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Solid songs, but the big hits i already knew where the best ones. I'm sure I would grow to appreciate the lyrics more over multiple listens.
Like a blast of noise to my ears and I really enjoyed it. I had heard of the Dead Kennedys before, but like the loser that I am, had never heard any of their music. This is another album that I was excited to listen to. Of course, I could have listened to the Dead Kennedys at any point as opposed to waiting for it, but where is the fun in that? This is great punk music and I'm fairly certain they are not deeply conservative individuals and that they do not like Nazis. It's nice to have things in common with others. I like the song titles as well. I want to hear the other three albums by them and I'm a bit disappointed there isn't another of their albums on this list. Perhaps It's better that way so punk doesn't get overrepresented. I would recommend nearly every track on here.
Historic hard punk. The details of the time are understudied nowadays. Sure you should know it happened, but it’s not necessarily an “enjoyable” album or one there are lessons to still be learned. I would rather like to see modern works inspired by this album.
musically, not particularly my taste, but the lyrics are pointed and well thought out. Given the time period this came out, I imagine these lyrics rubbed people the wrong way, but they were counter culture and trying to poke at this crazy world we live in. I probably won't revisit for the music, but will revisit for the quotes
Meh? I still don't get this kind of punk. Maybe it's because it's tainted by the Anti-authoritarian Uncanny Valley that is the Sex Pistols. Maybe it's because I don't vibe with genres where "reject EVERYTHING" is a founding principle. Either way, Better than the Sex Pistols, worse than the Clash. I could see this creeping up at some point, but I'm really not feeling it now.
Punk, but a bit too much for me
Punk with a message man, scary how most themes still hold up in 2025.
I don't get it. Might change my opinion before I even finish the lsit, though
Never listened to Dead Kennedys before. A little repetitive.
In your face 80's hardcore punk rock in the vein of The Sex Pistols. The singing style/voice gets a bit one note but the songs and album are short and to the point so it doesn't get grating. There are some absolute bangers on this album dealing with subject matters that are still relevant today. If you want to get pumped up and ready to kill the rich go ahead and throw this album on.
Classic punk
This is the way punk should be. Shocking titles with awesome messages once you read the lyrics, played with a ton of bombast
Correcto
later
Not an easy listen, but it's not supposed to be. It's supposed to be confronting; it's supposed to make you think. Punk at its core is about challenging the status quo and standing up for those that need help. People get distracted by the image, but Dead Kennedys are an intelligent political band not afraid to challenge. Great album, punk royalty and five stars
6.93 - just not really for me… loud and meh. Fine musically though. Best: Kill the Poor (7.4), Forward to Death (7.2). Worst: Chemical Warfare (6.2)
Only knew Holiday in Cambodia and how unhinged and weird it is, I'd say the rest of the album matches the energy and wildness. Enjoyed it overall!
I hadn't realized I'd never sat down and listened to Dead Kennedys, and I knew some of their songs. This sounds exactly like I expect the early 80's brit punk scene to sound like, despite not being British, so very reminiscent of Ramones which I've already reviewed here. But, I think the sound of the Dead Kennedys is a TON more interesting than the Ramones. It sounds like the refined product of what Ramones tried to do. California Uber Alles is particularly good and might make its way into my main playlist.
130/1001 Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ I'd heard California Über Alles and Holiday in Cambodia prior to this, but I don't know why I didn't explore more of their stuff, as this is right up my street...
I don't intend to kill the poor, still found this enjoyable.
Typical old school punk. Fast, short, loud, superficially political.
Jello Biafra's vocal style has always got in the way of me being able to enjoy DK songs
I appreciate their protest and anti-establishment lyrics but their music - no!
Not interested. 1
Seminal record that introduced my favorite punk band to the world. Somehow it's undercooked and fully developed at the same time. Great listen though. Haven't spun it in far too long.
Loud punk... not my cup of tea, could've been worse
Raucous! Better than I thought it would be. Very good album.
Not only has a great message, but wastes no time getting to the point while also having a good sense of humor. Possibly the fastest album I've ever heard, and a little too loose for my personal liking. It is refreshing to hear hardcore punk without a god awful British accent
Fast, loud, and quite annoying. 2 stars or D+.
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Fast paced but a tad repetitive, overall not bad Standout Songs: Forward To Death Let’s Lynch The Landlord California Uber Alles Holiday In Cambodia
Some bangers on here, but by the end of the album it starts all sounding the same. Still a very good album and is going to make me dive more into early punk.
Pretty good punk album, kinda spoiled growing up in the post 2000s with hindsight of better things to come
Takes me a little bit to get into the Dead Kennedys but once I’m there I really like it. No bad tracks if you’re a punk fan, nice versatility and perfect length. 4.25/5
1st song - nope. second song - no way. 3rd song - nope. NEXT!
Całkiem zacne, ale takie 3/5.
It's ok for punk, but I don't really like classic punk.
The only positive of this album was I didn’t have to listen to another British punk band from this era. Still didn’t enjoy it.
Following the release of Holiday in Cambodia as a single in the UK and it's regular airing on John Peel's radio show, the FFfRV LP found a home in my collection and got played regularly. Ferociously performed and furious in its message, it stood heads and shoulders above anything else at the time. It holds up well. Fiercely intelligent lyrically, bleak, yet darkly witty and unrelenting, it's an album that takes no prisoners both musically and in its message. It doesn't ask or answer questions, it's angry but Jello Biafra was always one of the most articulate of his peers. A full house in terms of stars. There's been nothing like it since.
What you know about this? Not holding my breath for there to be a ton of punk on here. The best-known song is also the weakest one, Holiday in Cambodia, but I don't care. 5 stars. Highlight: Let's Lynch the Landlord
It's fast, it's loud, it's rocky and cacophanous - it's punk rock and it's all kind of the same.
very entertaining fast punk
Well, now I've heard that.
punk. punk. punk.
45 years old and the angry, biting lyrics are just as relevant today as they were then. From worsening income inequality to progressive purity tests to people shooting up schools to bombing children, there’s a song here for everyone in 2025.
The cover of 'Viva Las Vegas' at the end is brilliant. They really didn't change much and they didn’t need to, turns out it's just a nightmarish song. This whole album rocks, it was a good choice for a day where the government is shut down and they’re literally tearing down the White House.
Gahhh yes so angry and energetic. Love this shit. This one got me goin' today, and I'm eager to return to it when I need another kick in the ass.
Legendary debut album, paving the way for the shift towards a more hardcore sound in punk. Jello's voice can throw you off but he really uses it well and these are just some solid tuned.
There is no surprise that I do not like this type of music. But I will say of the genre, this is the most appealing. Kill the poor still sadly feels relevant today.
Awake at 5:30am and still buzzing from the Jays ALCS win. Fuck it, play Dead Kennedys
2 Stars (5/15)
Damn good punk album. Short, sweet, poignant, visceral, angsty and for all to enjoy. Some melody stylings on the album are not as good as others but it gives the DKs a touch of uniqueness.
This is the album I have engaged with the least. I get the idea, they’re very loud, in your face and well, political. which is good! but the way it is presented really is not for me. that being said I see some foundations for bands such as the Dropkick Murphy’s so it gets extra points there
Great album
Once upon a time there was a punk rock band that wished so badly to sound like the Undertones and lived happily ever after when they got to be even more famous
High energy album with extremely based lyrics. However it is still lacking something... 4/5
An undeniable classic. I still remember the thrill of lying in bed, listening to John Peel's radio show, and first hearing California Uber Alles. A real life changing moment. The whole album bristles with that post-punk energy, but there's a definite world-weary sensibility in the lyrics. Holiday in Cambodia is still the standout track. It's also the source of the urban legend that Jello voiced Barney The Dinosaur...the voices are that similar.
# Album Name: # Artist: Dead Kennedys # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: One of the best punk albums ive heard on here so far. Great debut album imo. Ive heard of the kennedys but never got my arse in gear to listen to them. Theres some cracking tunes on here - Uber alles is the one most will have heard before. Some good energy and rhythm to the album. It definitely wont be for everyone thats for sure. Worth a listen if you are into punk. # Top Tunes: Cali Uber Alles / Holiday in Cambodia / police truck / kill the poor # Would I listen to it again? Yes
80s punk. Debut. Not the kind of punk I enjoy, chaotic, fast, not melodic.
Nazi Punks Fuck Off
Better than a lot of the punk that comes up on this list. I appreciate the clarity of the singing, so I can actually understand what the hell the vocalist is raging against. There’s good diversity, not just droning guitars. The sense of humour is on point. It’s pretty decent! ✨
FUCKJKKKKKKKKK
I love the politically charged messages, but don't love the sound :/ I'm just not punk ig
I hate punk so much I can't get to the important parts. Objectively is it a 1? Probably not. However, this is a subjective assessment. 1
Politically charged punk. Cool, man.
Great attitude, lyrics and delivery
Na dawg
very noisy and tiring listen. besides "Holiday in Cambodia" there's not much memorable stuff inside
KIL KILL KILL KILL KILL THE POOR! CHEMICAL WARFARE CHEMICAL WARFARE CHEMICAL WARFARE!!!! STEALING PEOPLE'S MAIL STEALING PEOPLE'S MAIL STEALING PEOPLE'S MAIL STEALING PEOPLE'S MAIL STEALING PEOPLE'S MAIL CRUSHED LITTLE KIDS ADORN THE BOARDWALK!
Gunbitch que c'est bon. Y'a des tounes qui sonnent mieux que d'autres. Mais c'est pas trop grave. Le band rentre au poste.
Energično, zanimljivo, kreativno za razliku od mnogo drugog punka, ali svakako mi ovo nije nimalo drag žanr pa ne ide skroz. Ali ima rijedak slučaj dobre punk pjesme trajanja oko 5 minuta.
🍚/day 😋
(100/100)
Fire
No, not my kind of music.
This stuff is badass. Unique, catchy, angsty, and a little annoying. Dead Kennedys are emblematic of a particular type of punk, and this is them at their best. Not everybody's cup of tea, but damn it works for me.
Brilliant punk album that's a milestone in the American scene.
Gets darker and darker as it goes along, that Viva Las Vegas is unhinged in the best way.
7/10
This becomes a difficult listen purely because of how raw it is I think. Like it becomes a little outdated just because of the recordings even. But I think it has a couple good tracks on it that could still survive the test of time now, and I’m sure this went on to follow sex pistols in inspiring punk artists. I also quite like the rawness of their tracks just being to the point in terms of what they’re trying to say about society. Good for what it was.
punk but not good punk...
i've, of course, heard the name, but outside of 'holiday in cambodia' being in guitar hero 3, i have no experience with them. man this kind of blew me away. really fun punk album. really biting lyrics. politically conscious and still relevant after all these years. will definitely come back to this one.
Hell yeah
Love the message and attitude. Music is underwhelming tho
kinda annoying but enjoyable
Pretty good for this kind of music
Nothing against this, just not for me. Kinda sounds like if spongebob got emo and sung a punk album.
3.9 Really good. A clear bridge between early UK punk (Sex Pistols) and the early pop-punknwave which came after (NOFX, Descendents, etc.) that I'm glad I've found. Always thought the New York Dolls were shite and not it. Some really good songs on there, and a fair bit which spreads outside of the punk genre, whilst still carrying the energy. My initial gripe was the audio quality, then afterwards I realised there was a remastered version on Spotify. 10x better. How was the initial recording so bad?!
Thoroughly enjoyable and nicely varied for a punk album. I didn't feel like I was listening to the same slurred song for thirty-five minutes like I often do with bad punk. There's also just a lot of great songs on here. 'Kill the Poor,' 'California Uber Alles,' 'Holiday in Cambodia,' I could go on. This was a great introduction to the Dead Kennedys! 4⭐️
very fun album. I love the hardcore pace and the sense of humor.
I know the name but not sure I've ever heard their music before. I was not into this sound in 1980, too young to even consider it. I like the punk vibe and energy , but this dude's voice is too Johnny Rotten for me to enjoy. But I will give him props that I can understand him which isn't always the case with punk infused music. The guitar work stands out ("Kill The Poor", "Let's Lynch The Landlord"), that's rare with a punk album. He sounds like a manic nutjob on every song, I just can't get past that. Thankfully most of the songs are 2 minutes long. I had to fast forward through a few ("Forward To Death", "Drug Me", "I Kill Children" on title alone, and "Stealing People's Mail". I will bet their shows were high energy, sweaty, events with true mohawked punks back in 1980. Kudos to the band for staying power, the least listened to song has over 1.5M listens, the most has over 22M. More impressive than most albums on this T1001 list. 2 stars is the best I can do, and that's generous.
One of the best punk albums ever made
No-bullshit, political, blistering punk rock that also isn’t sloppy, embarrassing, or boring. I can see Biafro’s vocals being an acquired taste, but his unique tone and impassioned delivery works for me.
Before: I've heard Nazi Punks Fuck Off, and well as KGLW's cover of Police Truck with Jello, but other than that I haven't listened to any Dead Kennedys. I'm expecting raw, rough sounds and lots of political commentary. After: What a sick record! Jello is such a great vocalist, he brings so much weird high energy to every track. I love when they dip into other vibes like the patriotic song or the surf rock one. This is the first punk record I've heard through this project that's really connected with me. I'll definitely dive deeper into the Dead Kennedys
Raw, punchy, political, and energetic. Hints of surf rock sprinkled in there as well. There’s also some like horror rock in there too which was fun. I feel like sonically this is a very interesting sounding punk album for 1980. This type of music has been my jam all year so I was stoked to listen to this one today.
IMO Dead Kennedy's is one the greatest American bands. I love the ironic and provocative nature of every song. I love how even though its simple punk (proto hardcore?) they play with genres and sounds in each song. I also love the give no fucks attitude of the lyrics and playing style. In 7th Grade, I was introduced to Dead Kennedy's the same day that I was introduced to The Clash. And as a kid who didn't want to disappoint his mother, I listened to way more of The Clash than DK. Something about the name, the songs, the lyrics I knew would upset my mom. So I always had to listen to this under cover. But when you look at the long lineage of punk, especially the culture, I would argue that DK has influenced the genre more than almost any band (including The Sex Pistols). They brought an element of levity to the genre and scene in a way that most bands hadn't quite tapped into yet. This record rocks. I can listen to it any time.
People like to say certain punk albums were influential or groundbreaking or important. This one really was. Loved it when I was14, loved it at 24, love it even more at 34.
Great album!
I see the influences to maybe System of a Down and Dropkick Murphy’s and that is -to me- actually a perfect description of DK’s sound. A little manic but makes a statement.
Meh
I wish I could give this 10 stars.
Paras punkbändin nimi mielestäni koskaan! Levykin hiton jees! 4/5
Mainio punk-klassikko!
zoveelste debuutplaat in de lijst... zoveelste die er recht op is... goeie muziek met goeie teksten geleverd met een snauw van Jello...
This shit rocked. Punk heads tap in, surely this is one of the better punk/post-punk albums out there no? Front to back this album was fantastic. Something I immediately caught onto was the level of cynicism this album brings is very forward-thinking, as is the case with a lot of good punk music. The opening “Kill The Poor” makes it very obvious. “Let’s Lynch The Landlord” was also ahead of its time considering the more widespread anti-landlord sentiment these days. The topics aren’t just what make this album so good, the deliveries and energy behind these performances is spectacular. “Your Emotions” is delivered sooooo well!! For that to roll into my favorite of the album, “Chemical Warfare”, WOW!! That’s all I can say. These guys are also excellent in changing things up right when they need to, like the 1:45 mark in “California Uber Alles”. Lastly, “Holiday In Cambodia” deserves the praise and placement on the GH3 track listing that it got. Really solid 4/5 here could be 5/5 if I listen to it more
"Say, I'm doubling your rent 'cause the building's condemned, you're gonna help me buy City Hall" Same as it ever was. Sensational stuff.
Solid. Can't understand a word
Das Album geht von 0 auf 100 in zwei Sekunden und wenn es stoppt fühlt es sich an als wäre man gegen eine Wand gefahren. In meinen Ohren hat es sich hauptsächlich nach Krach und Chaos angehört, aber es wird mit Sicherheit seine Hörer gefunden haben
Mit Punk werde ich nicht mehr warm. California über alles is ganz gut.
CALIFORNIA ÜBER ALLES! Geiler Punk! California Über Alles war damals auf dem Tony Hawk's Wasteland Soundtrack. Dieses Projekt zeigt mir wie sehr die Tony Hawk Soundtracks meinen Musikgeschmack geprägt haben.
2.75
The subject matter on this record is sadly still so relevant. It gets a tad monotonous after so long of a similar sound, but the impact this had is still evident in modern hardcore punk.
non mi sono impegnata troppo ad ascoltarlo tutto ma non ce la faccio I am sorry
Due album punk di fila forse sonk un po’ troppo per i miei gusti. Però vabbè band storica e influenza innegabile
Ho provato a dare un’opportunità a quest’album ma non ci siamo. Mi dispiace not my cup of tea.
Well, it's hard for me to give this anything but a five, as it contains two tracks which were massive favourites in my youth. So I give it 5.
The only good music to have come out of L.A. is punk. Discuss. (I'm considering Compton to be a separate place)
high 3 some good punk here, not tooooo samey
Punk classic
Absolutely for me.
Very punk! I enjoyed the vibe and I would listen to different bands with this style/genre, but none of their lyrics/topics particularly spoke to me today.
This was tough at first, very jarring and screaming guitars were hard to adjust to. After getting through the album, it’s obvious the influence they had on bands in the heavy realm I like, with plenty of riffs and vibes being repurposed elsewhere, ie system of a down and green day. Didn’t love it but I appreciate it.
they definitely are angry and a little bit crazydoo
This is obviously essential punk-listening. Its message is legendary and instrumentation is tight and angry, a West coast style that is more like the English Sex Pistols than the East Coast Ramones. I wouldn't say it's not necessarily a "new" sound in 1980, but it is well done and would certainly resonate. This seems like something I would have loved when younger but I never got into DKs because I'm just not a fan of Jello Biafra's voice. The way it kind of falsettos and sometimes warbles (see "California Uber Alles", which is maybe the most memorable song), it's kind of annoying or goofy.
In my opinion, there are only a handful of really talented punk rock bands and these guys are not one of them. They sound like a Saturday Night Live parody of the Sex Pistols, which are one of the great ones. Give me The Clash or the Ramones or the Patty Smith Group any day. The only good thing about this band that I could hear is the fact that they can play their instruments. But the singer sounds like Johnny Rotten on a bad day.
They’re from the yay area (San Francisco). Falls into the Raomes category of sounding British but being from the US. Good length.
3/10 - I don’t like his voice and the message was not the best in my opinion
Always kinda surprises me when an albums best song is at the very end. Most albums just start throwing filler at you and that’s when I kinda tune it out so when holiday in Cambodia came on it kinda caught me off guard
What a good punk album. Kill the Poor, California Uber Alles, and Holiday in Cambodia on a debut is no easy feat. Not very accessible but not too intimidating either. Jelo bounds you over the head with his lyrics that are at once over the top and incredibly dry. Just shy of a 5 for me.
An American take on the Sex Pistols. Political and sometimes funny. Musically a bit more sophisticated than the Ramones.
This was tough for me to get through. All of the songs sounded the same, white people were using the N word, and the named target of their rage was...Jerry Brown...? What? I don't hate all punk rock, but all of the features of punk that I don't like can be found in this album. Overly simplistic politics, noisey and repetitive.
Heard it before. A classic punk album. Holiday in Cambodia is such a banger 3/5
loved the message but the sound wasn't my favorite
So clearly a protest album and I really enjoyed listening to it! Musically the guitar is very strong but it’s a bit repetitive in that sense. I feel like it gave a good picture of a certain subculture of that era and clearly influenced a lot of the rock I listened to in the 2000s
This is an interesting one. Though the songs are about heavier topics, the music feels less emotional and more clean and technical. Musically interesting with lots of complex and precise rhythms and very quick tempos. I like the character of the vocals, and the song titles are definitely entertaining. The funniest song title is Stealing People's Mail. I agree with James that I'd have to be in a very specific mood to want to listen to this album - amped and maybe a little angry. I liked the little waltz interlude in Chemical Warfare. Also the Viva Las Vegas cover was unexpected and funny to me. 7/10.
Haven’t managed to listen to the whole album yet. But this is great!
This was a very interesting album. I've heard a lot about the dead Kennedys. But, I've never listened to one of their albums. I wasn't the biggest fan of the vocal style. But, the instrumentation was pretty cool
This album is a very mood dependent listen. Low energy? Its probably going to annoy the hell out of you. Angry, high energy, or looking to get hyped up? This album might hit hard. The high speed drums, singing, and guitar does not let up at all during this listen, which can be entertaining if the mood is right. Bonus points for the edgy song names, which kept cracking me up. I preferred this more in comparison to Wild Gift by X, it felt like The Dead Kennedys leaned further into the punk genre which I appreciated. Would maybe check out more of their music, not sure I'd revisit this album anytime soon though. Favorite songs: Kill the Poor, Drug Me 6.5/10
It’s aggressive and sarcastic, but also includes some whimsical humour in both lyrics and music. Holiday in Cambodia is a real banger! 5/5
Not my kind of stuff but ok
Punk rock political jags accompanied by guitars riffs; still relevant in modern conversation.
It’s interesting how I gave another Dead Kennedys album 4 stars and this one o ly two. Didn’t have the same inpact
It's nice to get, once in a while, an album that I know I'll have no opinion on whatsoever.
These guys played at Barrington Hall. Another Bay Area W Never got into the Dead Kennedys before but this album got me recharged on punk all day! Some iconic songs on here and iconic song titles
Whoa. Its too much.
DKs led the American line when it came to punk music, and for extremely good reason. The raw, distorted and unapologetic sound they drove presented a welcome alternative to the more melodic punk music from across the pond. And punk is in a far better place as a result.
Man, that was interesting. I listened to this on the way into work. I also cut off 38 other drivers on the way in. These might or might not be realted comments. With songs like Forward to Death, Let's Lynch the Landloard, Stealing People's Mail, and Chemical Warfare, how can you go wrong. And they don't. Bonus points for throwing Pol Pot into a song (laughed when the threw one last "Pol Pot" into Holiday in Cambodia). Punk at it's finest.
234/1089 - So this is where the Pokémon battle themes come from.
I wasn’t really in the mood for this and then I realized maybe I never would be. I liked 2 songs though
Not my jam
Packed with wild energy and sharp humor, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is a fun listen, though Jello Biafra’s intense vocals can be a bit much over a whole album.
2edgy5me. Reading up on them its interesting, and I can understand the angle at which the music comes from given the backlash to it, but outside of the cultural moment within which it existed, I think the music isn't particularly good.
I just don’t get punk but I like the attitude.
I had fun listening to this album.
Delightful and unfortunately still relevant.
Classic DKs and so apropos for its time.
Ok music with vocals by a frightened wizard.
What punk is supposed to be - loud and politically charged. Highlight for me is always “Holiday in Cambodia.”
Energic punk rock, just the way i like it
Sung with a trembling voice, the musty punk of the 80s is exactly what this point in the list needed. Thank you.
Ah, now this is my youth right here. Well, post youth really, since I found them later after overcoming my obsession with death metal and other extreme music. In my youth I was into (among other things) Finnish '82 punk, basically where our hardcore scene started, but also G.B.H. and Cro-Mags. American hardcore punk was another beast, I can't describe why, but for the most part it didn't grab me like the Finnish or UK stuff did. DK was never on the forefront of my fandom, but they had a place in there. This was when taping from friends was a way of life. When ever someone bought a new LP, you'd go over with your fresh tape to get a copy and vice versa. I've no idea of what I had taped, what I overtaped or lost, so I'm working from memory here. My biggest problem is with Jello's style of singing, while I accustomed to it, I don't like it, it's almost like he is too sarcastic at all times. Anyway, back in the day I did buy the Bedtime For Democracy LP, by which I was mildly dissapointed, and later found a cheap 12" of Holiday in Cambodia (a Cherry Red release).
I don't understand the lyrics too fast even with headphones
Rambunctious! and very political. Solid 80s punk 3.6
It may have been fun to listen to at the time but it hasn't aged well at all. Hard listen if you're not big into punk. I'm not convinced it is an all timer album that anyone needs to hear, even though I am perfectly aware of its place in the punk genre. For those of you who think that the Dead Kennedys are raging against the Reagan administration, just know that his album came out well before that national election. These guys are so far left wing that they are raging against the peaceful friendly Jimmy Carter, who was president at the time, and Jerry Brown, the Mr. Softy, as Governor of California, both of them Democrats.
I love bands when they are at their raw-est.
I know these guys are THE punk icons but they almost sounded SKA in this album. Drug me was unlistenable but overall it was fine but I didn’t love it
Je connaissais pas mais très sympa ! Petite réserve sur la voix du chanteur que je trouve pas incroyable mais sinon j'adore les groupes dynamiques comme ça, la punk finalement. Pas trop de chanson préférée par contre, c'est très cool dans l'ensemble mais un peu toujours la même chose malgré quelques trucs qui varient un peu de temps en temps.
J’avais écouté quelques sons il y a longtemps mais c’était cool d’écouter davantage. C’est top et c’est dynamique ! Message impactant aussi de part le style et l’histoire du groupe
No puedo. L'album que j'ai le moins aimé jusque là. Les instruments m'ont pas touché mais c'est surtout la voix que j'ai vraiment pas aimé. 1/5
Dated yet fucking excellent.
The best of political punk
Really good stuff.
Fantastic
A whole bunch of shouting and noise, so when I had this in the background while working, things felt a lot more intense than they actually were. I wasn't a huge fan of this at the time, so I would say overall a bit meh.
America is bitterly divided. A doddering celebrity president is weaponising the government to line his pockets while grinding down the poorest with militarised police actions. Foreign wars are used as handy distractions and the milquetoast democrats are worse than useless. Oh, wait, 1980 wasn’t all that different from now. Damn, I wish this album wasn’t relevant today but it bloody well is. Songs like Kill the Poor, Holiday in Cambodia and California Uber Alles still hit as hard as they ever did, backed with rock solid classic punk tunes. Fourteen songs in just over half an hour, no messing. Listen to this and then go and eat the rich.
Punk hardcore is a genre I have been listening to a lot in the past 20 years or so, but mostly its modern version (98 onwards, let's say). So it's interesting to listen to one of the seminal album of the genre, that sounds way more punk than hardcore to my (modern) ears. Anyway, this is a really good punk record, with solid songs and lyrics that hit where it hurts.
Banger of the album: Stealing People's Mail Unexpected Elvis cover goes hard
Great early punk/hardcore. Enjoyed the simplicity of the lyrics.
A more refined never mind the bollocks, again I do like this album but I think there are too many songs where some start to feel the same
I’m not a big punk guy, but I know what I like. I listened to this album during work & nothing really stuck out to me. It all sounded the same & the singer, while definitely unique, didn’t appeal to me in the least. After listening a second time, with the lyrics & background from Wikipedia, I became a fan. The reason this is in the 1,001 Albums You Must Hear is that the Dead Kennedys are essentially our Sex Pistols, though DK arguably has the better musicians. DK can also match or even better the Pistols with lyrics. Jello Biafra, the lead singer & songwriter of most of the songs, was very into the national & world issues of the day. You can tell from the first song, which is called Kill the Poor. As in, drop a bomb on the poor & clear out real estate that the rich can buy & use. The songs are satirical & hilarious, but Biafra still makes his point. Other songs on the album are, Let’s Lynch the Landlord, I Kill Children, Stealing People’s Mail, Ill in the Head, and their biggest “hit,” Holiday in Cambodia. It’s amazing, or sad, how we seem to have the same issues today that Biafra was writing about in 1980. I think this album is worth checking out for historical purposes & the lyrics of the songs, but it’s not my kind of punk.
Early Punk easy 4
Not really my vibe but I liked how political it sounded
This is good for punk rock, which I am learning to appreciate
Did not like :(
not quite my taste, I rarely listen to music like this liked the guitar effects in Viva Las Vegas very much
Du punk américain qui sonne comme du punk british. Très efficace, des messages passent, ça n’a pas le temps d’être chiant, certaines deviennent même des hymnes instantanés comme “Kill the poor”. Défoulant et rigolo.
Good early punk. I love listening to something like this and hearing direct influence in band like NoFX later on. Not something I'll go back to often, but I very much appreciate it for what it is. I've always been a sucker for Jello's voice. Solid 3.5.
The epitome of punk rock. Who needs speed with albums like this (lol)! Bleak perspective but an appropriate response to the political/social environment of the time (has it changed?).
Holy cow. I don’t remember this album being this killer!? Refreshingly un self conscious. Badass energetic riffs. Unrelenting pace. Fucked up lyrics for all the right reasons. Also now painfully aware of the obvious influence they had on billie joe armstrong. Never was big on green day but now I know why… they were just trying to be this. Unhinged Elvis cover to close it out clinched it for me. 5 knuckle sandwiches 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
amazing album. essential punk. Craziest vocals ever. Iconic songwriting with California Uber Alles, the vegas cover and holiday in cambodia. Really fun/fast playing with lots of surf rock influence
They have a sound. For me it’s too much for an album
Not my style.
Much better than I was expecting musically and lyrically. Def had me speeding beyond my norm a few times.
Album exceeded my expectations by a lot! Thoroughly entertaining
Still pretty exciting stuff from Boulder High's own Jello Biafra and the rest of the gang.
The music, the lyrics, the vibe = I love it all. It’s the heart of punk. I just can’t (I know this is lame) can’t do the vibrato… Said another way, I just wish the lyrics were sang the same way as “Stealing People’s Mail” on every song.
Couple of recognizable songs. Not my style
Main focus is speed....all other aspects suffer
Fantastičan album
-i’ve been wanting to listen to Dead Kennedys for a while now, having heard they’re one of if not the best punk band(s). i was not disappointed. this is so exciting and fun while also being really hard-hitting -definitely stands out as a contender for one of the best hardcore punk albums i’ve heard. would like to get more into this band i think -Favorites are Kill The Poor, When Ya Get Drafted, Ill in the Head, and Holiday in Cambodia
Not into it
Punk vibes for days
Based on the album name and cover I was a little worried about this one. Turns out it was pretty good, punk but different. It felt a lot like organized chaos. The guitar in Drug Me rocked. I don't really love violence as an answer so some were a little harsh but then again so are roaches up to your knees and water pouring through the ceiling. This is another album that makes me happy for this project, somebody new and different I would not have been exposed to otherwise.
"Let me start by saying, I'm utterly disgusted with the former members of the Dead Kennedys." - Jello Biafra Never listened to this band before. I like their style of punk rock.
The first song on this album was certainly an appropriate one to get today. We're just kicking the poor out of DC now? I wonder how Jane Fonda feels about that. A lot of this album is still very relevant today. The world keeps spinning, but so many things never change. Aside from its lyrical relevance, I also enjoyed how rockin' and raw and manic this was. The Elvis cover at the end felt very right for this too, lol. Great debut!
There's something to be said for having a serious delivery of Let's Lynch The Landlord and a sarcastic delivery of Kill The Poor. The combo of punk, surf, horror themes, and topping it all off with Viva Las Vegas is great.
I felt indifferent to this album.
I'm a little surprised at myself for not giving this a 1. It's not great, and definitely not my genre, but was a slightly catchy at times.
My anti-social high school days come crashing back as this one plays.
Hell yeah Jello
Sex Pistols remastered or what?! But I like it. Weak three stars for this one. 2,5
3.75
good old fahioned punk. Great to exercise to
Last song was crazy. Drunken, menacing, and with a sudden abrupt ending.
Classic punk. It's always good in short bursts.
While this band certainly isn’t my typical jaunt, it makes me feel a little less alone(?) because I’m living the exact same timeline that Dead Kennedys was in 1980. I guess things don’t change… strong messaging.
It’s tempting to see Fresh Fruit… as a potted history of punk past, present and still to come: record opener “Kill the Poor” recalls the Sex Pistols (from a whole three years previous; an age, I suppose, at that most feverishly innovative point in musical history) as well as fellow example-followers like The Undertones and The Saints, while “Holiday in Cambodia” and its raging guitars and dark atmospherics harks back to Stooges while setting the scene for Husker Du, Mission of Burma, Killing Joke (and by extension Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, Pixies…). It’s an album for posterity, for sure, but judged on its own merits it’s still a thrilling listen. Dead Kennedys do the impossible – and it really might have seemed impossible up to that point – and update punk’s sneer with a functioning sense of humour while losing none of the genre’s thrust and directness. This is still an angry record, a critical record – it’s just not taking itself so seriously (or, rather, it redraws what we mean by serious in the first place). I was sent pogoing around the kitchen by the clutch of triumphant choruses (is that Greenday I hear in the distance…), gasped in pleasant surprise at the moments of silliness and circus misdirection (and gasped again at the snatched sequences of mellifluous, albeit sarcastically rendered songcraft) and only once felt the smile leave my face (“Holiday in Cambodia” demands a stoney, solemn expression for its verses). In so many ways this is a joyfully disorientating listen. It stands to reason, then, that Dead Kennedys did more to give punk a life after the 70s than any other band.
This was fine for a punk album, and I was fine to be done with it. 2.9
Maybe best in genre?
This would have been a definite 4 when I was in my early teens and first discovered it. Now as an adult revisiting it after listening to hundreds of other punk records I'm not sure how to rate it. The good songs are by far some of the best punk has to offer (Cambodia, California) but theres a lot of stuff i'd now consider filler. It can't be lower than a three, I enjoy the speed and energy, theres no doubt Jello writes a catchy chorus and East Bay Ray's jazz influenced guitar lines are ultimately what puts this above many others. Yet Damaged by Black Flag came out 1 year later and I find Rollins chorus' more catchy and Greg Ginn's jazz influenced guitar lines far more effective. I'm going to give it a 4 with the understanding it is a low 4 and while definitely containing some of punks best songs, is not representative of punks best albums.
Quality punk. Good riffs, perfectly irreverent vocal delivery and lyrics, short and to the point. Shame that the single version of Cambodia had such better production - that and having Police Truck on the final cut would have probably pushed this to a 5. Kill the Poor (8/10) Forward to Death (6/10) When Ya Get Drafted (7/10) Let’s Lynch the Landlord (8/10) Drug Me (7/10) Your Emotions (8/10) Chemical Warfare (8/10) California Uber Alles (8/10) I Kill Children (7/10) Stealing People’s Mail (9/10) Funland at the Beach (7/10) Ill in the Head (7/10) Holiday in Cambodia (10/10) Viva Las Vegas (8/10) 7.7/10
Epilépticos, me subieron la presión y hasta mi reloj se adelantó.
J - 3/5 Best Track - "Holiday In Cambodia"
This LP got me through middle school. It should be in everyone's collection.
I really liked the song titles and I do enjoy rock music but I feel like the songs were too similar. The violence theme gave me a good laugh though
I think at least one of these songs has been on every time I've gotten tattooed. That's pretty much the only scenario I like punk, so I'm not rating this too highly. I knew DH Peligro, the drummer. He was a really kind, sweet guy. Very unique dude, fun to hang with. He passed away some years ago, one of those tragic cases that just couldn't stay sober. You could feel that frenetic DK energy in him.
Not my jam. Respect to those who rock like this
Hell yeah to punk. I’m all for this band having a message. 🖕
Something I can drive to work to.
What Billy said with an extra star purely for Holiday in Cambodia. Is he called Jello because he constantly sounds like he's being physically shaken while singing? 🥴
Nostalgic, fast, political, pretty much everything I love about punk in this band. It's not perfect, but it was fun, and catchy in a chaotic sort of way. Loved going back to this.
I'm not the audience for hardcore punk, leaning much more into the post-punk category. The Ramones is one thing, but most of the '1234, chugga chugga' just seems to go in one ear and out the other for me. I did like the longer tracks, which are of course the more well-known. This is a foundational album, but it isn't part of my own foundation. That said, it seems like essential listening, so it merits at least a 3 from me.
I was surprised to hear what I could only describe as some solid influence to SOAD’s signature sound!
pretty good but I tuned out near the end tbh
A few alright ones in there. I could picture the bar fight scene as the music played, but overall eh, 2.5 1 - would not listen to again 2 - if some one played it, I'd probably just zone it out 3 - didn't hate it, didn't love it 4 - saved some songs from the album 5 - would buy the album or already own it
This feels like parody. It may have been fun to listen to at the time but it hasn't aged well at all. Hard listen if you're not big into punk.
jello? can you hear me? I had kinda forgot how formative some of these songs were until adrian reminded me of how many of them were featured in ski/snowboard/skate films and games that I'd watch on repeat growing up. So that gets a spare star add
agree - listen before you die but this isn't definitive for dk
Man I must have been in a bad mood to give this a 3 back in 2022. This rocks. Blasting it going 90 on the freeway on the way to work is the way to listen.
Maybe it is that they couldn't imagine what a Nation run by Reagan would look like. Maybe it was being safely nestled in a punk club full of capital A "aritists" in the East Village that allowed the Ramones to pay homage to Buddy Holly and pre-Beatles rock with every hurried drumbeat and twangy strum. The Dead Kennedys were afforded no such luxury, and as such, surpass their counterparts as co-pioneers of United States punk rock. Whether it is the thrashing riffs and nihilistic lyrics of "Forward to Death", the experimental sounds in "Drug Me" and "Chemical Warfare", or the quintessential punk listening of "California Uber Alles" and "Holliday in Cambodia", Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is a foundational punk album that would shape the genre for the next decade at least. Unlike the Ramones who never seemed to escape the trajectory they had set for themselves to be firmly rooted in a style that paid homage to Rockabilly, the Dead Kennedys seem to acknowledge the Surf music so associated with California just enough to say "fuck you, we're not playing that". Nowhere is their contempt for any style but their own shown as well as in the last track where they cover "Viva Las Vegas". Blasting drums, feverish bass, twangy guitar, and Jello playfully mimicking the kings accent with a deadpan flair showcases the horror of Vegas: a place that turns "...day into nighttime / [Turns] night into daytime" in a sick inversion of time. Though Elvis' original lyrics hold as much darkness as the cover, his jovial melodies throughout highlight that whatever the outcome, what is important is that the singer "had a swinging time". In contrast, DK's rendition removes the jaunty vocals of the King to unearth the song's darker tones about consumerism and losing every last dime. The cover encapsulates a perfect artistic choice for a bad concerned that in a California run by Jerry Brown the "suede denim secret police...will come for your uncool niece". Lastly, I have to admit I have never been a Dead Kennedys fan, and have mostly dismissed their music when I heard it. But giving this album a few re-listens and seeing that it was released in 1980, I have to admit DK's impact. Would there be bands I love--Flipper, Circle Jerks, Agent Orange, or Black Flag--without them? Probably, but I'd be willing to bet the scene might have not been there to meet them without DK paving the way. I have to unfortunately kowtow to this album's supremacy, and rate it accordingly.
This shit is mad annoying, actually. Sort of reminds me of a local band playing a college house party and they’re so annoying you want to bail but you can’t leave because you spent $5 on that red solo cup for keg access and you need to get your moneys worth because you’re a broke underage student who only works 12 hours a week and have blown through most of your financial aid even though you pirated, like, HALF of your textbooks so you could pocket the difference so you just drink foamy beer and scornfully clown on the the band from the back of the room
The vocals here are unerringly entertaining. I find that, with punk, the singing can either make or break the music. As they should in any genre – because, generally, vocals are the focal point of any piece that includes them. Jello Biafra isn't exactly technically good with his voice, but he has this playful raspiness that really lifts the experience past most of the Dead Kennedys' contemporaries. The instrument playing is a bit brutish and (for the most part) lacks technique, but in this case I'm convinced that's an artifact of the genre rather than of these specific players. In Drug Me, the guitar and bass start absolutely shredding and you realise that these Kennedys are very much Alive. Staying true to punk rock, the album is mostly focused on underdeveloped motifs, loud noises, and sticking the finger to a perceived "musical establishment." The way I see it, the Dead Kennedys made the best of a bad trend. Then there are the lyrics, which normally I don't pay much attention to but are simply too comedic to let pass: "Oh, life's a dream with you Miss Lily White / Jane Fonda on the screen today / Convinced the liberals it's okay / So let's get dressed and dance away the night / While they kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor" "I am Governor Jerry Brown / My aura smiles and never frowns / Carter power will soon go away / I will be Führer one day" "We're gonna steal your mail / By the pale moonlight / We better not get caught / We'll be dumped in institutions / Where we'll be drugged and shocked / Till we come out born-again Christians" 4/5 Key tracks: Kill The Poor, Chemical Warfare, Viva Las Vegas
some of the best punk there is Will I listen to again: 100%
They're not musically sophisticated, but they're never boring. I feel like if I were into punk at all, it would probably be something like this.
Meh. Angsty punk.
Look Ma, a punk band with more than 3 chords. With a song with surfer influence. With tempo changes mid song. With short songs - only 30m total! Only - kill the bad drummer! (Oh look they exchanged him afterwards) And, are the lyrics all meant serious? The moment I started to don’t take them seriously I started enjoying the album. Still: Not my taste. But one of the better punk albums for sure.
Not a fan of the vocals or how he sounds like he is blubbering while singing?
1980 California punk written to shock and to rile. Also, it's pretty funny and catchy. This isn't as musically innovative as a lot of things that I rate highly on this list, but I think we all need to listen to Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. If song titles like 'Let's Lynch the Landlord' don't give you an idea what you're in for, I can't help. My favourite tracks are 'Holiday In Cambodia' and 'Kill The Poor', with additional props to their surprisingly straight cover of 'Viva Las Vegas.' Top notch, old-school punk. You should listen. 4/5
Loud jangly and fun. Better musically than I expected. Found myself bopping along to more than few tunes. Not a relisten however.
Um punhado de canções excessivamente diretas e aceleradas, sem nenhuma sutileza melódica. Alguma insinuação de conciliação métrica entre ritmo e melodia em "Let's Lynch The Landlord", com um bom momento de guitarras e baixo; e na satírica "Viva Las Vegas". Fraquinho!
11 year old Guitar Hero playing me would've enjoyed this a lot more.
Accelerating
Острый, ядовитый и искусно-грязный.
I actually kinda liked this one. This is like a 2.7-2.8. Some of it reminds me of a Tony Hawk soundtrack. I can hear how this inspired other groups. Also, I could identify the diversity in these songs.
Snelle inhaal review #3: Quintessential hardcore punk album, gaat heel hard, neemt geen blad voor de mond, meer van dit.
Goeie punk muziek. Laatst live gezien in New York. Was hard.
Eerste deel van het album vind ik vrij matig. Kon me wel goed voorstellen hoe deze muziek boze pubers in de jaren '80 heeft laten rioten. Het album werd voor mij interessant vanaf Chemical Warfare. Die laatste minuut was erg cool met name. Holiday in Cambodja verdient een mention, blijft een mooie. En was ook onder de indruk van Ill In The Head. Heel leip nummer
It's a great album, with such a nice listening. It is short, but has many good tracks on it. As a debut album, it's a really strong proposal.
Coll album
one of the punk debut ever
Fast and furious, very few missteps. Kill the Poor is a strong opener and we don't slow down much after that. When Ya Get Drafted has some of the best riffing. Let's Lynch the Landlord does offer a brief respite from the breackneck pace (if not the social commentary) but Drug Me is even more brutal. Super quick playing with horror movie strings - killer. California Uber Alles is another top track, slowing down in the middle to chug along before the catchy verse and chorus return. Great outro riff too. Holiday In Cambodia is as good as ever and easily the highlight of the record. Expanded edition is worth playing too, especially for Police Truck on the second disc. Do I wish the production was a bit better and some of the songs were longer? Maybe, but that's missing the point. So much raw aggression captured here and 45 years later their anger is still very relevant. Still torn on the rating, but it's between 4 and 5 stars.
kind of repetitive..but gave political insight. not really my style.
Thrashing, frantic, and perfect for the 1001 Must Hear List. You can tell by their name, the Dead Kennedys are here to disrupt the norm. And they do. I Kill Children, Stealing People’s Mail, and Funland at the Beach is perhaps the most disturbing three-in-a-rowfer ever put to vinyl. These rebellious droogs never got that popular because the subject matter of their songs was so dystopian they couldn’t be played on the radio. California Uber Alles and Chemical Warfare are interesting concepts. The album is politically charged and politically incorrect - it comes in at (2.4*s)
Dead Kennedys is a seminal punk rock band no doubt. I like some music from the genre and listened to this album with the GF who is a huge fan. Fresh Fruit may have been fresh at the time but it was more a pile of rotting vegetables for me. Jello Biafra is a strange dude and I could not get into his vocals. "California Uber Alles" was the only song I cared for. The rest was a fast, noisy mess. The DK, Operation Ivy, and misfits logos are common tattoos for the diehard punk rocker and I guess I can appreciate the foundation laid down by these groups. I'm just not that into it...1.3 stars.
I'm finding myself more and more surprised how much representation punk bands are getting. It's an iconic genre for the edge, attitude and presence it can maintain from generation to generation despite fans aging out of the punk scene over time. I've never been a big punk rock fan, and often find a lot of punk acts pretty annoying after 15 minutes or so, but I appreciate the music and scene for what it represents. Dead Kennedys are iconic for their outright political satire identity. As mentioned above I can typically enjoy the first 15-20 minutes of a punk album but by the end of it the formula is played out so there is diminishing returns as each song ends. This one surprised me and went the other way despite the inane lyics and whatnot. I found myself enjoying it more and more as I got through it which admittedly wasn't much at the beginning. This isn't something I would listen to with any regularity but in the right environment I can see why people go crazy for punk rock even if it isn't really my thing. 2.21 stars
As relevant now as it was 45 years or so ago. Everything that the sex pistols were and more. Incredible.
no me mola
Oh yes! How can we forget the Dead Kennedys? I used to love this album back in my late teens. It definitely provided an outlet for all my angst and confusion. What really hooked me was Jello’s witty sarcasm. Although the lyrics no longer resonate with me, it’s fun to revisit this album for old times’ sake. Plus, how can you go wrong with the fast-paced surf guitar riffs that the Dead Kennedys are known for?
I appreciate the energy but not my vibe, another mid 3
Always had a distant (positive) relationship with Dead Ks. Their more speed, Hardcore punk stylings. I enjoy but usually in small doses, a whole album in 1 sitting gets a little don't really know, much or samey. 3 Stars. Is it just what I have been given to date, or is there a disproportionate amount of punk in this list, I mean I like punk but the % seems high for me at a quarter of the way through.
Really loud
Really hard to take this era of political punk seriously after the SNL skit "Punk Band Reunion at the Wedding". This is my first album in the 1001 Albums project and I can already see 10 minutes in I'm going to need to find ways to put myself in whatever milieu the album was released in. I think that may be the entire point of this project and why I want to partake. However, having said that, repetitive punk with one-note political statements is absolutely not my vibe in 2025. That's ok, at least it's not hot new country. Thank god the songs and album are short. Ready to be done half way through.
There were some nice guitar moments in this album.
Reminded me of watching surf and skate vids in the '90s
Awesome. I already knew and loved this. Favorite song: holiday in cambodia
>>>>> the Beatles Fuck yeah
A standard for hard core punk. Solid band, solid album. A top pick for punk fans. The politically charged lyrics and solid riffs make this debut standout among others.
Irónicos, satíricos y por eso únicos y necesarios. No siempre se les ha comprendido, lo que les valió bastantes problemas. La voz de Biafra (con un tono similar al de M. Stipe por ejemplo) es marca de la casa, la entonación es similar a la de Paul McLoone de los inigualables Undertones. Este disco y Bedtime for democracy son sus mejores álbumes. Aquí destacan las obvias California Über Alles y Holiday in Cambodia, que junto a Too drunk to fuck son sus más conocidos temas. Kill the poor es otro pepinazo.
Hardly any fresh fruit but plenty of rotting vegetables. (some reviews just write themselves)
This is the perfect punk album. The lyrics, the production, the message, etc everything is absolutely perfect!!! This is a must listen album!!!
Reminds me of my teenage years!
Interesting Elvis cover. The rest is a solid punk record that is not my cup of tea to be honest.
I last heard this in about 1984, in a certain boy's basement. It so wasn't my thing, and still isn't, but I still rate it. American punk done right, with humour, anger, and massive energy. Best song for me is California Uber Alles; what a song.
god bless punk
Political punk automatic 5/5
Very good!
I had heard of the name Dead Kennedys before but had never heard any of their stuff. I listened to the top song and was digging the punk sounds. And saw it was 80s. So I was like oooo this seems cool. So then I sat down and full-screened Spotify on my laptop. And brought up the lyrics. And then listened to the entire album while reading through the lyrics and doing noting else. AND OMGGGGG IT IS SOOOOOO GOOOOD. LIKE HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE INSTANT 5/5 I LOVE IT SO MUCH
Kill kill kill the poor 😀
Love this band
According to these lyrics, not much has changed in society.
Simply for it's real punkiness.
A late punk masterpiece from the Dead Kennedys!
I get it’s an important stepping stone but goddamn this shit is hard to listen to
5 stars on attitude and politics alone, but the influence, variety, and performance clinches it. 5.0/5.0: Iconic
i've never really cared for jello's vocal delivery but this album is a classic
Punk can be hit and miss for me, but this was great. 2022 mix itself sounded decent, songs were surprisingly varied, can hear the influence they had on System of a Down as well on tracks like 'Chemical Warfare'.
Nice subtle commentary
Love this album. Early punk had such a nasty raw sound that you’d expect to hear at the dive bars they played. And there has to be someone picking these albums, with how topical it is.
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