I had the priviledge of seeing them back in 1985.A thrash pit rivaled only by Slayer in 1990.DK had really good social commentary lyrics and they were a 100% punk band.Too bad that they,excluding Jello Biafra,have pretty much sold out and now tour for one reason only...to cash in.

hellz yeah! the dead kennedys friggin rock out wit your c#@k out!

very influencing

I'm sorry, Jello Biafra's voice REALLY gets on my nerves

my fave american punk band,kinda ran outta steam @ the end but still,these are punk anthems.fave:short songs

I enjoyed them as a teen, although some of their stuff sounds hopelessly dated and naive (maybe cause I'm looking back at them from a middle-aged perspective). "California Uber Alles" and "Holiday In Cambodia" still sound pretty good, still pack a wallop.

Loved em "back in the day", my daughter loves em now!

A great band that had that twist that made it more appealing then the other punk bands, mainly because of it's surf sounding beats. Holiday in Cambodia is the best track and Give Me Convienience or Give Me Death is probably the best album.

Fantastic band - everything a punk band should be. Long live Jello!

The Dead Kennedys were the definitive anarchist, hard-core punk band. With incendiary and radical rhetoric, they gave delirious ravings on several singles. The vocal stylings of Jello Biafra make for a plethora of catchy songs. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables is their best album. Their best song is Kill the Poor but other amazing songs by the Dead Kennedys are Holiday in Cambodia and Jesus was a Terrorist. A truly revolutionary band during the decade of the '80s. They were feared by right-wing politicians and other conservatives during their career.