Type: Extended Play (EP), Contains explicit content
Genre: Rock
Review
The band didn't hold back at all when it came to the follow-up for Fresh Fruit -- if anything, they exploded to a degree never matched by them in later years. Arguably the sheer speed and lack of any subtlety throughout most of this eight-song EP means there's less to talk about in terms of deathless songs and more in the way of sheer breathless anger and rage. The titles say it all: "Nazi Punks Fuck Off," "Religious Vomit," "Hyperactive Child." The sheer hilarity of the band isn't lost, thankfully; "Moral Majority" may rip along as per always, but Biafra's parody of a typical TV preacher at the start is a scream. The real winners come at the end, starting with "We've Got a Bigger Problem Now." A reworking of "California Über Alles," specifically targeted at California governor turned president Ronald Reagan, benefits from an amusing jazz/lounge start and even more righteous, slow-burn bile than before. The group tops it off with a romp through Frankie Laine's "Rawhide," ending everything on a fun, kicking note. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
In God We Trust, Inc. is a hardcore punk album by the Dead Kennedys; it is now reissued with the Plastic Surgery Disasters album. The thrashing lightning-fast beats and shouted (often jumbled) vocals, on the first six tracks, resembles Washington D.C.'s punk bands of the time: more than on any other Dead Kennedys release, the music here is conventionally "hardcore". The album spends the first two tracks attacking organized religion before going on to attack other such diverse topics as Neo Nazis, PresidentRonald Reagan, and the pesticideKepone. "We've Got a Bigger Problem Now" is a lounge jazz remake of "California Über Alles" from the previous album with Ronald Reagan instated in place of Jerry Brown. The album also includes a cover of the theme song from the 1960s show, "Rawhide". On the original vinyl version, Side A was tracks 1-5 and Side B was tracks 6-8. On the original version on tape, Side A contained all 8 songs, with Side B being left intentionally blank. Printed on Side B was the explanation, "Home taping is killing record industry profits! We left this side blank so you can help"[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Jello Biafra except when stated.
