Perhaps the most important punk bands to emerge from the United States, the Dead Kennedys. Of course, liveall eyes were focused on Jello Biafra, a whirling dervish of a front man! But it was the rhythm section of bassist, Klaus Fluoride, and drummer D.H. Peligro, that provided the phenominal power that drove the band and pushed their audiences (in the US at least) into overdrive... I was never much a fan of stage diving and am quite glad that it never took off (no pun intended) to any great degree here in the UK.
The band's sound evolved over the years that they were recording, from hardcore '(In God We Trust', 'Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables') to more melodic ('Plastic Surgery Distasters', 'Frankenchrist' and finally 'Bedtime For Democracy'). Whichever way the band went musically, a great surf sensibilitiy underpined the Dead Kennedy's musical output. Naturally, many West Coast punk bands drew influence from the local bands of the 1960s, but nobody nailed the surf sound in the way that guitarist East Bay Ray did.
D.H, died a couple of years ago now of head injuries sustained in a pool. I saw the Kennedys a few times (never with Jello though) and I always took inpiration when D.H. introducted and took the band into the classic 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'.
Please note that this recording has 15 tracks where as the artwork reflects 16. This is because 'USA For South Africa' and 'Bleed For Me' form one track in the recording.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-HAYvFZB6Qf
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-9dRwJ7umfn
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