Comments on: D.I. – Don’t Mess Around With the Punks Dude! http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130 Punk Wave Whatever Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mr Fab http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-761 Mr Fab Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:08:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-761 Everything about that story is true except the timeline - I was 17 in 1983, living in the Valley, a typical Rodney-listening, DI-loving suburban snot. But my parents were WWII-generation, in their 50s by the Eighties. They were in their late thirties when they HAD me! And, strangely enough, so it was with a lot of my friends.<br/><br/>My mom WANTED me to have short hair like Casey. If I grew it long she said I "looked like a beatnik." So, yeah, punk puzzled them. But so did everything after the Big Band days. Everything about that story is true except the timeline – I was 17 in 1983, living in the Valley, a typical Rodney-listening, DI-loving suburban snot. But my parents were WWII-generation, in their 50s by the Eighties. They were in their late thirties when they HAD me! And, strangely enough, so it was with a lot of my friends.

My mom WANTED me to have short hair like Casey. If I grew it long she said I “looked like a beatnik.” So, yeah, punk puzzled them. But so did everything after the Big Band days.

]]> By: Joe Stumble http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-759 Joe Stumble Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:54:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-759 My favorite Casey quote:<br/><br/>"What do girls from the Valley put behind thier ears?"<br/><br/>"Thier ANKLES!" My favorite Casey quote:

“What do girls from the Valley put behind thier ears?”

“Thier ANKLES!”

]]> By: luckyslc http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-758 luckyslc Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-758 great post!! yep, i have to agree with everyone above. D.I. was/is a great fucking band. "horse bites dog cries" is in my 10 ten list (maybe top 20). they slipped a little after this (rikk agnew left the band?) and recorded "what good is grief to a god?", but "tragedy again" was pretty good. now if i could only find the old D.I. skateboard deck from Circle A...<br/><br/>"C'mon you homos, give her her clothes back!!" great post!! yep, i have to agree with everyone above. D.I. was/is a great fucking band. “horse bites dog cries” is in my 10 ten list (maybe top 20). they slipped a little after this (rikk agnew left the band?) and recorded “what good is grief to a god?”, but “tragedy again” was pretty good. now if i could only find the old D.I. skateboard deck from Circle A…

“C’mon you homos, give her her clothes back!!”

]]> By: Joe Stumble http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-757 Joe Stumble Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-757 By the way...I am glad to see all this love for D.I. from everybody.<br/><br/>Almost gives me renewed hope for humanity.<br/><br/>...almost. By the way…I am glad to see all this love for D.I. from everybody.

Almost gives me renewed hope for humanity.

…almost.

]]> By: Joe Stumble http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-756 Joe Stumble Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-756 I didn't say that D.I. became retro. I said that D.I. <i>seemed</i> retro due to passing fads and other bullshit. BIG difference. I also am not trying to compare D.I. to the Adolescents...I like them both equally. <br/><br/>Separate the messenger from the message, man. Just cuz I report the news doesn't mean I fuckin' agree with it. I didn’t say that D.I. became retro. I said that D.I. seemed retro due to passing fads and other bullshit. BIG difference. I also am not trying to compare D.I. to the Adolescents…I like them both equally.

Separate the messenger from the message, man. Just cuz I report the news doesn’t mean I fuckin’ agree with it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-755 Anonymous Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-755 I think you're wrong when you say that D.I. became retro in the mid to late 80's.<br/><br/>D.I. represents the best of the 'OC Punk' sound that combines SURF guitar with punk rock. In the mid 80's I was living in NYC and I hated the NYHC sound with its heavy metal guitar sound and became a huge D.I. fan.<br/><br/>I have NEVER heard a bad D.I. album and D.I. managed to release a lot of good albums - whereas the only good Adolescents album is the first one (plus the Welcome to Reality EP).<br/><br/>D.I. avoided the political correctness of the time and therefore their lyrics still hold up today. I regular listen to all of their albums but their best work, IMHO, is 'Horse Bites, Dog Cries'.<br/><br/>If you like the sound of California Punk, and like that OC Surf Guitar sound in your hardcore, then D.I. is one of the very best bands in this genre ! I think you’re wrong when you say that D.I. became retro in the mid to late 80′s.

D.I. represents the best of the ‘OC Punk’ sound that combines SURF guitar with punk rock. In the mid 80′s I was living in NYC and I hated the NYHC sound with its heavy metal guitar sound and became a huge D.I. fan.

I have NEVER heard a bad D.I. album and D.I. managed to release a lot of good albums – whereas the only good Adolescents album is the first one (plus the Welcome to Reality EP).

D.I. avoided the political correctness of the time and therefore their lyrics still hold up today. I regular listen to all of their albums but their best work, IMHO, is ‘Horse Bites, Dog Cries’.

If you like the sound of California Punk, and like that OC Surf Guitar sound in your hardcore, then D.I. is one of the very best bands in this genre !

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-754 Anonymous Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:14:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-754 DI were and Are one of the definative OC/LA punk bands of the 80's. Saw them numerous of times in San Francisco and they always put on great shows. They do have a few newish songs on some comps that hint that they have not lost it one iota!! Good post!<br/><br/>Kennyhel77 DI were and Are one of the definative OC/LA punk bands of the 80′s. Saw them numerous of times in San Francisco and they always put on great shows. They do have a few newish songs on some comps that hint that they have not lost it one iota!! Good post!

Kennyhel77

]]> By: Joe Stumble http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-753 Joe Stumble Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-753 Yeah the Detours version is a classic. I played that version when I guested on the Scene of the Crime. Podcast <a HREF="http://lastdaysofman.blogspot.com/2007/04/podcast-5-scene-of-crime-part-2.html" REL="nofollow">available here</a>. Yeah the Detours version is a classic. I played that version when I guested on the Scene of the Crime. Podcast available here.

]]> By: fred http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-752 fred Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-752 The Detours original version of Hang Ten in East Berlin (w/ Casey and Rikk Agnew, I beleive) was on that OC punk/new wave comp "Up Another Octave" from about 1980. I don't think Casey was singing on that one. The Detours original version of Hang Ten in East Berlin (w/ Casey and Rikk Agnew, I beleive) was on that OC punk/new wave comp “Up Another Octave” from about 1980. I don’t think Casey was singing on that one.

]]> By: ponk-111 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-751 ponk-111 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com/blog/?p=130#comment-751 one of my favorite all time bands. D.I. fucking rocks. period. one of my favorite all time bands. D.I. fucking rocks. period.

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