music.wikisort.org - CompositionBedtime for Democracy is the fourth and final studio album by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Released in 1986, songs on this album cover common punk subjects often found in punk rock lyrics of the era such as conformity, Reaganomics, the U.S. military, and critique of the hardcore punk movement. The album's title refers to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for Bonzo starring Ronald Reagan and also reflects the band's weary bitterness from the trial they were undergoing at the time over the controversial art included with their previous album. By the time recording of Bedtime for Democracy had begun, the Dead Kennedys had already played what would be their last concert with Jello Biafra and announced their breakup immediately after the release of the record, whose opening track is a cover of David Alan Coe's "Take This Job and Shove It."[3]
1986 studio album by Dead Kennedys
Bedtime for Democracy |
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Released | November 1986 |
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Recorded | April and July 1986 |
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Studio | City Sound Recording and Hyde St. Studios |
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Length | 48:40 |
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Label | Alternative Tentacles |
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Producer | Jello Biafra |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
NME |     [2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jello Biafra, except when stated.
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1. | "Take This Job and Shove It" | David Allan Coe | 1:25 |
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2. | "Hop with the Jet Set" | | 2:05 |
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3. | "Dear Abby" | | 1:09 |
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4. | "Rambozo the Clown" | | 2:25 |
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5. | "Fleshdunce" | | 1:29 |
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6. | "The Great Wall" | | 1:32 |
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7. | "Shrink" | | 1:44 |
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8. | "Triumph of the Swill" | | 2:17 |
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9. | "Macho Insecurity" | | 1:30 |
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10. | "I Spy" | D.H. Peligro | 2:30 |
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11. | "Cesspools in Eden" | Dead Kennedys | 5:56 |
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12. | "One-Way Ticket to Pluto" | | 1:38 |
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13. | "Do the Slag" | East Bay Ray | 1:36 |
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14. | "A Commercial" | | 1:33 |
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15. | "Gone with My Wind" | | 1:43 |
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16. | "Anarchy for Sale" | | 1:18 |
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17. | "Chickenshit Conformist" | | 5:58 |
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18. | "Where Do Ya Draw the Line" | | 2:39 |
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19. | "Potshot Heard 'Round the World" | Biafra, Ray | 2:10 |
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20. | "D.M.S.O." | Dead Kennedys | 2:09 |
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21. | "Lie Detector" | Biafra, Ray | 3:43 |
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Total length: | 48:40 |
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Personnel
- Dead Kennedys
- Jello Biafra - lead vocals, producer, mixer
- East Bay Ray - guitar
- Klaus Flouride - bass, backing vocals
- D.H. Peligro - drums, backing vocals
- Additional performers
- Tim Jones - synthesizer on "One-Way Ticket to Pluto"
- Jayed Scotti - timbales on "Dear Abby"
- Cal - backing vocals on "Fleshdunce", "Where Do Ya Draw The Line?" and "Chickenshit Conformist"
- Andrew - backing vocals on "Fleshdunce", "Where Do Ya Draw The Line?" and "Chickenshit Conformist"
- Blaze - backing vocals on "Fleshdunce", "Where Do Ya Draw The Line?" and "Chickenshit Conformist"
- P. O'Pillage - the voice of Rambozo on "Rambozo The Clown", artwork
- Production
- John Cuniberti - engineer, mixer
- Winston Smith - artwork
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UK Indie Chart[4] |
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The East Bay punk band Isocracy parodied the name in their 1988 EP, Bedtime for Isocracy. The cover art depicted the band together in a bed, accompanied by Jello Biafra. After the record's release, Isocracy split up, with two members forming the group Samiam and another joining Green Day.[5]
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- Hardcore punk
- Alternative Tentacles
- Green Party
- 2000 presidential election
- 924 Gilman Street
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[de] Bedtime for Democracy
Bedtime for Democracy ist das vierte und letzte Studioalbum der amerikanischen Punkband Dead Kennedys. Es erschien 1986 bei Alternative Tentacles. Die Lieder behandeln hauptsächlich Themen wie Konformität, Reaganomics, das US-Militär, aber auch Kritik an der Punk-Bewegung, etwa im Titel „Anarchy for sale“.
- [en] Bedtime for Democracy
[es] Bedtime for Democracy
Bedtime for Democracy —en español: Hora de acostarse para la democracia— es el cuarto álbum de estudio de Dead Kennedys, lanzado por Alternative Tentacles en 1986.
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