''Que Sirhan Sirhan'' is a studio album by the American band

Didjits Didjits were an American punk rock band formed in Mattoon, Illinois in 1981, composed of Rick Sims on guitar/vocals, Doug Evans on bass, and Rick's brother Brad Sims, on drums. Didjits were known for the aggressive guitar playing and persona of ...

, released in 1993 through

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. The band supported the album with a North American tour. ''Que Sirhan Sirhan'' was Didjits' final album. A music video was made for "Judge Hot Fudge".

Production

"Monkey Suit" is a cover of a song by

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. "Agent 99" is about the ''

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'' character. Todd Cole replaced Rey Washam on drums.

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "Aside from the mid-tempo, vaguely bluesy 'Sick of My Fix', these 11 songs are little more than a blur—a chord progression, a hyperdrive beat, a bellowed refrain—but that little more is just enough to make them engaging." The ''

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'' called the album "a hot rod to cheap thrill punk rock hell."

Track listing

Personnel

;Didjits *Todd Cole – drums *Doug Evans – bass guitar *Rick Sims (a.k.a. Rick Didjit) – vocals, guitar ;Production and additional personnel *

Steve Albini Steven Frank Albini (; July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024) was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981–1987), Rapeman (1987–1989) and Shellac (band), ...

– production *David Landis –

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, design

References

External links

* {{Authority control The Didjits albums 1993 albums Touch and Go Records albums Albums produced by Steve Albini