Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Considering that the band's previous six albums have only sold 80 thousand copies combined, it's unlikely this one sell the half mil needed for an official gold disc, but it's the best possible introduction to this politically incorrect punkabilly trio from New Orleans. Gold Record includes five of the band's favorite cuts from their previous albums as well as 11 new recordings, mostly of songs that have been staples of their live show for years. One of the new songs is country rock dream of being locked in a "Liquor Store" with a beautiful woman. Too manic to be retro and too rootsy to be punk, too juvenile to be artsy and too witty to be stupid, Dash Rip Rock carries forward the torch lit by the Cramps, Mojo Nixon, the Reverend Horton Heat, the Beat Farmers, and the late Country Dick Montana. --Geoffrey Himes

Rating: - Cowpunk at it's best...
If you don't already know, I can't do much for you. All I can say is this is one of the single most brilliant bands ever. They rank up there with VU and Replacements and Whiskeytown. If you disagree you must see them live and you will understand.

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Rating: - longtime fan revisits some memories
I first saw these madmen around Austin in the mid-80's and frankly I'm surprised at their stamina. They gave one of the best live shows I've ever seen and they were consistent. Where else can you see a drummer hock a loogie to the rafters and catch it again, without missing a beat?

I saw them again at the Back Room a year or so ago and detected a subtle change, more along the lines of clean pop soundz, but they still rocked out their older stuff. The Solid Gold release has some of ... Read More

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Rating: - Dash ROCKS!
Dash Rip Rock is the coolest, baddest true rock 'n' roll band around. Their live shows are unrivalled. If you're sick of all the generic angst-ridden sounds-the-same X-games teeny-bopper pretend rock 'n' roll out there, Dash Rip Rock is your salvation. You should buy all Dash's albums if you know what's good for you, but the Gold Record is a great primer for the uninitiated.