Dirk Wears White Sox
by Adam And The Ants

Dirk Wears White Sox by Adam And The Ants
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 5,622nd   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 86 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (91st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (907th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,622nd)

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Dirk Wears White Sox is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Adam And The Ants on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Adam And The Ants is Kings Of The Wild Frontier which is ranked number 2282 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 703.

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Dirk Wears White Sox track list

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Dirk Wears White Sox rankings

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Overall rank: 5,622nd | 1970s rank: 907th | 1979 rank: 91st

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71/100 (from 86 votes)
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From 05/30/2016 11:18 | #167282
For all the success that Adam Ant eventually had it's sometimes forgotten that before that success, his band and himself, Adam and the antz, released a new wave/punk classic in, Dirk wears white sox. It's a dark and brooding masterpiece. Car trouble, is excellent, one of Ant's greatest songs. Elsewhere there's, digital tenderness, nine plan failed, and, Catholic day, all brilliant. The influence of this album would be felt later on down the line, especially with Blur, who some of the songs here sound uncannily like. Dirk wears white sox, is an underrated record, it needs some rediscovery.
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This album is still a fun listen. It sounds bit dated now but I can't help myself.
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From 11/04/2015 20:57 | #152490
Of the three Ants albums this is the one I still listen to, Family Of Noise being the best track.
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
11. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
15. The B-52's by The B-52's
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. Specials by The Specials
18. 154 by Wire
19. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
20. Setting Sons by The Jam
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