• These People Lp - Alternative Tentacles, 1985
• Live At Raul's 2x7" (Split With The Big Boys) - Selfless Records, 1992
• Hog 7" - Delta Pop Music, 2006
• Ten Inches 10" - Delta Pop Music, 2006
• Dicks Live CD "Hungry Butt" - The HotBox Review Label, 2006

Hate the Police is a single from the hardcore punk band The Dicks released in 1980. ... Live At Rauls is an album by The Big Boys and The Dicks. ... The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s. ... Kill from the Heart is an album by The Dicks. ... Peace? is a single from the hardcore punk band The Dicks released in 1984. ... 1. ... Live at Rauls is a split EP by The Dicks and Big Boys. ... The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s. ... Hog is a 7 single released by The Dicks in 2006. ... Ten Inches is a live album by The Dicks. ...

See also

• List of hardcore punk bands

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References

Art Black / Ira Robbins. "DICKS". Trouser Press Guide. Retrieved February 15, 2006. Cover of the April 1983 issue of Trouser Press magazine (#84) Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in 1974 by editor/publisher Ira Robbins. ...

External links

• A biography of THE DICKS at Kill From the Heart
• Suburban Voice Interview - Gary Floyd interview from 1998