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Ahh, the Dead Kennedys...
One of the greatest punk bands of all time release their last live concert on a special collecters cd. The band unfortunatley had to break up due to the "dick-move" by Klaus, D.H, and East Bay Ray. That dick-move was putting a poster called "Penis Landscape" in their original Frankenchrist. Right after they exploited Jello for all he's worth, they released this album (IMO, in hopes to make more $moolah$). I know what you're thinking... Music for money! That is soooo not punk! Sadly, American currency in the number one source of evil next to Little Debbies which leads to gluttony (effing 20 cakes for a dollar, how does the bitch do it!) Now as I tread off topic, lets get back on track. This album is a pretty cool edition to any collecters stash. Might I mention that the song choices are excellent...
Mutiny On The Bay begins with an introduction which explains the purpose of the concert. After that's over with you get tossed into the unreleased song by DK. Might I mention that it is amazing. It's called Police Truck and it owns. The delayed guitar to start the song sets the tone correctly for the rest. The song is all about how the police will just go out on a night of fun. This 'fun' is usually involved with ruthless/random beatings, drinking, and raping women for the heck of it. The song is very fast paced and fits well with the rest of the songs on the album. After that chaos, another unreleased song kicks in. Too Drunk To *** is the other unreleased track and it's a cover of the classic "Circle Jerks" song.
As I mentioned before, the song selection is very well thought out. They took some of their biggest hits, (hits?), and some of their more 'underground' songs. One of the greatest things about this cd is how the songs vary by album. There's four from Frankenchrist, four from Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, and three from Plastic Surgery Disasters. Plus the two unreleased ones.
The better songs on the album include... Holiday In Cambodia, Police Truck, MTV- Get Off The Air, and California Uber Allies.
The un-needed tracks would include... I Am The Owl, and Goons Of Hazzard.
In conclusion, this is a nice little album that is good for any Dead Kennedys fan out there. This is also a great album for anyone that loves punk rock from the 80's. Plus, for anyone that is trying to get into DK this would be a great cd to check out.
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Mehh.
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uhh, why the mehh?
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Um, a lot of their breakup was due to all the legal troubles that occured after their second to last album, which had images deemed "pornographic," which means that they were breaking the law by selling pornography to minors, and the like.
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That's true, it was called "Pen!s Landscape" and it was distributed in Frankenchrist.
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That being said, East Bay Ray is probably one of my favorite punk guitarists. He takes elements from surf and rockabilly music, but somehow still keeps it fairly punk-oriented. Kind of like a more experimental Billy Zoom.
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Very true again, East Bay Ray's guitar has that surf feel to it but then it loses all its happiness (in a good way) when Jello comes in. Saying that, I can't get enough of Jello's vox. The way he does that throat thing is amazing. It's the combo of that and the guitar that gets me. If I hear it enough, I could blow a "Jelloey" load all over the place. :lol:
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Jello Biafra is a combination of Joey Ramone and Elvis Presley. He has that odd country/rockabilly feel to his voice, but you obviously know that he's singing in a punk band.
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Good review. I love the Dead Kennedys but I hate live albums.
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[quote=Eliminator Jr]Jello Biafra is a combination of Joey Ramone and Elvis Presley. He has that odd country/rockabilly feel to his voice, but you obviously know that he's singing in a punk band..[/quote]
Yeah, I agree. Now I finally realize what you meant when you said that hearing him sing 'Viva Las Vegas" was funny.
Now I crack up everytime I hear it.  This Message Edited On 09.06.05
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[quote=Zebra]Good review. I love the Dead Kennedys but I hate live albums.[/quote]
Thanks man, I hate live albums too but I had to like it because of the unreleased songs.
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This seems very... short, compared to your usual work. :confused:
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well, im sorry for that Damrod. 
but it was a live album and i needed to get it out of the way to complete my Dead Kennedys run.
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Good review, but one thing, the poster inside Frankenchrist was Jello's idea, not Ray, Klaus, or D.H.
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Muntiny on the Bay is a pretty poor showcasing of DK live, compared to many of the bootlegs out there. It was good for them to put out an official live album though, and I don't have any real complains about it.
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*high 5* Dy -lawn
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this wouldnt be john now would it?
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ha ha i smell but i like this album
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i hate live albums
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this album sounds good. gonna go pick it up
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Do they have any DVD's released?
Can someone help fill me in on somethign here?
I was watching a video of these guys and then I read a comment that said Jello was the only one in DK that didn't sell out. After reading this (good job btw) I see more of these insinuations (spelling?). Can someone fill me in on more details and tell me if Jello truley is the only one who didn't sell out.
I agree with eliminator East Bay Ray is my favorite punk guitarist. He's up there on my lis of just plain favorites too.
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