Dirty Looks was a power pop band from Staten Island, New York that formed in 1978. They are one of the best power pop bands but sadly receive little recognition and are even overshadowed by a crappy glam metal band of the same name.Dirty Looks recorded two albums. The self titled is fantastic. Nearly every track is great and 12 O'Clock High is the best power pop song ever. Theband doesn't fall victim to the generic power pop sound and lyrical content that so many groups of the era adopted. Many of the songs have a darkness to them; they are songs for the lonely and confused youth. Dirty Looks makes me want to hop a train and leave the known world for awhile.
Turn It Up only has a few good tracks, apparently due to trouble in the studio because the producer/label wanted a more mainstream sound. Various issues caused Dirty Looks broke up in 1984.
You can buy a 2 CD set containing both LPs plus some live recordings at Amazon.
12 O'Clock High mp3
Accept Me mp3
Download Dirty Looks (Part 1)(Part 2)
Download Turn It Up
3 comments:
thank you so much. Fantastic music, and media fire links! it's a dream come true.
You've made my day, and probably the next few days too.
You're welcome!
Thanks a lot for "Turn It Up"...I've owned the S/T for years and love it to death. Back in the early Napster days I found 1 or 2 songs from "Turn It Up" but sadly lost everything in a computer malfunction. Mucho gracias!
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