Live at the Deaf Club
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Live at the Deaf Club is a live album
released by the Dead Kennedys
in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979.
The performance was unique in that this was the last time their rhythm guitarist 6025 performed with them. It also includes original drummer Ted
, later replaced in February 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Also, the song "Gaslight" and their covers of "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Have I the Right" are not found on any other DK album (The Deaf Club recordings of "Shorts Songs" and "Straight A's" are featured on the compilation album
Give Me Convenience OR Give Me Death
and the hard-to-find Can You Hear Me? Live at the Deaf Club along with "Police Truck"). "Back in Rhodesia" is an early version of "When Ya Get Drafted" with a different chorus than the final version. "Kill the Poor" is also a "disco" version minus the introduction.
The album has drawn criticism from former lead singer Jello Biafra
, though several reviewers have given it good reviews, for example PopMatters and Punknews.org.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
released by the Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979.
The performance was unique in that this was the last time their rhythm guitarist 6025 performed with them. It also includes original drummer Ted
Ted (musician)
Bruce Slesinger, better known by his stage name Ted, was the first drummer for the Dead Kennedys,. He drummed for the band from July 1978 to February 1981. He played the drums on their first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables...
, later replaced in February 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Also, the song "Gaslight" and their covers of "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Have I the Right" are not found on any other DK album (The Deaf Club recordings of "Shorts Songs" and "Straight A's" are featured on the compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Give Me Convenience OR Give Me Death
Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
-Personnel:* Jello Biafra - vocals, producer, artwork, compiler* East Bay Ray - guitar, echoplex, producer, mixer* Klaus Fluoride - bass, backing vocals * D.H...
and the hard-to-find Can You Hear Me? Live at the Deaf Club along with "Police Truck"). "Back in Rhodesia" is an early version of "When Ya Get Drafted" with a different chorus than the final version. "Kill the Poor" is also a "disco" version minus the introduction.
The album has drawn criticism from former lead singer Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, though several reviewers have given it good reviews, for example PopMatters and Punknews.org.
Track listing
- All songs written by Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
except when stated.
- "Introduction" – 0:20 (Johnny WalkerJohnnie Walker (DJ)Johnnie Walker MBE is a popular British veteran radio disc jockey and broadcaster....
) - "Kill the PoorKill the Poor"Kill the Poor" was the third single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was anus in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records with "In-sight" as the b-side. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables , although the single and album versions show little...
(Disco Version)" – 3:57 - "Back in Rhodesia" – 1:31 (Early Version of 'When Ya Get Drafted')
- "The Man with the Dogs" – 3:22
- "Gaslight" – 2:40 (6025)
- "California Über AllesCalifornia Über Alles"California Über Alles" was the first single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was released in June 1979 on Optional Music with "The Man with the Dogs" as the b-side...
" – 3:44 (Jello Biafra, John Greenway) - "Ill in the Head" – 3:25 (6025)
- "Straight A's" – 2:13 (6025)
- "Short Songs" – 0:31 (6025)
- "Holiday in CambodiaHoliday in Cambodia"Holiday in Cambodia" was the second single by the American punk band Dead Kennedys. The record was released in May 1980 on Alternative Tentacles with "Police Truck" as the b-side...
" – 4:33 - "Police TruckPolice Truck"Police Truck" is a song by the Dead Kennedys. The song was originally released in May, 1980, as the B-side of the "Holiday in Cambodia" single and later released in June 1987 on the DKs' compilation album, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death...
" – 2:54 - "Forward to Death" – 1:53 (6025)
- "Have I the Right?Have I the Right?Have I The Right? was The Honeycombs' debut single and biggest hit. It was composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, who had made contact with the Honeycombs, a London-based group, then playing under the name of The Sheratons, in the Mildmay Tavern in the Balls Pond Road in Islington, where they...
" – 2:16 (Alan BlaikleyAlan Blaikley-Early life and career:Born in London, where he survived the Blitz, Alan Blaikley was educated at University College School , Hampstead, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read Classical Moderations and English, and was Reviews Editor of the university newspaper Cherwell.After coming down from...
, Ken HowardKen Howard (composer)Ken Howard is an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director.-International hits in the 1960s and 1970s:...
) - "Back in the U.S.S.R." – 2:31 (Lennon/McCartneyLennon/McCartneyThe Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
) - "Viva Las VegasViva Las Vegas (song)"Viva Las Vegas" is a 1964 song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and recorded by Elvis Presley for his Viva Las Vegas film vehicle of that year...
" – 3:31 (Doc PomusDoc PomusJerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
, Mort ShumanMort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
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Credits
- Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
- lead vocals - East Bay RayEast Bay RayRaymond John Pepperell , better known by his stage name East Bay Ray is a guitarist best-known for his membership in the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys...
- lead guitar, producer - 6025 - rhythm guitar
- Klaus Fluoride - bass, backing vocals
- TedTed (musician)Bruce Slesinger, better known by his stage name Ted, was the first drummer for the Dead Kennedys,. He drummed for the band from July 1978 to February 1981. He played the drums on their first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables...
- drums - Sue Brisk - photography
- Jim Alcivar - engineer
- John Cuniberti - mixer