2009 album from the former Dead Kennedys frontman. The Audacity of Hype was produced by Biafra and engineered by Hip Hop producer and longtime co-conspirator Matt Kelley (Hieroglyphics, The Coup, Digital Underground, Victi... more »ms Family) at Prairie Sun Recording in Cotati, CA, and San Francisco's Hyde Street Studios. The band's twin guitar attack retains some of the Space-Punk overtones and spy-music-on-meth chaos of The Dead Kennedys while adding a healthy dose of Detroit-style Proto-Punk flavored with Weiss' industrial excursions into metal percussion. Nine tracks.« less
2009 album from the former Dead Kennedys frontman. The Audacity of Hype was produced by Biafra and engineered by Hip Hop producer and longtime co-conspirator Matt Kelley (Hieroglyphics, The Coup, Digital Underground, Victims Family) at Prairie Sun Recording in Cotati, CA, and San Francisco's Hyde Street Studios. The band's twin guitar attack retains some of the Space-Punk overtones and spy-music-on-meth chaos of The Dead Kennedys while adding a healthy dose of Detroit-style Proto-Punk flavored with Weiss' industrial excursions into metal percussion. Nine tracks.
CD Reviews
What a Dead Kennedy fan thinks
C. Novak | Ohio | 10/23/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"From one DK fan to all the other DK fans, Audacity of Hype will NOT disappoint!
Hype picks up right where Bedtime for Democracy left off 23 years ago. The production value is superb! The double axe attack, while unexpected, works great! The bass and drums provide a hard edge to the rhythm. Its very obvious that Guantanamo tries to capture some of the DK sound, it works. Gould, Spight, Weiss, Ball capture the genre while leaving there own signature. I like it.
Biafra's vocals and prose are on par with DK's Bedtime and Frankenchrist albums. The politicizing is not as mature as his spoken word albums, but neither were the DK albums. Besides, you should already know Biafra's social stance.
The album art, poster insert and lyric collage brought back memories. I hope a new generation will discover this gem, and its socially relevant message."
Just awesome!!
S. Krivtzoff | São Paulo, SP Brazil | 10/23/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Definitely the best release of 2009. With a twin guitar attack Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine sounds lile DK's on meth. Billy Gould recorded it but has been replaced by Andrew Weiss (Rollins Band) due to his return to Faith No More. This CD is highly recommended!!!"
Could it be
M. Patience | Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States | 11/22/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"well its already been said, but this is as close dk as Ive heard! Felt like I was 17 again~!"
Best Jello record since the DK's
Billy Club | United States | 02/26/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album rocks! Jello's got a renewed fire burning or something because this album is just full of energy & attitude. Great music, Lyrics, etc but it's a "fun" sounding record too, I read a review somewhere that said this album's got some of that old school punk rock Detroit sleaze sound to it and that's exactly what it is and it works. It's also nice to hear something new from Jello in 2010, There seems to be less & less sincerity in music (especially punk) this last decade but this cd has me jumping around singing along and I'm happy for that. While I don't agree with a lot of Jello's views it's a breath of fresh air to have him come out with a record like this. Now that it's 2010 I realize how badly needed people like Jello are in this world today, Along with a lot of the other punk rock pioneers of the 1970's/1980's. Nobody else calls people out on their crap anymore, Unless it's fake mainstream tough guy bs. If you're a Dead Kennedys fan you'll love this record and if you're curious to hear what Jello's up to musically these days you'll be gladly surprised. Pick this cd up and support the rabble rousers that are still around raising hell and making us think & laugh. There aren't too many to pick from anymore"
Jello Biafra's latest project
Pseudonym | San Francisco | 01/28/2010
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This CD has Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) all over it - from the snarly delivery to the ironic lyrics; in a way, it's not far at all from the musical flavor of Jello's work. Needless to say, there's also abundant political and social commentary - the informed, detailed lyrics that make listening all the more rewarding. Admittedly, you won't find anything like the catchy material from the DK's more memorable output; it would be difficult to find particular songs that stick in your memory. But for combining musical flavor and mood, it's hard to fault this record's over effect."
Track Listings (9) - Disc #1