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4 May 23rd, 2008 

12 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Classic, will have you thinking .  .  .  at least once

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Slightly dated

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I first heard this album about 7 or 8 years ago, a fair way past its time. For those who are unfamiliar with the band, the are 1980s punk group from the Bay Area in USA, this album being their first release.

The standout track is Holiday in Cambodia, the penultimate song, a deep dark bassline punctuating a satirical rant on Pol Pot's Cambodian dictatorship of the 1970s. A cult classic and a personal favourite which says all you need to know about DK in one single song.

The album pokes fun at a lot of the 80s American political attitudes and campaigns. From a Nazi-esque portrayal of an American governor in 'California Uber Alles' to the anticapitalist sentiments echoed in the opening track 'Kill the Poor.'

many of the tracks are fairly short so if you take a dislike to one of them, don't worry the next one will be along soon. However, this does mean the album is only about 35minutes long.

Fresh Fruit is topped off with a rousing surf-rock cover of Elvis's Viva Las Vegas which should please many different ages and tastes.

The album sounds fairly raw and in places dated but there are various versions, some of which are remastered. Nothing which is surprising from a 25 year old album though.

This album is a shining star that has survived the musical holocaust that was the 80s :) 

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hughesmonger 13.06.2009 04:32

Haven't heard of them, but a good review. ^_^

karimkha 09.10.2008 11:55

good review

Red-blood-Black-heart 23.05.2008 18:45

These are playing at newcastle academy tomorrow I think, I was gonna go see them until i realised I have no money. haha. Great reveiw

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys - review by tomwesty

Advantages: Fantastic typically Dead Kennedys chainsaw riffs, And Jello's Voice
Disadvantages: One or two weak tracks, but otherwise a stunning album

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