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Power of Lard

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Ex-Dead Kennedys singer/songwriter Jello Biafra teamed up with members of Ministry to close out the '80s with one of the decade's most unusual albums. Leftist dance/acid/psycho weirdness with only one really good song, though they're all interesting. The title track is an alternately spooky and jackhammering tour through America's consumer unconsciousness, screaming its potent refrain: "Who will babysit the babysitters?" Neither punk nor industrial/techno alone has produced anything quite this individual and strange. "Hellfudge" is a sludgy, grinding mockery of TV preachers--a bit of a musical shrug, but also a lot better than the era's other musings on this topic (see token contributions by Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, etc. etc.). "Time to Melt" is a looooooong song that's perhaps too deliberately weird for its own good. Good for hardcore Biafra fans, however, to see him move from overt politicking to psychological pastiche. Overall, worth the few bucks for the ripping (and still long enough to be worth it) title cut.--J. Ruch

Ministy and Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys. For fans of either one I could leave it at that. This is the first release by this collaboration known as Lard. While it's technically an EP with only three songs, you still get over 40 minutes of genius industrial punk. The song "the Power of Lard" is an all-time personal favorite. Jourgenson and Biafra's unique senses of hysterical political and social commentary meld wonderfully in each track. From the anthemic first track; to the raunchy, classic evangelist-bashing you expect from Al, "Hell Fudge"; caped with the over-bearing, tripped-out, space-trip "Time to Melt" you've got yourself a great music experience. This is great for fans of punk and industrial metal alike. The only downside is that "Time to Melt" is perhaps too long and sloth-like for the grounded listener.

well if you never thought it was possible to have 2 more greats on one cd here you have it introducing lard!! with our favorite punk activist (jello biafra)and our favorite groove industrial power house(ministry)well this album i like the best i thought thelast couple did to much dabbleing in metal then this one. i think time to melt is an awesome song to wake the neighbors up at 4 in the am with you speakers lying out side your windows.wait dont take my advice just buy the cd and you decide what you want to do with it!

Power of lard is awsome. The other two are sludgy drudgy, icky, slow boring long songs. Buy this and other lard, Cds than buy Dk CDs than buy all the Misfits Cds.