Plastic Surgery Disasters
Having proved themselves masters of the quick, vicious smash and bash, on their second full-length album the Kennedys continued in that vein while finding other effective ways to express their all-encompassing message of resistance and satire. Absolutely nobody is safe, whether it’s the more expected targets of conservative society, or those who claim to follow what the Kennedys and punk promised but only ended up acting like idiots. For the most part, though, it’s a well-deserved smackdown of all the jerks the early ’80s produced, set to some fantastic music. Bookended by random noise jams — the first one with a wonderfully dismissive spoken-word analysis on societal programming for The Good Life — Plastic Surgery Disasters shows East Bay Ray, Klaus Fluoride and D.H. Peligro turning into an even more awesome unit than before. Ray’s sheet-metal intense guitar may once or twice get slammed into too much treble for its own good, but his spaghetti-western-cranked-to-ten playing is fantastic stuff at its best. The others have their moments, like Peligro’s rolling drum breaks on “Government Mechanic.” When the band aims for subtlety, the results are grand — the sudden silences on “Trust Your Mechanic,” the goofy hipswing start to “Forest Fire.” Unsurprisingly, Biafra is still at the center of it all; once again, the song titles make it clear what’s at play. “Terminal Preppie,” rips into an example of the type with gusto, and the wonderfully sneering “Winnebago Warrior” is just the tip of the iceberg. The real highlight can be found at the end — “Moon Over Marin,” with a soaring, anthemic surf-rock line from Ray offsetting Biafra’s semi-apocalyptic vision of the Bay Area’s snooty region.
- Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
Product Specification :
Release Date :06/16/2003
Format :Vinyl LP
UPC :721616002713
Label :Alternative Tentacle
List Price :8.98
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February 1st, 2010 at 6:26 am
This is an awesome CD, you have to buy it. You’re lost without it.
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February 1st, 2010 at 7:03 am
……used or download it and rip them all off. This is the last best DK’s before the band goes down hill and it all starts to sound silly.
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February 1st, 2010 at 7:52 am
The best hardcore album of the 80′s regardless of the legal problems.the more I read about the whistle blowers at Alt. Tenticles and how Jello used the bands money to start his solo work and become head of his record company (gotta love any CEO right Jello{U TOOL}) the sicker I get. Buy It anyway it still speaks volumes.Who knows who is telling the truth?I Don’t but I’ve been lied to my whole life..
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February 1st, 2010 at 8:12 am
This album is a rerelease of the Dead Kennedy’s original release. Jello Biafra does not receive a dime for this record, though he wrote most of the lyrics for DK. Make your own call, but if you’re going to buy the album, look for the original label – Alternative Tentacles.
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February 1st, 2010 at 8:36 am
Unless you are a trendy punk f$%khead buy this CD. It rules!!! My fisrt Dk album i got it in like 1990 when i was like 12. I love it!!
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February 1st, 2010 at 9:20 am
Two of the greatest hardcore albums ever on one disc, sorted !
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