Dead Kennedys : The Unauthorized Version

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Summary: if you like the kennedys youll like this book
Review: i think this is agreat book for all DK fans. it has lots of pictures and has some great points. there is alot of info about the DK's in it

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Summary: Punk Is THE NOT DEAD
Review: If you like DK then you will love this book, and if you like Dk, then buy the cd's Crass, Subhumans, AFI,Citizen Fish, Vandals, there is no doubt about it DK rules, and buy the video Dead Kennedy's live on broadway at san francisco, it rules, Jello is my hero, DKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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Summary: Dead kennedys book
Review: This book was fare it wasn't my favorite. It has alot of pictures but not very much information on the band. I would recomend this to real dead kennedys fans because some one who's new with them probably wouldn't like it. enjoy! and if your looking for stuff on jello biafra then this si definatly not the right book for you there's barely anything on him at all

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Summary: Punk Morals or Punk Entertainment?
Review: This book was, in my opinion, the most interesting compilation of DK info/lyrics/pictures that I've ever seen. Being part of the FOWJB (Formerly Obsessed With Jello Biafra) Club, I know how it feels to pick up this book being a DK fan. I found the book in Tower Records in New York, and I was intensely happy with just looking at the book for at least a week after. It is an incredible find for any DK fan.

However, the question arises when you read the letter on the back cover of the book: Is the band proud of this book? The answer in simple. No. The Dead Kennedys themselves opposed the printing of this book. For various reasons (I won't spoil the good read for you, should you want the book.) they didn't want it to come out. Also, even though it is a punk book, it somehow strikes me as a "very special issue" of "Bop" or something in that line of publications. The book offers no substance at all, really, only rare pictures and articles. Any good punk rocker will feel a twinge of guilt while reading this book.

So it comes down to this: Obsess over the band, or support the band's wishes? Although the band is broken up, and long gone besides, it's still a question that deserves to be considered. So think about this point: is it your principals or your obsessions that rule?

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Summary: Punk Morals or Punk Entertainment?
Review: This book was, in my opinion, the most interesting compilation of DK info/lyrics/pictures that I've ever seen. Being part of the FOWJB (Formerly Obsessed With Jello Biafra) Club, I know how it feels to pick up this book being a DK fan. I found the book in Tower Records in New York, and I was intensely happy with just looking at the book for at least a week after. It is an incredible find for any DK fan.

However, the question arises when you read the letter on the back cover of the book: Is the band proud of this book? The answer in simple. No. The Dead Kennedys themselves opposed the printing of this book. For various reasons (I won't spoil the good read for you, should you want the book.) they didn't want it to come out. Also, even though it is a punk book, it somehow strikes me as a "very special issue" of "Bop" or something in that line of publications. The book offers no substance at all, really, only rare pictures and articles. Any good punk rocker will feel a twinge of guilt while reading this book.

So it comes down to this: Obsess over the band, or support the band's wishes? Although the band is broken up, and long gone besides, it's still a question that deserves to be considered. So think about this point: is it your principals or your obsessions that rule?

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Summary: DK's
Review: this is a must have book for any DK's fan, solely because it is a book about the dead kennedys. it's not really a very good book persay, but who wouldn't want a book about them? it seems like a condensed version of the liner notes from all the records, more or less. there are a few pics which you probably won't find anywhere else, as well as a letter from members of the band denouncing the book itself. nonetheless, a must buy.

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Summary: DK's
Review: this is a must have book for any DK's fan, solely because it is a book about the dead kennedys. it's not really a very good book persay, but who wouldn't want a book about them? it seems like a condensed version of the liner notes from all the records, more or less. there are a few pics which you probably won't find anywhere else, as well as a letter from members of the band denouncing the book itself. nonetheless, a must buy.

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Summary: A great addition to any Kennedys/Jello fan's collection.
Review: While this book does not have really great information on the band, it does contain some rare and little-seen photos from the early eighties of the band members, their performances, and their artwork. This is an unauthorized book, and the back cover contains a word from the band telling the reader what they did and did not like about the book. It does not have any information on the band after 1983, so I feel it was written extremely prematurely.

If you are a Dead Kennedys or Jello Biafra fan, you will almost certainly enjoy the pictues in the book and the little bit of accurate/interesting information about the band and their careers