Bedtime for Democracy

Bedtime for Democracy
Studio album by Dead Kennedys
Released	November 1986
Recorded	April and July 1986
Studio	City Sound Recording and Hyde St. Studios
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	48:40
Label	Alternative Tentacles
Producer	Jello Biafra
Dead Kennedys chronology
Frankenchrist (1985) Bedtime for Democracy (1986) Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4/10[3]

Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth and final studio album by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Released in 1986, songs on this album cover common punk subjects often found in punk rock lyrics of the era such as conformity, Reaganomics, the U.S. military, and critique of the hardcore punk movement. The album's title refers to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for Bonzo starring Ronald Reagan and also reflects the band's weary bitterness from the trial they were undergoing at the time over the controversial art included with their previous album. By the time recording of Bedtime for Democracy had begun, the Dead Kennedys had already played what would be their last concert with Jello Biafra and announced their breakup immediately after the release of the record, whose opening track is a cover of David Allan Coe's "Take This Job and Shove It."^[4]