Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables - Album
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (Album) by Dead Kennedys
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Dead Kennedys Are A Punk Rock Band That Formed In San Francisco California USA In 1978. During Its Initial Eight-Year Run With Original Vocalist Jello Biafra The Band Attracted Controversy For Their Provocative Content And Were Among The First To Define The Style Of 1980s Hardcore Punk. Dead Kennedys' Lyrics Were Usually Political In Nature Satirizing The Reagan Administration And The American Establishment In General As Well As Popular Culture And Even The Punk Movement Itself. Several Stores Refused To Stock Their Recordings Sparking Debate About Censorship In Rock Music. Jello Biafra Became An Active Campaigner Against The Parents Music Resource Center PMRC Culminating In An Obscenity Trial In 1985-1986 Which Resulted In A Hung Jury. The Group Released A Total Of Four Studio Albums And One EP Before Disbanding In 1986. Following The Band's Dissolution Jello Biafra Continued To Collaborate And Record With Other Artists Including D.O.A. NoMeansNo And His Own Bands Lard And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine As Well As Releasing Spoken Word Performances And Becoming An Activist With The Green Party. In 2000 Jello Biafra Lost An Acrimonious Legal Case Initiated By His Former Dead Kennedys Band Mates Over Songwriting Credits And Unpaid Royalties. In 2001 The Band Reformed Various Singers Have Since Been Recruited For Vocal Duties.
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Dead Kennedys Are A Punk Rock Band That Formed In San Francisco California USA In 1978. During Its Initial Eight-Year Run With Original Vocalist Jello Biafra The Band Attracted Controversy For Their Provocative Content And Were Among The First To Define The Style Of 1980s Hardcore Punk. Dead Kennedys' Lyrics Were Usually Political In Nature Satirizing The Reagan Administration And The American Establishment In General As Well As Popular Culture And Even The Punk Movement Itself. Several Stores Refused To Stock Their Recordings Sparking Debate About Censorship In Rock Music. Jello Biafra Became An Active Campaigner Against The Parents Music Resource Center PMRC Culminating In An Obscenity Trial In 1985-1986 Which Resulted In A Hung Jury. The Group Released A Total Of Four Studio Albums And One EP Before Disbanding In 1986. Following The Band's Dissolution Jello Biafra Continued To Collaborate And Record With Other Artists Including D.O.A. NoMeansNo And His Own Bands Lard And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine As Well As Releasing Spoken Word Performances And Becoming An Activist With The Green Party. In 2000 Jello Biafra Lost An Acrimonious Legal Case Initiated By His Former Dead Kennedys Band Mates Over Songwriting Credits And Unpaid Royalties. In 2001 The Band Reformed Various Singers Have Since Been Recruited For Vocal Duties.
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Published: 05 May 2010, 01:56
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Is The Debut Album By The Hardcore Punk Band Dead Kennedys Released Initially On Cherry Red Records In The UK In 1980 And Eventually Through Faulty Products In The US Later By The DK's Own Alternative Tentacles Label . The Best Selling And Generally The Most Critically Acclaimed Album By The Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Has Become A Major Staple Of American Punk. Lead Vocalist Jello Biafra's Strong Political Statements On Songs Such As "California Über Alles" And "When Ya Get Drafted" Launched The Dead Kennedys Into The Political Arena. Musically Fresh Fruit Laid The Blueprint For Future Kennedy's Releases Loud Noisy Fast But With A Sense Of Dynamics And Musical Individualism. The Surf And Rockabilly-Inspired Riffs Owe Something To The Ramones' Most Influential Recordings Drawing From Early American AM Pop And Rehashing It In The Immediate Aggressive Context Of Punk Rock. The Lyrics Lend A Significant Bite To The Breakthrough Of The Already Strident Musical Assault. On The Original Vinyl Version Side A Was Tracks 1-7 And Side B Was Tracks 8-14. The Songs On Fresh Fruit Were Recorded Live With Minimal Overdubs Limited To Vocals And The Addition Of Rhythm Guitar In Places. The Photo On The Front Cover Showing Several Police Cars On Fire Was Taken During The "White Night Riots" Of 21 May 1979 That Resulted From The Light Sentence Given To Former San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White For The Murder Of Mayor George Moscone And Supervisor Harvey Milk.