While Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables was definitely the album that solidified Dead Kennedys' spot in hardcore punk, I have always felt their sophomore effort, Plastic Surgery Disasters, was the stronger of the two albums.  It sees them start to move away from the conventions of punk music while remaining true to the spirit, both in the aggressiveness of the music and in their politics.

While Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables was definitely the album that solidified Dead Kennedys' spot in hardcore punk, I have always felt their sophomore effort, Plastic Surgery Disasters, was the stronger of the two albums. It sees them start to move away from the conventions of punk music while remaining true to the spirit, both in the aggressiveness of the music and in their politics.

While&nbsp;Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables&nbsp;was definitely the album that solidified Dead Kennedys' spot in hardcore punk, I have always felt their sophomore effort,&nbsp;Plastic Surgery Disasters, was the stronger of the two albums.&nbsp; It sees them start to move away from the conventions of punk music while remaining true to the spirit, both in the aggressiveness of the music and in their politics.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Episode 8: Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters

There are those albums that are artistic, critical and commercial milestones.  They are generally agreed to be the pinnacles of an artist’s career.  This is not about those albums.  This is about what came next.

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There are those albums that are artistic, critical and commercial milestones. They are generally agreed to be the pinnacles of an artist’s career. This is not about those albums. This is about what came next.

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