The Dictators
Kris Needs, ZigZag, December 1977
GROSS. LOUD. Fun. Funny. Fast. Flash. All words which can he applied to the Dictators, the New York City bad boys who toured here last month, including a stint with the Stranglers.
Total word count of piece: 1244
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