"On November 11th, 2002, Jello Biafra releases his 7th spoken word album: "Machine Gun In The Clown's Hand" (Virus 290) as a 3xLP & 3xCD. Everyone who hears this will agree this is one of his finest and most entertaining releases ever. It contains material recorded during his spoken word performances over the past year, including up-to-the-minute dialog regarding the situation in Iraq. Probably his funniest release to date, where he busts out impersonations - from world leaders to his high school geometry teacher. Yet, humor aside, it is one of his most stirring and emotional albums. Jello talks about the Mid-East crisis, The War On Terrorism, Voting, Joey Ramone, Corporate Controlled Mass Media, Geneticaly Modified Food, Corporate Feudalism, Patriotism, The Energy Crisis, Dead Kennedys, Civil Liberties, George Bush I & George Bush II, The Spirit Of Seattle, more dirt on Florida, Darryl Cherney & Judi Bari, War Veterans…
Oh and wait until you see the cover image and the back-cover image. Artwork dreamt about by Jello and executed by world-class poster artist, Chuck Sperry; with his trademarked collage insert created by Chris Shaw. You'll probably want to get the LP version too - even if you don't have a turntable - just so you can have a larger version of the artwork."
Click READ MORE for the album's tracklisting and Jello's tourdates in support of the album.
Track Listing :
The Big Ka-Boom, Parts 2-69 4:35
United We Scam 7:03
Flogging the Infidels 11:34
Honey, I Blew Up the World 13:19
The Big Ka-Boom 3:41
The Pied Piper and the Damage Done 14:32
Truth is Stranger than Hype 7:21
The Terror of Tinytowm 11:04
The Big Ka-Boom, Parts 70-666 7:07
The Great Betrayal 8:49
The Martyr That Would Not Die 6:23
Propane and Propane Accessories 4:38
Faith-Based Initiatives 13:11
Fight Terror-Resist Corporations 4:27
Be Patriotic -Fight the Government 9:46
Beat Around the Burning Bush 5:10
Fight Crime - Make Mischief 11:42
Cowboy Cornholio and the Sunshine State 9:30
…And Gore Made Us Want to Ralph 7:21
The Rolling Blackout Revue 7:08
12 Steps to Corporate-Free Sobriety 17:01
Joey Ramone 5:45
October
Thu. 3 TBA Walla Walla, WA
Fri. 4 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
Tue. 8 SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, NY
Wed. 9 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
Thu. 10 Charles Theater Baltimore, MD
Fri. 11 University of S. Maine (tentative) Portland, ME
Sat. 12 University of Maine (tentative) Orono, ME
Sun. 13 Coolidge Corner Theater Boston, MA
Mon. 14 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
Tue. 15 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
Wed. 16 University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, IL
Thu. 17 Bleu 32 Colorado Springs, CO
Fri. 18 Echo Lounge Los Angeles, CA
Sat. 19 El Rey Los Angeles, CA
Tue. 22 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. 28 40 Watt Athens, GA
November
Mon. 11 University of Mississippi Oxford, MS Spitfire Tour