AlbumE · 1985
Frankenchrist
Frankenchrist is a 1985 punk rock album by Dead Kennedys. It runs 10 tracks across 45 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 6 ratings.
Punk Rock · Hardcore Punk · Rock
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- 6 ratings
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- 10
- Tracks
- 45 min
- Runtime
- 110 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
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Frankenchrist album cover
The Frankenchrist cover was designed by Biafra and Winston Smith, photographed by Lester Sloan, and illustrated by H.R. Giger.
- Design
- Biafra, Winston Smith
- Photography
- Lester Sloan
- Illustration
- H.R. Giger
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Tracklist
10 tracks · 45 min
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About
Frankenchrist is the third album released by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles. The album is an example of the progressive, psychedelic side of the Kennedys' musical personality. The spaghetti western soundtrack influence is also noticeable in the horn parts and in East Bay Ray's atmospheric guitar work. Frankenchrist is noted for its relative lack of traditionally 'hardcore' material. Most of the songs are slower and longer than the majority of other Dead Kennedys songs. "M.T.V. − Get off the Air" is notable for its pointed slam of the music establishment and "Stars and Stripes of Corruption" for its exegesis of Biafra's political philosophies.
In brief
- Is Frankenchrist good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Frankenchrist 4.0/5 from 6 ratings.
- When was Frankenchrist released?
- Frankenchrist was released in 1985.
- How many tracks are on Frankenchrist?
- Frankenchrist has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 45 minutes.
- What genre is Frankenchrist?
- Frankenchrist is catalogued under Punk Rock, Hardcore Punk, Rock.
- What BPM is Frankenchrist?
- Frankenchrist runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Frankenchrist?
- Listeners of Frankenchrist also rate London Calling by The Clash, Two Things at Once by Descendents, Suffer by Bad Religion.
- Who produced Frankenchrist?
- Jello Biafra produced 9 of the 10 tracks on Frankenchrist.
Credits
- Produced by
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- John Cuniberti
- Played by
- D.H. PeligroEast Bay RayKlaus FlourideJohn LeibTim Jones
- Vocals by
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