Dead Kennedys - Bedtime For Democracy (1986)
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Although nobody knew it at the time, this was to be the Dead Kennedys' final official studio album; exhausted by the legal battle brought on by their previous album FRANKENCHRIST, they threw in the towel shortly after recording this one. Fortunately, they go out here in a blaze of angry glory. BEDTIME FOR DEMOCRACY is arguably their most explicitly political album. It's full of furious, supersonic punk assaults on Reagan-era topics, including the Rambo movies ("Rambozo the Clown" ), media brainwashing ("Fleshdunce" ), fashionable politics ("Anarchy for Sale" ), and even punk rock itself ("Chickenshit Conformist" ). There's also a hilarious version--certainly the fastest ever recorded--of David Alan Coe's anthem of blue collar dissatisfaction, "Take This Job and Shove It."
Track listing:
1. "Take This Job and Shove It" – 1:25 2. "Hop with the Jet Set" – 2:07 3. "Dear Abby" – 1:09 4. "Rambozo the Clown" – 2:25 5. "Fleshdunce" – 1:29 6. "The Great Wall" – 1:32 7. "Shrink" – 1:44 8. "Triumph of the Swill" – 2:17 9. "Macho Insecurity" – 1:30 10. "I Spy" – 2:30 11. "Cesspools in Eden" – 5:56 12. "One-Way Ticket to Pluto" – 1:38 13. "Do the Slag" – 1:36 14. "A Commercial" – 1:33 15. "Gone with My Wind" – 1:43 16. "Anarchy for Sale" – 1:18 17. "Chickenshit Conformist" – 5:58 18. "Where Do Ya Draw the Line" – 2:39 19. "Potshot Heard 'Round the World" – 2:10 20. "D.M.S.O." – 2:09 21. "Lie Detector" – 3:43
Total Play Time: 48:40
Personnel:
Jello Biafra - lead vocals, producer, mixer East Bay Ray - guitar Klaus Fluoride - bass, backing vocals D.H. Peligro - drums, backing vocals Tim Jones - synthesizer Jayed Scotti - timbales Cal - backing vocals Andrew - backing vocals Blaze - backing vocals P. O'Pillage - backing vocals, artwork John Cuniberti - engineer, mixer Winston Smith - artwork
Release date: November 1986
Label: Alternative Tentacles
Format: Lossless FLAC EAC/FLAC inc. CUE sheet, M3U & log
Size: 308MB |