Today in 2004 Dead Kennedys released the Live album Live at the Deaf Club San Francisco, California Hardcore punk, punk rock Status:Active Years active 1978–1986, 2001–present Dead Kennedys is an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. Their eclectic music encompassed their trademark loud and fast hardcore, but also surf music, spaghetti western, psychedelic, garage rock and rockabilly. Jello Biafras biting lyrics tackled the sociopolitical concerns of the Reagan era with a distinct sense of morbid humor and satire, following in the footsteps of such earlier rock satirists as Frank Zappa and non-musical countercultural figures like Abbie Hoffman and Lenny Bruce. In the mid-1980s, the band was embroiled in an obscenity trial in the United States over the artwork of their album Frankenchrist (1985), which included the explicit titular subject of H. R. Gigers Penis Landscape. The band was charged with distribution of harmful matter to minors, but the trial ended with a hung jury. Dead Kennedys released five studio albums before disbanding in 1986. In 2001, the band reformed without Biafra, who had been in a legal dispute with the remaining members over royalties. The band played three performances in October 2010. Since the dissolution of Dead Kennedys, Biafra has continued to collaborate and record with other artists, including Mojo Nixon, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, and the Melvins, and has become a spoken word performer, covering political topics in particular. Manifesto Jello Biafra - lead vocals East Bay Ray - lead guitar, producer 6025 - rhythm guitar Klaus Fluoride - bass, backing vocals Ted - drums All songs written and composed by Jello Biafra, except where noted. No. Title Length 1. Introduction by DJ Johnnie Walker (Johnnie Walker) 0:20 2. Kill the Poor (Disco Version) 3:57 3. Back in Rhodesia (Early Version of When Ya Get Drafted) 1:31 4. The Man with the Dogs 3:22 5. Gaslight (6025) 2:40 6. California Über Alles (Jello Biafra, John Greenway) 3:44 7. Ill in the Head (6025) 3:25 8. Straight As (6025) 2:13 9. Short Songs (6025) 0:31 10. Holiday in Cambodia 4:33 11. Police Truck 2:54 12. Forward to Death (6025) 1:53 13. Have I the Right? (Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard) 2:16 14. Back in the U.S.S.R. (Lennon–McCartney) 2:31 15. Viva Las Vegas (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) 3:31 Live at the Deaf Club is a live album released by the Dead Kennedys in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979. The performance was unique in that this was the last time their rhythm guitarist 6025 performed with them. It also includes original drummer Ted, later replaced in February 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Also, the song Gaslight and their covers of Back in the U.S.S.R. and Have I the Right are not found on any other DK album (The Deaf Club recordings of Shorts Songs and Straight As are featured on the compilation album Give Me Convenience OR Give Me Death and the hard-to-find Can You Hear Me? Live at the Deaf Club along with Police Truck). Back in Rhodesia is an early version of When Ya Get Drafted with a different chorus than the final version. Kill the Poor is also a disco version minus the introduction. The album has drawn criticism from former lead singer Jello Biafra, though several reviewers have given it good reviews, for example PopMatters and Punknews.org youtube/watch?v=gFhAxnw5ew0
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:35:00 +0000
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