Bedtime for Democracy

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Bedtime for Democracy
Dead Kennedys studio album

Publication
(s)

1986

Label (s) Alternative tentacles

Format (s)

CD, LP, MP3

Genre (s)

punk

Title (number)

21st

running time

48:35

occupation
  • Singing: Jello Biafra
  • Guitar: East Bay Ray
  • Drums: DH Peligro
  • Bass: Klaus Flouride

production

Jello Biafra

Studio (s)

City Sound Recording and Hyde St. Studios San Francisco

chronology
Frankenchrist
(1985)
Bedtime for Democracy -

Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth and final studio album by the American punk band Dead Kennedys . It was published by Alternative Tentacles in 1986 . The songs mainly deal with topics such as conformity, Reaganomics , the US military, but also criticism of the punk movement, for example in the title "Anarchy for sale".

Immediately after the album was released, the band announced their breakup.

Track list

page A
  1. "Take This Job and Shove It" - 1:25
  2. "Hop with the Jet Set" - 2:07
  3. "Dear Abby" - 1:09
  4. "Rambozo the Clown" - 2:25
  5. "Fleshdunce" - 1:29
  6. "The Great Wall" - 1:32
  7. "Shrink" - 1:44
  8. "Triumph of the Swill" - 2:17
  9. "Macho Insecurity" - 1:30
  10. "I Spy" - 2:30
  11. "Cesspools in Eden" - 5:56
Side B
  1. "One-Way Ticket to Pluto" - 1:38
  2. "Do the Slag" - 1:36
  3. "A Commercial" - 1:33
  4. "Gone with My Wind" - 1:43
  5. "Anarchy for Sale" - 1:18
  6. "Chickenshit Conformist" - 5:58
  7. "Where Do Ya Draw the Line" - 2:39
  8. "Potshot Heard 'Round the World" - 2:10
  9. "DMSO" - 2:09
  10. "Lie Detector" - 3:43