Bedtime For Democracy

Dead Kennedys

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alternative Tentacle
• ASIN: B000000F73
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #242,827 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Take This Job and Shove It

2. Hop With the Jet Set

3. Dear Abby

4. Rambozo the Clown

5. Fleshdunce

6. Great Wall

7. Shrink

8. Triumph of the Swill

9. Macho Insecurity

10. I Spy

11. Cesspools in Eden

12. One-Way Ticket to Pluto

13. Do the Slag

14. Commercial

15. Gone With My Wind

16. Anarchy for Sale

17. Chickenshit Conformist

18. Where Do Ya Draw the Line

19. Potshot Heard 'Round the World

20. D.M.S.O.

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Seminal California punk band's final studio album, released in 1986 on the Alternative Tentacles label. Features 21 tracks, including 'Take This Job And Shove It', 'Dear Abby','Rambozo The Clown', 'Macho Insecurity', 'Chickenshit Conformist' and 'Anarchy For Sale'. Packaged with a bonus Industrial Strength Records compilation CD. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a rocky transition to jello's spoken word era, May 26, 2000

By	charley hardman (occupied US) - See all my reviews

this album was too far removed from the classic dk 'throw up some mics and do it' recipe, and it smells of the same disease which zaps many songs -- great words slapped into tunes which don't fit. words aren't enough; they should kick the music. scribbling bon mots on a napkin and asking somebody to thwack guitar chords to them doesn't always work (ever hear of a thing called 'rap'?). you can practically see jello reading off his lyric sheets into the mic, happy to have any sort of backing tracks to accompany his diamond thoughts. apart from the music/lyrics problem, the sound of this cd is hack. it sucked to see the gods of clear thinking succumb to an affected, dated studio sound which didn't fit dk's at all.

unless you have money to burn, buy the old dk's and the spoken word albums first; this is a bad attempt to mix both. 'bedtime for democracy' should've been shot for disobeying -- it wouldn't start. wanted to love it. couldn't. dk's rule.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the greatest lyrics ever written, August 1, 2004

By	J. Beaver "Walking Encyclopedia" (Lutz, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bedtime for Democracy (Audio CD)

This album is the pinnacle of the DKs creative expression. Tight, fast-paced performances are highlighted, and the lyrics on this disc put Jello Biafra among the elite of lyrical genius alongside the likes of Roger Waters, Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Ian Anderson, Neil Peart. This is the best example of what real hardcore punk is about. Buy it; you won't be sorry.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not the best, but still pretty good, October 13, 2004

By	distortion15 "distortion15" (santa cruz, ca usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bedtime for Democracy (Audio CD)

there have been some reviews that just bash this last album, however it's not that bad. obviously, compared with their previous albums, this final CD does not do the dead kennedys justice. however, it still flows very well and it's enjoyable. this cd has a whole different feel than their previous ones. but then again "fresh fruit" has a different feel as well. for the first time listener, this CD should not be the one you start with, if you want their hits get "give me convenience or give me death" but i'd say "plastic surgery" gives the overall mix of the dead kennedys even if it's not usually a fan's favorite album since it does not contain "california uber alles" nor "holiday in cambodia", but that's what makes it unique. all their cds are unique however.

in conclusion, this wasn't a bad last effort, there's better but this cd is still essential to the collector.

definitely recommended.