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Avg: 4.0 (157 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 1985
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Punk
- Label: Manifesto / The Orchard
Grim humor and grinding chords reach their apex.
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We Say...
While not known for tightness, attack or overall sound, the DKs had a peculiar ability to set themselves off from the Xerox mentality of the hardcore they'd popularized on the fantastic Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, and reaching its apex on this fascinating album. Jello Biafra's black humor parodies and caffeinated clown personality gave way to the scary political condemnation of "This Could be Anywhere," "Stars and Stripes of Corruption" and the choleric "MTV Get Off the Air" (if only!) set to East Bay Ray's singular spy movie guitar. This was the last gasp of the (smaller scene) Nirvana of their decade.
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They Say...
Released after a three-year studio hiatus, this album picks up right where Plastic Surgery Disasters left off. As always, the lyrics are among the most literate and angry in all of rock & roll. "Goons of Hazard" scores the culture of guns and the rednecks who love them, utilizing full-textured hard rock to set the verses. "Soup Is Good Food" lacerates the concept of disposable people in disposable jobs, pairing this idea with repeated guitar riff-based music that suggests a nightmare version of 1960s songs. "Jock-O-Rama" excoriates organized sports and macho attitudes; musically, the outer sections wed rockabilly and hardcore influences, sandwiching a slow middle section that spoofs martial numbers like Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Berets." "This Could Be Anywhere" has critical lyrics about racism and classicism set to music highly reminiscent of the Sex Pistols. "Hellnation" has garbled, wide-range, muckracking verses set to stun-speed punk that recalls numbers from In God We Trust Inc. The excellent "MTV -- Get Off the Air" lambastes the corporate influences on rock & roll; musically, the song exhibits a tripartite structure, using a vacuously poppy opening, a speed hardcore central section, and a mid-tempo rocking finale that prominently features trumpet (a very brief coda reprise of hardcore ends the number). The finest selection on this album (and perhaps in the whole Dead Kennedys' canon) is the anthemic "Stars and Stripes of Corruption." This number also utilizes a three-part construct, consisting here of a hard-rocking midsection flanked by faster, punk-oriented material. The verses here are stunningly detailed, describing what the band believes is wrong with the United States and what the solutions should be. This wonderful and challenging album is very highly recommended.
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Soup Is Good Food |
4:18 |
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| 02. | |
Hellnation |
2:21 |
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| 03. | |
This Could Be Anywhere |
5:24 |
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| 04. | |
A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch |
5:49 |
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| 05. | |
Chicken Farm |
5:06 |
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| 06. | |
Jock-O-Rama |
4:06 |
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| 07. | |
Goons Of Hazzard |
4:25 |
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| 08. | |
MTV - Get Off The Air |
3:37 |
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| 09. | |
At My Job |
3:40 |
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| 10. | |
Stars And Stripes Of Corruption |
6:25 |
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10 Total Tracks, 45:11 Total Length
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Credits
- Jello Biafra - Vocals // Jello Biafra - Vocals // Jello Biafra - Vocals // Jello Biafra - Vocals // Jello Biafra - Vocals // Jello Biafra - Vocals (Background) // Jello Biafra - Vocals (Background) // Jello Biafra - Vocals (Background) // Jello Biafra - Vocals (Background) // Jello Biafra - Vocals (Background) // Jello Biafra - Producer // Jello Biafra - Producer // Jello Biafra - Producer // Jello Biafra - Producer // Jello Biafra - Producer // Jello Biafra - Mixing // Jello Biafra - Mixing // Jello Biafra - Mixing // Jello Biafra - Mixing // Jello Biafra - Mixing // Jello Biafra - Visual Concept // Jello Biafra - Visual Concept // Jello Biafra - Visual Concept // Jello Biafra - Visual Concept // Jello Biafra - Visual Concept // Dead Kennedys - Main Performer // Klaus Flouride - Bass // Klaus Flouride - Vocals // Klaus Flouride - Vocals (Background) // Sweet - Vocals (Background) // Wild Bill - Vocals (Background) // Susan Caldwell - Vocals (Background) // Kris Carleson - Vocals (Background) // John Cuniberti - Engineer // John Cuniberti - Mixing // John Cuniberti - Digital Remastering // Jeff Davis - Vocals (Background) // Steve DePace - Vocals (Background) // Danielle Dunlap - Vocals (Background) // East Bay Ray - Synthesizer // East Bay Ray - Bouzouki // East Bay Ray - Guitar // East Bay Ray - Guitar (Electric) // East Bay Ray - Bellzouki // East Bay Ray - Digital Remastering // Gary Floyd - Vocals (Background) // Julie Hoffman - Vocals (Background) // Tim Jones - Keyboards // John Leib - Trumpet // D.H. Lipat - Vocals (Background) // Robyn Lutz - Vocals (Background) // Microwave - Vocals (Background) // Laura T.R. Muetz - Vocals (Background) // D.H. Peligro - Drums // D.H. Peligro - Vocals // D.H. Peligro - Vocals (Background) // Eugene Robinson - Vocals (Background) // Nina T.R. Stapleton - Vocals (Background) // Winston Smith - Art Direction // Newsweek - Photography // Lester Sloan - Photography
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