[3][4] It includes the UK hits "Nights in White Satin" (a high-speed cover of the Moody Blues song), which reached No.

The album's title and jacket cover, depicting the band members set upon by "zombies" in blue make-up, was a salute to the George A. Romero horror film, Dawn of the Dead.

Trouser Press wrote: "By slowing down the tempo a half step and coming up with strong melodies, guitarist Stan Lee and crew manage to reel off one maniacally catchy gem after another.

"[7] The Globe and Mail said that "the Dickies go for the three-chord charge, and to complement the jangly, harsh music they have written eminently disposable lyrics about silly friends and trite situations.

"[8] In 1995, the Los Angeles Daily News deemed the album "a junk-culture classic.