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Dead Kennedys - Mutiny on the Bay Audio CD

A fair review of the Dead Kennedys "Mutiny on the Bay" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Dead Kennedys reviews here, or go back to the Dead Kennedys tabs.

Dead Kennedys Band: Dead Kennedys
Title: Mutiny on the Bay
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-04-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: In-Sight 2: Police Truck 3: Kill the Poor 4: Holiday in Cambodia 5: Moon Over Marin 6: California �ber Alles 7: MTV-Get off the Air 8: Too Drunk to Fuck 9: Goons of Hazzard 10: This Could Be Anywhere 11: Forward to Death 12: I Am the Owl 13: Hellnation 14: Riot

Love DK, Like to Hear It Live
Saw Jello speaking live in Seattle 7 years ago, and saw DK with the substitute singer in Tucson a year later. I'm sorry, but I see both sides of the issue between Jello and the rest of the band. I had to give this 4 stars just because I find a live DK, with all its blemishes and better points, as worthwhile. I don't care about the fighting between the two factions.


Could have been better, could have been worse...
Now, about them using the DK name and playing without Jello sounds totally ridiculous to me, the bottom line is Jello ripped them off bigtime. Hey, to everyone who thinks the former DK members lawsuit against Jello was the wrong thing to do, what do you think Jello was doing with all the money he has made off all these albums over the years? He made several hundred thousand dollars and didn't give any of the other band members any money! It sounds like Jello was cashing in to me. Come on, man. I am a drummer and if I played on an album that sold like DK's stuff, I would want my share. Why should Jello get to keep all that money? And as far as this album is concerned, it sounds okay for what it is. It could have been better, could have been worse. Enuff said.


Track list=Good Performance quality=Not so good
They are my favorite band. I love the Dead kennedys. This live album is pretty good too. The performance is a little rough around the edges though. They probably have better live albums out there, but this one is fun to listen too once in a while. "Too Drunk To F**K" is probably the best. The first 7 tracks don't have good sound quality. It gradually sounds better towards the end. "Holiday in Cambodia" and "Police truck" sound pretty damn bad unfortunately.


Honestly, they couldn't do any better?
I wish I would have tried a lot harder to get one now. I bought this album because I have never been lucky enough to get my hands on a bootleg. It's also difficult to resist the urge to buy a "new" DK album-especially when, like me, you were too young to get the opportunity in the 80's. The most notable songs are rather mediocre on this album, so my favorites on "Mutiny" would have to be "This Could Be Anywhere", "I Am the Owl" and "Riot. " Jello always managed to keep the songs timeless with his live takes, and it's a shame the new singer can't at least do the so without the same level of creativity. It is obvious how this whole lawsuit/Manifesto/reunion thing came about when you look to the solo efforts of the other members too. I would especially recommend a good long look at Klaus' "The Light is Flickering",or Ray's "Sex is Sex" before anyone goes defending them. I saw Peligro at Social Chaos Tour in Lawrence,KS in 1999 and they were good live, but the albums didn't have the same resonance (plus all he talked about was being the drummer for DK, even wore a DK shirt-geez move on! Meanwhile he was suing his former frontman over money! Way to carry on the legacy!). This album, like any other DK release, is worth having-as long as you can sleep at night knowing who you're supporting. It's the same feeling you get drinking a Coke after you hear stuff about them assassinating union leaders in South America. . . diirrrty! .


Dead Kennedys - 'Mutiny On The Bay' (Manifesto) 4 1/2 stars
Apparently,former vocalist Jello Biafra had lost a lengthy court battle to block the release of 'Mutiny. Full title:'Mutiny On The Bay-Dead Kennedys Live!From The San Francisco Bay Area'. . . ',the one of just two legit live Dead Kennedy archive performanes. This fourteen track CD was pulled from four(4)different live shows that took place in 1982 and 1986,which is 'strung' together as one. I LIKE that in a live release. Overall,just great body slammin' all American punk. Tunes that did it for me were "Holiday In Cambodia",the in-your-face "Moon Over Marin",the radical "MTV-Get Off The Air","Too Drunk To F**k" and "Hell Nation". Line-up:Biafra-vocals,East Bay Ray-guitar,Klaus Flouride-bass and D. H. Peligro-drums. A must-have for any and all true fans of 'angry/misguided' punk. Should appeal to fans Minor Threat,Black Flag,T. S. O. L. ,Circle Jerks and The Germs.


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