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AlbumE · 1980

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

by Dead Kennedys

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is a 1980 punk rock album by Dead Kennedys. It runs 14 tracks across 33 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 2 ratings.

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4.3 /5
2 ratings
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9 critics
14
Tracks
33 min
Runtime
132 bpm
Tempo
B major
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Ratings

2 ratings · avg 4.3

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1 review

  • 4.5
    Jackson Futrell

    First Listen Vibe: I really enjoyed it. I feel like this is what punk’s all about—just fast riffs, some punishing (especially for the ’80s) instrumentation, and some really deeply sarcastic, sometimes even funny, definitely politically driven lyrics. I think that the lead singer’s kind of sarcastic, over-the-top voice worked so well in creating a little bit of space to let the instrumentation be hot and heavy, but also bring in a lot of humor along with sarcasm that really bites. So dope album—really enjoyed it.

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14 tracks · 33 min

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About

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released on September 2, 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States (later by Jello Biafra's own Alternative Tentacles label) and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom. It has been certified by BPI gold. The best selling and generally the most critically acclaimed album by the Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has become a major staple of American punk.

In brief

Is Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables good?
Riffiter listeners rate Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables 4.3/5 from 2 ratings.
When was Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables released?
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables was released in 1980.
How many tracks are on Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables?
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 33 minutes.
What genre is Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables?
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is catalogued under Punk Rock.
What BPM is Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables?
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables runs at a median tempo of 132 BPM across its tracks, most often in B major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables?
Listeners of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables also rate London Calling by The Clash, Greatest Hits by Ramones, The Clash by The Clash.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables at a glance

Labels
I.R.S. Records, Cherry Red
Produced by
Dead Kennedys, East Bay Ray

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