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This album came at a transitional period for Dion. He had just overcome a heroin addiction (unfortunately not for the last time) and departed from The Belmonts, partly out of a desire to shift from pop standards to rock and roll. This was also a transitional period for American pop music in general, the often-overlooked (but certainly not dry) years after 50s vocal groups and rock and roll bands had begun to wane but before Beatlemania and Motown had taken root. On "Runaround Sue," ... read more

Dead Kennedys sacrifice the hardcore sound and crude humor that defined their previous releases in favor of longer tracks with more reflective, frustrated lyrics. "Frankenchrist" is less angry and more desperate. The peak of this album is obviously the epic closer "Stars and Stripes of Corruption," likely the longest song in DK's catalogue, with its poignant criticisms of American society and instructions for a way forward. Songs like "Hellnation" and ... read more