I Blow Minds For A Living CD

MUSIC

SPOKEN WORD

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Pledge Of Allegiance ~ Jello Biafra

2. Talk On Censorship-Let Us Prey ~ Jello Biafra

3. Die For Oil, Sucker-Higher Octane Version ~ Jello Biafra

4. I Was A Teenage Pacifist ~ Jello Biafra

5. If Voting Changed Anything... ~ Jello Biafra

6. Running For Mayor ~ Jello Biafra

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Grow More Pot ~ Jello Biafra

2. Lost Orgasm ~ Jello Biafra

3. Talk On Censorship-Better Living Through New World Orders ~ Jello Biafra

4. Talk On Censorship-Fear Of A Free Planet ~ Jello Biafra

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Jello Biafra (vocals).
	Recording information: Commodore, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Kennel Club, San Francisco, CA; Slim's, San Francisco, CA; University Of California, Sa.
	Jello Biafra's third album of spoken word political invective is looser and funnier than the two that sprang up as a direct result of his mid-'80s obscenity trial. He's clearly regained the sense of absurdity and humor that made the Dead Kennedys more than your average hardcore band. In fact, much of I Blow Minds for a Living is downright hilarious; "Running for Mayor" is half standup routine and half shaggy dog story, detailing his media-baiting run for mayor of San Francisco in 1981 (he placed fourth out of ten candidates) with sly, self-deprecating wit that never quite hides the pointed political agenda at the heart of his campaign. Elsewhere, he rips into chicken hawks (pro-war politicians who conveniently dodged service in Vietnam and elsewhere), censorship, the war on drugs, and other juicy targets, backing up his barbs with thoughtful and cogent political analysis. ~ Stewart Mason

Artist Overview

Outspoken former San Francisco mayoral candidate and punk rock gadfly Jello Biafra formed the highly influential band the Dead Kennedys in the late 1970s. Following that band's contentious dissolution, Biafra became a fierce advocate of numerous left-wing causes, with First Amendment and free speech issues being a particular passion due to the DK's many censorship battles. He began a serious spoken-word career in the mid 1980s chronicling his many adventures in politics, music, and activism. As a musician, Biafra's post-Dead Kennedys career is marked by a series of collaborations with artists that include the Melvins, Ministry, and NoMeansNo, among others. He continues to run the record label Alternative Tentacles.

Artist Followers
Against Me! | Anti-Flag | Frisk | Nomeansno | Propagandhi (Punk Band)

Compilation Appearances

	Green Revolution
	Rio Grande Blood (Dig)
	That's So Gay
	Hee Haw Hell

Associated Artists and Works

Pansy Division

Technical Info

	Release Date : 06/13/1991
	Original Release Date : 1991
	Catalog ID : 94
	Label : Alternative Tentacles
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00721616009422

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I Blow Minds For A Living (1991)

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