The 1001 Albums Challenge # 67: Ian Dury – “New Boots and Panties!!”

We were in Australia a few years ago now – a decade or so – and the waitress comes over with the giant pepper-grinder and asks if anyone wants some cracked pepper on their meal. My father-in-law pipes right up, “Hit. Me. With. Your. Rhythm. Stick!” Shit, we laughed.

I have no idea when I first heard or heard of Ian Dury but it was long before that – Rhyt…