While
Not Richard, But Dick shows signs of the
Milkmen's former sophomoric outlandishness ("Let's Get the Baby High"), the length (under half an hour) shows that the band was running desperately short on ideas, as evidenced by most of the album's failure to hold the listener's interest -- there isn't even much of the stylistic experimentation that marked
Soul Rotation. Without their trademark sense of humor, the
Milkmen are an average-at-best punk-pop band without much to say. "I Dream of Jesus" is a tribute to/ripoff of
John S. Hall's monologues with
King Missile. ~ Steve Huey