Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand
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Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand is the eighth spoken word album by 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...

. Topics covered in the album include the War on Terrorism
War on Terrorism
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...

, California's energy crisis
Energy crisis
An energy crisis is any great bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature though, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, particularly those that supply national electricity grids or serve as fuel for vehicles...

, and voting problems in Florida. Biafra originally titled the album Osama McDonald (a combination of the names of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...

 and Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. In television commercials, the clown inhabits a fantasy world called McDonaldland, and has adventures with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird, and...

), a name which he was later credited by on the album Never Breathe What You Can't See
Never Breathe What You Can't See
Never Breathe What You Can't See is an album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins. It was released in 2004 through Alternative Tentacles...

, which was recorded with The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...

.

Disc 1

  1. Miscue 911 – 4:35
  2. United We Scam – 7:03
  3. Flogging the Infidels – 11:34
  4. Honey, I Blew Up the World – 13:19
  5. The Big Ka-Boom, Pt. 1
    The Big Ka-Boom, Pt. 1
    The Big Ka-Boom, Pt. 1 is the seventh spoken word album by Jello Biafra.Recorded at a performance in November 2001 on Biafra's Spitfire Tour, the album consists of a single, 34-minute track discussing Biafra's views on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and subsequent "War on Terror"...

     – 3:41
  6. The Pied Piper and the Damage Done – 14:33
  7. Truth Is Stranger Than Hype – 7:21
  8. The Terror of Tinytown – 11:13

Disc 2

  1. Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand – 7:06
  2. The Great Betrayal – 8:49
  3. The Martyr That Would Not Die – 6:23
  4. Propane and Propane Accessories – 4:38
  5. Faith-Based Initiatives – 13:12
  6. Fight Terror - Resist Corporations – 4:27
  7. Be Patriotic - Fight the Government – 9:46
  8. Beat Around the Burning Bush – 5:10
  9. Fight Crime - Make Mischief – 11:12

Disc 3

  1. Cowboy Cornholio and the Sunshine State – 9:30
  2. ...And Gore Made Us Want to Ralph – 7:20
  3. The Rolling Blackout Revue – 7:08
  4. 12 Steps to Corporate-Free Sobriety – 17:01
  5. Joey Ramone
    Joey Ramone
    Joey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...

     – 5:44

Personnel

  • Jello Biafra - Producer, concept, insert
  • Josh Baker - Art producer, construction
  • Matt Kelley - Editing
  • Christopher Shaw - Insert
  • Winston Smith - Insert
  • Chuck Sperry - Cover art
  • John Yates (artist)
    John Yates (artist)
    John Yates is an English graphic designer, and from 1990 to 1999 was the owner of Allied Recordings . Yates is most well known for the numerous album covers he has done for bands such as Alkaline Trio, Melvins, Antischism, The Promise Ring, Dead Kennedys, Jawbreaker, Crass, and NoMeansNo, among...

    - Artwork
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