Bedtime For Democracy (studio album) by Dead Kennedys

Bedtime For Democracy by Dead Kennedys
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 5,723rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (82nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (846th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,723rd)
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Dead Kennedys bestography

Bedtime For Democracy is ranked 5th best out of 8 albums by Dead Kennedys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dead Kennedys is Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables which is ranked number 360 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,791.

Dead Kennedys album bestography « Higher ranked (4,056th) This album (5,723rd) Lower ranked (6,420th) »
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Bedtime For Democracy track list

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70/100 (from 64 votes)
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From 11/08/2024 09:11
Like this heaps perhaps too many songs and all a bit the same full on intensity
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One of my favorite Dead Kennedy albums. Not always but over time resinated more and more. Overall much faster paced than there other albums hence how they crammed 21 songs into it. Fantastic from start to finish. Short, fast, furious songs with the always present slap in the face lyrics. One of the most truth bearing bands on the planet but delivered in the happiest way. Love them.
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From 12/13/2014 12:23
Easily the weakest DK album. Jello spends much of this album launching into pretnetious tyrades, and even much of the music is comparatively flat and uninspired. However, there are enough good songs here (Cesspools in Eden and Where Do You Draw the Line) to make it worthwhile.
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Best Albums of 1986
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
4. So by Peter Gabriel
5. Skylarking by XTC
6. The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
7. Reign In Blood by Slayer
8. Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
9. Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
10. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
11. Evol by Sonic Youth
12. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
13. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth
14. Parade by Prince And The Revolution
15. Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
16. Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden
17. Invisible Touch by Genesis
18. Atomizer by Big Black
19. Your Funeral... My Trial by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
20. True Blue by Madonna
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