Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys

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  • Release Date: 09/13/2005
  • Original Release: 1980
  • Sales Rank: 41,511
  • Label: MANIFESTO RECORDS
  • UPC: 767004290720

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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

1LISTENKill the Poor 3:07
2LISTENForward To Death 1:23
3LISTENWhen Ya Get Drafted 1:23
4LISTENLet's Lynch The Landlord 2:13
5LISTENDrug Me 1:56
6LISTENYour Emotions 1:20
7LISTENChemical Warfare 2:58
8LISTENCalifornia Über Alles 3:03
9LISTENI Kill Children 2:04
10LISTENStealing People's Mail 1:34
11LISTENFunland At The Beach 1:49
12LISTENIll In The Head 2:46
13LISTENHoliday in Cambodia 4:37
14LISTENViva Las Vegas 2:42

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A hyper-speed blast of ultra-polemical, left-wing hardcore punk, and bitingly funny sarcasm, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables stands as the Dead Kennedys' signature statement. As one of the first hardcore albums, it was a galvanizing influence on the musical and attitudinal development of the genre, also helping to kickstart the fertile California scene. The record's tactics are not subtle in the least; Jello Biafra's odd warble and spat-out lyrics leave no doubt as to what he thinks, baiting his targets of conservatism, violence, overbearing authority, and capitalist greed with a viciously satirical sarcasm that keeps his unflinchingly political outlook from becoming too didactic. The thin production dilutes some of the music's power, but the ragged speed-blur still packs a wallop, and the hooks cribbed from surf and rockabilly give it a gonzo edge. The songwriting isn't consistent all the way through the album, but classics like "Kill the Poor," "Let's Lynch the Landlord," "Chemical Warfare," "California Über Alles," and "Holiday In Cambodia" helped define the hardcore genre and, thus, must be heard. Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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MANIFESTO RECORDSby Anonymous

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October 25, 2006: Any Dead Kennedys album should be purchased second-hand with the Alternative Tentacles label on the back. Jello's music was basically stolen from him. The rest of the band members who sold him out don't deserve your money.

This is too cool not to buy!by Anonymous

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June 21, 2004: Now, people are gonna tell you that other albums by DK's are better than this one, but as a hardcore DK and Jello Biafra fan I can tell you that their best songs are on this album. The best songs here are Kill the Poor, Let's Lynch the Landlord, and California Uber Alles. Buy this album. biafra's voice is so cool.

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