Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut album by the hardcore punk … Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
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Dead Kennedys Lyrics
California Über Alles I am Governor Jerry Brown My aura smiles and never frowns So…
California über alles I am Governor Jerry Brown My aura smiles And never frowns So…
Chemical Warfare Down at the arsenal they keep the nerve gasses Guarded day…
Drug Me I don't want to think, don't make me care, I…
Forward to Death I don't need your way of life I can't stand your…
Funland at the Beach Sunny Sunday at the amusement park See the fat kids spill…
Holiday in Cambodia So, you've been to school For a year or two And you…
I Kill Children God told me to skin you alive I kill children I love…
Ill in the Head In a desperate mind Little gardens grow They grow very wide …
Kill the Poor Efficiency and progress is ours once more Now that we…
Let's Lynch the Landlord The Landlord's here to visit They're blasting disco down bel…
Stealing People's Mail We ain't going to the party We ain't going to the…
Viva Las Vegas Bright light city gonna set my soul It's gonna set my…
When Ya Get Drafted Have you been reading the morning papers? War is coming bac…
Your Emotions Your mommy told you this and your daddy told you…
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