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Live At The Deaf Club (Album) by Dead Kennedys

Artist Biography For Dead Kennedys

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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Live At The Deaf Club Is A Live Album Released By The Dead Kennedys In 2004 And Had A Limited Edition Re-Release 2013 In The UK On Let Them Eat Vinyl. 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 "Short Songs" And "Straight A's" Are Featured On The Compilation Album Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death And The Hard-To-Find Can You Hear Me? Music From 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.

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