The Dils were an early Californian punk band formed in 1977 by brothers Chip and Tony Kinman. Originally from Carlsbad, CA, they relocated to San Francisco and then to Los Angeles. They played good melodic punk with a proto-hardcore edge and stringent leftist politics with songs like 'I Hate The Rich' and 'Class War'. Chip and Tony Kinman went on to form country punk band 'Rank And File'
Their discography consists of three 7"s released between 1977 and 1980.
The first was "I Hate The Rich/You're Not Blank" in 1977 which was a raw slice of youthful punk politics. The same year the "198 Seconds of The Dils" 7" came out on the legendary Dangerhouse Records label. The title sets the record's mission statement out quite nicely. A short, sharp attack of leftist punk with 2 songs, "Class War" and "Mr. Big", being thrashed out in just over 3 minutes. The next release was 1980's "Made In Canada" 7" (so called because, surprisingly enough, it was recorded in Canada). This record took a slower, more roots rock approach which would continue on to Rank And File that always reminded me of The Clash (especially on Red Rockers).
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