Plastic Surgery Disasters/In God We Trust, Inc.

Dead Kennedys

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alternative Tentacle
• ASIN: B000000FC8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #169,294 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Jello Biafra wasn't the first to realize punk and leftist radicalism were a perfect fit, but he used music as a political tool with far more consistency than any of his contemporaries. The problem is, even 16 years after its original release, the band's second full-length album is incredibly difficult to listen to. "Terminal Preppie" still rings true, even after preppies have grown into yuppies, and "Forest Fire" and "Winnebago Warrior" are powerful if you listen closely enough to decipher the words. One song at a time, the San Francisco quartet's purposefully fast, ugly hardcore is enough to liberate anybody's inner slam-dancer. --Steve Knopper

Product Description

An Alternative Tentacles release coupling together the San Franciscan hardcore punker's 1981 EP 'In God We Trust, Inc.' & their second LP, 1982's 'Plastic Surgery Disasters'.A total of 21 tracks, including 'Halloween', 'Bleed For Me','Terminal Preppie', 'I Am The Owl', 'Winnebago Warrior', 'Moral Majority', 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off', 'We've Got A BiggerProblem Now' & a rousing cover of the theme from 'Rawhide'. Packaged with a bonus Industrial Strength Records compilation CD. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YES!!!! NOW THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!, August 28, 1999

By	Marc A. Coignard (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Before the Dead Kennedys broke ground in 1979, American punk was a bunch of whiney, no talented, Iggy Pop wannabes. Then, with the realese of their first album, FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES, the DKs created a new world of awareness and surprise in the American Punk Community.

With their second Album, PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS, DK continued to change punk by adding a whole new type of music. It wasn't the traditional three chords and chaos punk brought back from England and shown in america by bands like The Germs and X (which are some of the best punk bands of all time). Instead it was creative, ear catching, and emotinaly stimulating. Their smart, sarcastic political views alone make this one worht while. And the addition of their E.P. IN GOD WE TRUST, INC. makes it all the better.

This Album is both hilarious and scary. It is one of the best punk albums by one of the best punk bands. They did for America what the Sex Pistols did for England: created a whole new land of chaotic dreams for the dis-interested youth.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the BEST of Dead Kennedys!, November 29, 1999

By A Customer

Oh man, if you don't have this CD and you like punk, I envy you because you can listen to it for the first time. THIS CD ROCKS! You won't find better punk anywhere, just try listening to Buzzbomb without banging your head around, or any other track on here for that matter. BUY IT!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good punks dont buy here... be a good little punk, October 14, 2000

By A Customer

Damit. This is a good album, but don't buy it at this site, man, its corpate. Buy ity from a smaller company or at a used CD place. Me no spell good!+(