Bedtime for Democracy
by Dead Kennedys
- Type: Album
- Released: November 1986
- Label: Alternative Tentacles
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:40
- Community rating: 3.35/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Cal, David Allan Coe, Jayed Scotti, Andrew Boak, East Bay Ray, D. H. Peligro, Klaus Flouride, Blaze
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The final studio album by the Dead Kennedys serves as a blistering, hyper-fast critique of the Reagan administration and the commercialization of the punk scene itself. Jello Biafra delivers fiercely sarcastic, politically charged lyricism over East Bay Ray's frantic, surf-tinged guitar riffs. It stands as a cynical, highly energetic, and somewhat pessimistic swan song for the legendary hardcore punk pioneers.
Genres
Descriptors: political, satirical, DIY, fast, witty
Tracklist
- Take This Job and Shove It (1:25)
- Hop With the Jet Set (2:07)
- Dear Abby (1:09)
- Rambozo the Clown (2:25)
- Fleshdunce (1:29)
- The Great Wall (1:32)
- Shrink (1:44)
- Triumph of the Swill (2:17)
- Macho Insecurity (1:30)
- I Spy (2:30)
- Cesspools In Eden (5:56)
- One Way Ticket to Pluto (1:38)
- Do the Slag (1:36)
- A Commercial (1:33)
- Gone With My Mind (1:43)
- Anarchy for Sale (1:18)
- Chickenshit Conformist (5:58)
- Where Do ya Draw the Line (2:39)
- Potshot Heard 'Round the World (2:10)
- D.M.S.O. (2:09)
- Lie Detector (3:43)
Credits
- Dead Kennedys - primary artist, music by
- Winston Smith - artwork
- Jello Biafra - artwork [concept], artwork [insert], mixed by, music by, producer, vocals, words by
- Klaus Flouride - bass
- D. H. Peligro - drums, words by, music by
- John Cuniberti - engineer, mixed by
- East Bay Ray - guitar, words by, music by
- P.O'Pillage - layout [cover layout], voice [voice of rambozo]
- Bernie Grundman - mastered by
- David Allan Coe - written-by
- Jayed Scotti - timbales
- Andrew Boak - backing vocals
- Blaze - backing vocals
- Cal - backing vocals
- Tim Song Jones - synthesizer [sci-fi]
- Ray Pepperell - music by