Dicks' debut LP has been acknowledged as a foundational statement in Punk ever since its initial 1983 release

His words are often more impressionistic than overt in their storytelling

Album opener “The Loser That Always Wins” acts as the album’s thematic thesis and traces the tale of an underdog triumphing against all odds

By giving glimpses of the colorful personalities who have affected him

and omnipresent (and often uninspired) eternal aesthetes who work the lucrative outlets of licensing media markets

KHAN JAMAL - Infinity LP Basecap Dicks' debut LP has beenVibes Maestro Khan Jamals Infinity features a Stellar line up, a drums and percussion rich sextet that features altoist Byard Lancaster and a Philadelphia based rhythm section, Clifton Burton on harmonica and the legendary free drummer Sunny Murray. Khan Jamal contributed four of the five songs, while pianist Bernard Sammul brought in a cooking "The Angry Young Man." The music stands up to and can be compared to anything released on the great Jazz