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If you were a musically inclined kid, then chances are that you heard of punk rock and metal as genres before you heard the actual music. You might have even seen photos of the band members before hearing the music, now we’re in the internet age. If you were anything like me, you probably had an idea of what they would sound like based on what you read about them. Or maybe what you saw in those photos of Johnny Rotten sneering at the camera with a safety pin in his nose or the Ramones leaning against a brick wall looking like the really scary kids at school.
Now that we’re older, we’ve probably found that the music that we thought those old school punks would play, terrifying bursts of metallic noise, is pretty much precisely the kind of music the D.R.I play. We’re also more inclined to think that D.R.I are a pretty awesome band because of it. Especially now that we can appreciate the fact that they’re one of a very rare breed, a band who were part of early 80’s thrash metal boom and made a long lasting career out of it, without becoming pop stars or creaking shadows of their former selves.
The band began by rising from the ashes of another band that most of the members played in called The Suburbanites, in fact the original line up of D.R.I was basically The Suburbanites but with Cassidy playing guitar instead of Cassidy’s roommate. The band formed in May 1982, and started practising together almost immediately, in the basement of Kurt’s parents’ house. Unfortunately, they were none too thrilled at the prospect of a noisy thrash/punk band bawling away on their property, but in an almost saintly show of parental patience and understanding, they let them keep practising.
Their patience still wore thin from time to time however, and on one occasion where that happened, the band were branded “dirty rotten scoundrels” by a pair of angry Brecht parents. Nothing if not resourceful, the band abbreviated that insult into D.R.I and took it as their name. Two months after they started practising together they played their first show at Joe Star’s OMNI nightclub in Houston, and started gigging locally, gaining a loyal following in short order. By November they’d recorded and released their “Dirty Rotten E.P”, a heroic display of economy that crammed 22 songs in at a total length of 18 minutes.
By this point their name had spread, and the 1000 copy initial print of the E.P sold out before the end of the year, and in 1983 it was re-released as their debut album the “Dirty Rotten L.P”. In the same year they relocated to San Francisco, living in their splitter van by day and eating at soup kitchens in between shows. Their first national exposure came when they joined the Rock Against Reagan tour supporting The Dead Kennedy’s, and since then they’ve been one of the true bastions of American underground rock. Never compromising in the face of suits telling them what to do and releasing six subsequent albums until their hiatus in 2006.
Their hiatus came for the worst possible reason, as Spike Cassidy was diagnosed with colon cancer, but after chemotherapy and surgery he made a full recovery and they’ve been touring non-stop ever since. They’re still a vitally important band to have around, arguably now more than ever, and they come highly recommended.
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It is historically known that Californian has a long and historic obsession with the punk revolution yet the trend also headed further south to inspire and influence Texan quartet Dirty Rotten Imbeciles who have been crossing the boundaries of thrash and punk since the early 80s. Although the group never achieved chart success their innovative genre crossing sounds went on to inspire notable contemporaries including Suicidal Tendencies, Corrosion of Conformity and Cryptic Slaughter.
The group has been touring relentlessly for the entirety of the career despite changing lineups yet this uncertainty in members has led to a stand still of new material being recorded and released. To gage the extent of the issue the latest album was released in 1995 yet regardless of this fans continue to pile into venues for a night of rambunctious crowd interaction and kick ass instrumentals. Most of the attendees will have been following D.R.I. for years so they know what to expect as Spike Cassidy lurches towards them through 'I Don't Need Society'. It is an incredible evening of long setlists, rapid performance and charged atmosphere from one of punk's longstanding underground icons.
sean-ward
The Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, or simply D.R.I came together in the mid 80s to form a crossover thrash band, which resulted in their being able to tour on an international scale. The band currently consists of Spike Cassidy on guitars, Kurt Brecht as vocalist, Rob Rampy on drums and Harald Oimen on bass guitar.
Set up in a dark, small room with a stage in the front and a bar to the side, the band sets up and takes their places after tuning their instruments. Immediately you are struck in the face with their guitar chords and you feel the sounds completely surround you. Behind them is a graffiti filled wall, and suddenly you are pushed from behind by the start of a mosh pit. The complete controlled chaos is exactly the reason you go to see D.R.I perform their live set. There is nothing like a complete adrenaline rush that comes from a live show, let alone one of a thrash metal combined with punk rock show. The intensity with which they play is only rivaled by the energy that the crowd emits from head banging and body thrashing. When they address the crowd, it’s almost like a war cry but all in the name of metal. Completely mental.
Ellinoinsta
My name is Justin H. I live in Santa Cruz CA.I went to The Catalyst April 15th to see D.R.I.
DRI took the stage at The Catalyst and did what they do as good as they do it...GREAT. They were showing off they're new drummer and they had good reason to... I wish I could remember his name, I'll just call him Super Natural. He is that good. sweat flowing good. He earns his money. The rest of the band was shredding as usual. Spike's "look at me I'm a Metal Virtuoso with this guitar" comedic style through out the show was fun to watch, and of course his shredding was even better to hear. I've seen DRI once before at the Catalyst of Santa Cruz. A perfect small venue for DRI who like to engage the Audience/fans throughout the show. They got a lot of experience and it shows/SHINES through what appears to be another effortless "SHREDFEST"
JUSTINHALL
Las Vegas Oct 25th Beauty Bar
32song set but short of personal favorites.
Small Venue 21and over.
Hot chick in pit seemed to control the violence.
Nice Beanies and Caps. Shirts were cheap Walmart brand.
Lot of Drinking and whatever else.
vitus-ullrich
Kick Ass Concert!!! Started a bit late.... And the sound was not that good... but as soon as they started nothing else mattered!! Killer Riffs! Lightning Strike Drumming! Killer Bass!!! Awesome Band!!!
fauzto-tz
