The Audacity of Hype

The Audacity of Hype is an album released on October 20, 2009 by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine on Alternative Tentacles. The name is a parody of Barack Obama's book The Audacity of Hope.

The Audacity of Hype
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2009
GenreHardcore punk
Length57:49
LabelAlternative Tentacles
ProducerMr. Biafra
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine chronology
The Audacity of Hype
(2009)
Enhanced Methods of Questioning EP
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press
The Aquarian Weekly(B+)[2]
Punknews.org[3]

Song origins

Some of the songs have previously been played by Biafra with other collaborators:

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mr. Biafra

No.TitleLength
1."The Terror of Tinytown"4:36
2."Clean As A Thistle"4:14
3."New Feudalism"2:38
4."Panic Land"4:21
5."Electronic Plantation"5:45
6."Three Strikes"6:05
7."Strength Thru Shopping"3:54
8."Pets Eat Their Master"5:03
9."I Won't Give Up" (the song "I Won't Give Up" ends at 7:11. After 6 minutes of silence, at minute 13:11, starts a hidden track featuring all of the songs played at the same time)21:13

Personnel

  • Jello Biafra – Vocals
  • Ralph Spight – Guitars
  • Jon Weiss – Drums
  • Billy Gould – Bass guitar
  • Kimo Ball – Guitars

Additional personnel

  • Ani Kyd – Back-up vocals on "Electronic Plantation" and "Pets Eat Their Masters"
  • Pat Wynne – Back-up vocals
  • Anne-Marie Anderson – Back up vocals

References

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