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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Manifesto Records
Salesrank: 82853
Released: September 13, 2005 |
| Our Price: $9.08 |
| Used Price: $9.06 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Track Listing:
1. Kill The Poor
2. Forward To Death
3. When Ya Get Drafted
4. Let's Lynch The Landlord
5. Drug Me
6. Your Emotions
7. Chemical Warfare
8. California Uber Alles
9. I Kill Children
10. Stealing People's Mail
11. Funland At The Beach
12. Ill In The Head
13. Holiday In Cambodia
14. Viva Las Vegas
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Reviews:
DK Forever 
2008-06-09 - One of the last great punk bands, The Dead Kennedys have always been awesome.
I recommend this album to anyone that loves new punk and wants to listen to real music or anyone that is just a punk fan.
In fact, I recommend any DK album.
Timeless... 
2008-04-17 - Plain and simple a must own, the album needs no review, the songs speak for themselves.
A punk classic
2008-02-27 - The second wave of punk, which started around 1978, degenerated into mediocrity, dreary sameness and self-parody within a couple of years, but Dead Kennedys, along with Flipper, Bad Brains, Black Flag, and a handful of others, stand out as the best, most intelligent, and most distinctive.
Jelly Biafra's warbling quasi-yodel and East Bay Ray's reverb-drenched guitar, which borrows heavily from surf music, are are immediately identifiable. All of their albums have great stuff on them, but I think most people agree that the first one is the best.
The album contains two classics, "Holiday in Cambodia", which deals with middle class complacency, and "California Ueber Alles", a mockery of then-governor Jerry Brown (later updated to a "lounge" version when Reagan became president). "Holiday in Cambodia" is the clear highlight of the album. These guys do not take the subtle approach to anything. Each song is a high-speed rant dealing with one political or social issue or another, but always with a very sharp sense of humor and irony ("Kill the Poor"). Jello Biafra's distinctive talent is his ability to deliver often wordy lyrics at lightning speed with perfect timing and delivery. The politics are decidedly left-wing, but you don't have to agree with them to enjoy it, because throughout the attitude is very much tounge-in-cheek and humorous, so it never gets ponderous, and most of it is just really funny. The little "Somewhere My Love" bit towards the end of "Chemical Warfare" still cracks me up. The album ends with an absurdly funny rendition of "Viva Las Vegas". The shock value has long-since worn off, of course, but this album, unlike the vast majority of hardcore punk, still stands the test of time.
Timeless....still sounds....BITCHIN!!!
2007-12-18 - They have been called "hardcore" for years and I never understood why. Yes they are fast (and slow)loud and hard but not what I think of when I think of hardcore or thrash. Anyway the lyrics are timeless and conjure images of the late 50's and early 60's men in grey flannel suits, cocktail parties and men using phrases like "that's swell"! I envision Jacky O, Pol Pot, and the Bay area. The music is fast and catchy with great sing along lyrics. Great for school camp trips, retreats, and mormons.
Plastic Surgery Disasters from DK is equally as good.
Dr. Brown certifies this CD as A #1.
This is classic punk rock!
2007-01-05 - The Dead Kennedys are unbeatable. Nobody can do it better than them. Nobody can duplicate their work either. Fresh Fruit is possibly their best album. The best songs are, "Kill The Poor"(This song just all around rules) "Stealing people's mail"(This one is underrated but classic) "Let's Lynch the landlord"(I like it alot) "california Uber alles"(Not my favorite, but good lyrics.) and "Holiday in Cambodia"(A little overrated, but still good). If you are a real punk and not one of those fake Green Day posuers, get this punk rock collector's item!
