Purveyors of revved-up, tastelessly funny trash-punk, the Didjits were an atypically straightforward part of the Touch & Go stable, as well as an utterly manic live band.
Most Didjits albums were virtual catalogs of rock & roll sleaze and vice -- sex, booze, drugs, violence, death, Satan, and the like -- all rolled into a smart-alecky, Midwestern white-trash act.
The Didjits were formed in Champaign-Urbana -- home of the University of Illinois -- in 1985 by brothers Rick (guitar/vocals) and Brad Sims (drums).
Serves you right you freak- no wonder the didjits broke up- when they have "fans" like you, they don't need enemies (don't say you're not a fan- you took at least an hour or two out of your pathetic life to review records that you were at least disappointed to write about).
In shorp, this is the coolest, most high-octane set of tunes that the Didjits would toss into the world of art until Que Sirhan Sirhan ripped its way out of Duodenumville a few years their senior.
Didjits are one of the best bands ever and play a great show live.
The Didjits are based in Champaign-Urbana in the center of Illinois.
In his support, I've gotta say that anybody who reads the Didjits lyric sheet would say that the lyrics are sometimes strange, but that they are clearly meant to be interpreted as a cynical jab those very forms of behavior.
The Didjits have played most of their shows around the midwest with a couple tours to the east coast and a few shows down south.
But while the demise of the Didjits was a disappointment, Sims hasn't exactly been languishing in the interim.
The Supersuckers' hopped-up, down and dirty rock 'n' roll was close enough kin to the Didjits'; their onstage demeanor has been described as arrogant, and Sims's act, which includes flashing satanic symbols, lewdly wagging his tongue, and requesting that the audience kiss his derriere, could be characterized as at least that.
With the Didjits my brother complained for years about money, and these guys are excited about getting free beer." At 34, Sims is the band's eldest member by far, and many of his peers from Chicago's punk-rock heyday have moved on to more mature musical projects.
To fully realize how unusually relevant that the Didjits were in their un-relevance, one also has to consider the mainstream music of the time.
The Didjits were often accused of sexism and hedonism in their lyrics, something that many hair metal bands of the time were accused of.
While they didn't come into their own sound until about 1990 and 1991, the fact remains that while the Didjits never were and still aren't as popular as they should be, Rick was playing to imaginary stadiums and arenas in his own mind, and that's gotta count for something.
Coming straight out of mid-'80s Chambana, Rick Didjit and friends made college rock that read as a direct retort to Minneapolis and Madison.
This was before Sufjan turned their state into Illinoise, you see, and it was left to the Didjits to bring searing post-punk grit to the Land of Lincoln.
By this time Rick Sims had transformed into the notorious frontman, Rick Didjit, whose on-stage antics were only as famous as his frequently hilarious wardrobe of unconventional suits.
Didjits: Rick Sims (guitar, vocals); Doug Evans (bass); Rey Washam (drums).
Didjits: Rick Sims (vocals, guitar, piano); Joe Evans (vocals, bass); Brad...
Alternative Press (7/95, pp.96-98) - Rated #77 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...the Didjits careen like a freshly exhumed MC5 who'd been administered an enema-bagload of mescaline-spiked...
Didjits : Full Nelson Reilly - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
There's almost no way the Didjits could have repeated the genius of Hey Judester without divine intervention, and sure enough, on Full Nelson Reilly they don't quite top their own high-water mark.
But they do come closer than they ever would again, and this album finds the Didjits in gloriously manic form.
Great stuff from a band whose great moment didn't receive the notice it richly deserved.
The Didjits' third project, Hornet Pinata takes a bold leap in energy and bite over 1988's Hey Judester, as Rick Sims' arrogant guitar and vocal assertiveness demand your attention.
Bodily harm, gambling, and dope are all present; ditto for dangerous sluts and Satan.
Juvenile, brash, and with enough punk spirit in its tunes of wreckage, The Didjits had finally found their sound and attitude.
Lookout Records - The Gaza Strippers(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Rick Sims, the leader of the Gaza Strippers, was the founding member and leader of pioneering and influential Chicago punk heroes the Didjits.
As the Didjits called it quits, an up and coming punk band called The Offspring recorded the Didjits’ tune “Killboy Powerhead” for its blockbuster 1994 album
With second guitarist Mike Hodgkiss and new drummer Mark Allen, the Gaza Strippers are set to keep rock and roll alive and kicking for many years to come.
www.lookoutrecords.com /gazastrippers (259 words)
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There's almost no way the Didjits could have repeated the genius of Hey Judester [+] without divine intervention, and sure enough, on Full Nelson Reilly [+] they don't quite top their own high-water mark.