(Punk)Dead Kennedys-Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables

[Scarred4Life]

Track List:
1.Kill the Poor
2.Forward to Death
3.When ya get drafted
4.Lets lynch the landlord
5.Drug Me
6.your Emotions
7.Chemical Warfare
8.California Uber Alles
10.Stealing Peoples Mail
11.Funland at the beach
12.Ill in the head
13.Holiday In Cambodia
14.Viva Las Vegas*

*=Cover

Musicians:
Guitar:East Bay Ray
Bass:Klaus Fluoride
Drums:Ted
Vocals:Jello Biafa

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is probably the most famous of the 80's punk rockers the Dead Kennedys albums. This album is harsh, fast and intensely political. For those of you who like punk, thats probably just why youll love it.

Taking what the Sex Pistols and Black Flag started, the dead kennedys take it up a notch with harsher, faster tempos and mocking lyrics. The Dead Kennedys are pretty much the epitome of punk music, combining fast power chords and very passable guitar riffs and loud vocals. Jello's lyrics on this album deal almost entirely with politics during the 80's however some song, such as When ya get drafted, may sound eerily similar to what is happening today. Although the topics may not make as much sense now as they did when they were written, they nevertheless get across the same feelings. No one could ever confuse the dead kennedys with the pop-puk of today.

One comment on the vocals is this, you will either completely love Jellos voice or (more likely) really hate it at first. Please dont let this turn you away. If you listen to it for a bit longer Im pretty sure itll start to gow on you, thats what happened to me.

Some favourite songs are Kill the poor, Holiday in Cambodia, Chemical Warfare and California Uber Alles. They are generally all good, if not easily accesible. Dont jump to this after years of listening to Blink-182.

Rating: 4/5. People who love punk will love this album. People who hate punk...shoudl stay WAY away.

[sweboy]

Great album by a great band. :chug:

[Luxor]

One of my favourite Dead Kennedy's albums.

Nice review, good job Andrew.:thumb:

[brycey]

i've never heard any dead kennedys songs, so i should be downloading some soon!

great review andrew!

[Zappa]

This album rocks out. I would suggest it to any fan of hardcore punk.

[AK47]

The entire album is great except the first song which is the weakest song on the album.

[Big Tube]

Kill the Poor, weak!?! That's the best song on the entire album. Hands down.

[Tomahawk]

I'm not a big punk fan, but I really like this album. Jello's voice is great, it sounds really sarcastic/mocking and suits what he's singing. And his name is cool.

[sweboy]

The entire album is great except the first song which is the weakest song on the album.
Kill The Poor is awesome in my opinion.

[AK47]

Kill The Poor is awesome in my opinion.

It's a good song but it seems out of place on the album.

[the decline]

Such a great album one of my favs.

[AnarchyForSale_DK]

FFFRV is probably one of my favorite albums of all time! DKs are so amazing... good review

[Vietnow]

Awesome band/album

[guitarded_chuck]

California Uber Allies is one of my all-time favorite songs.

[NewKindofArmy03]

^
same here, i cant stop listening to it

[deadelvis]

holiday in cambodia is a great song. i like this version better than the single on "give me convience..."

[rancidpunk]

Best songs are kill the poor, holiday in cambodia, and california uber allies. Good Review.

[bottled_violence]

first punk cd i ever bought back in '94 BEST CD EVER ****EN MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[pedro durruti]

This is a really good album, my favorite songs of the Dead Kennedys are on this one.

[PDWAB]

I love Jello's voice, but has anyone noticed that it kinda sounds like Homsar from Homestar Runner?

[Fender_Strat8915]

i personally think that this album is their best..all of the songs on this CD are classics and everyone who is a fan of the dead kennedys should cherish everysong and this whole CD

IT IS AWESOME!!

[Vaya]

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tracklisting:
1. kill the poor
2. foward to death
3. when ya get drafted
4. let's lynch the landlord
5. drug me
6. your emotions
7. chemical warfare
8. california uber alles
9. i kill children
10. stealing peoples mail
11. funland at the beach
12. ill in the head
13. holiday in cambodia
14. viva las vegas


kill the poor:
this is a great intro for a cd, the guitars are really good on this song, the funny thing is jello's voice sounds slightly diffrent on this song for some reason. 8/10 i get bored of this song after awhile

foward to death:
i love this song, everything goes so good together, the sounds always mix up 10/10

when ya get drafted:
i like the bass in this song, its not my favorite song on the cd, but to me this cd would be nothing without each song. it all blends together so well. 7/10

lets lynch the landlord:
the lyrics to this song are different from all the other songs. the guitar has a solo that reminds you of the beach boys. 9/10

drug me:
one of the best songs on the cd, the whole song has a fast beat guitar, and jellos voice talking so fast this song is so unique 10/10

your emotions:
i like the chorus to this song its a pretty average song 6/10

chemical warfare:
i cant stand this song for some reason, but i dont wanna be biased so... the bass keepsgoing with the same fast bass line and the chorus is chemical warfare repeated over and over 7/10

california uber alles:
another great song (i lived in california) jello's voice gets me right into the song once i hear him. also on the in god we trust inc. ep they had the same song on there but it was slightly different, they used that lounge kinda sound for part of the song

i kill children:
once again another great punk rock song. i cant explain this song the dead kennedys are so damn unique, just like this song 9/10

stealing peoples mail:
not the best song on here, its a little to average and the chorus is over used alot, i do enjoy the guitars though 7/10

funland at the beach:
awesome song, every instrument played out so wonderfully, you can hear every instrument playing at the same time instead of only hearing one instrument and hearing crap in the background 10/10

ill in the head:
this song is that musical, jello is using his change of voices in here. when i hear this song i think of carnivals for some reason :confused: 6/10


holiday in cambodia:
BEST SONG EVER the intro keeps you waiting, then you hear that beautiful bass and the songs begins and keeps you listening all the way through 10.10

viva las vegas:
obviously is a cover, a very good cover if i never heard of DK i would have thought this was some band totally opposite of dk, the changed the sound of the song IMO its better than the real version 8/10

overall i give this cd a 10/10 its a wonderful cd i really think people that arent even fond of punk rock will like this cd

reccomended songs:
drug me
funland at the beach
california uber alles
holiday in cambodia

[dazed and confused444]

why is this album being reviewd again???...good review though

[Vaya]

:eek: i didnt see it on the list but now i do :(

sting you can delete this one or the other if you want

[sting-ray]

i'll merge this thread to the original one.

[Big Tube]

:eek: i didnt see it on the list but now i do :(

sting you can delete this one or the other if you want

You're review was actually much better and deserves precedence.

[Joel_DK_Clash]

Just got this CD from my friend today(although i've heard most of the songs before), and i love it.

[bennyboy]

first discvered the d.k's in the late eighties when i brought in god we trust which could possibly be their hardest record ever. after listening to most of their stuff i would have to say that fresh fruit..... is definatly their best. excellent hardcore from start to finish and ends with an excellent cover of viva las veagas which shows their ability to laugh at themselves.

[guywithtoaster]

Dead Kennedys are the best. The song Chemical Warfare kicks a$$

[PunkinDonuts]

I love every song on this cd except California Uber allis... which I just think is ok.

I love the dead kennedys, and Jello is an awesome vocalist.


I like LETS LYNCH THE LANDLORD, and CHEMICAL WARFARE the best on this cd.


5/5 :thumb:

[lynch the landlord]

This was the first dead kennedy's cd i bought. At our school library is has this book that talks about heaps of bands. It talks about how evil the dead kennedy's are. then it says something about i kill children. It made me laugh a lot.

[AfroMan]

On the version ive got there are two discs.

The second disc features -

1.Holiday in Cambodia(single version) Not that much different from the original version. In it's favour the intro's a lot less muffled which does add to the song although the Pol Pot chant isn't as long and doesn't build up to as intense a climax. Still gets full marks despite this.5/5

2.Police Truck I first heard this song in Tony Hawks Pro Skater for the Playstation. When I bought this album, I didn't realise it was the Dead Kennedys so I was pleased to here a familiar song. Just a great, great song that has the usual obscure DK riffs with a solid song structure. 5/5

3.Kill The Poor(Single Remix) Really no noticeable difference from the original. I would have to agree though, I still think this is quite a weak song compared to the rest of the album although it's great live. The recording doesn't do the song justice in my opinion. 4/5

4.In-Sight Explodes with a fast paced riff and remains fast paced until the chorus. About a boy who is slightly rejected and different from the others, the lyrics are typical Biafra. A great interlude/ending riff leads the 1:40 song into the highlight of the second disc. 4/5

5. Too Drunk Too **** Classic. Punk doesn't get much better than this. 5/5

6.The Prey What can I say? Just an incredibly strange and dark song. A decent way to end off the album but as a song on it's own there's not a lot to be enthusiastic about. 2/5

This is a bonus Disc that competes with the album itself. Great disc, great songs!5/5

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