1980: Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
I love this album, really fast, frenetic vocals, fuckin' Jello Biafra! Everything is better with JELLO! If you wanna hear another great album with Jello, he did the Never Breathe What You can't See album with The Melvins in 2004, phenomenal! Every song on Fresh Fruit jumps right into it, bam-blam! There are a lot of dynamics. It is punk at it's best but there is a sophistication to the arrangements. I love the jangly guitars and the dissonant chords. Lots of bands have been influenced by 'em and covered songs from this release. Hi/Jack does a bang-up cover of California uber alles. Drug Me reminds me a lot of System of the Down. I would be happy if The Night Howls covered any of the songs on Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. People are probably most familiar with Holiday in Cambodia. Thanks Dead Kennedys!