2002 studio album by Jello Biafra
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Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand is the eighth spoken word album by Jello Biafra . Topics covered in the album include the War on Terrorism , California's energy crisis , and voting problems in Florida. Biafra originally titled the album Osama McDonald (a combination of the names of Osama bin Laden and Ronald McDonald ), a name which he was later credited by on the album Never Breathe What You Can't See , which was recorded with The Melvins .
Disc 1 Title 1. "Miscue 911" 4:35 2. "United We Scam" 7:03 3. "Flogging the Infidels" 11:34 4. "Honey, I Blew Up the World" 13:19 5. "The Big Ka-Boom, Pt. 1 " 3:41 6. "The Pied Piper and the Damage Done" 14:33 7. "Truth Is Stranger Than Hype" 7:21 8. "The Terror of Tinytown" 11:13 Total length: 73:19
Disc 2 Title 9. "Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand" 7:06 10. "The Great Betrayal" 8:49 11. "The Martyr That Would Not Die" 6:23 12. "Propane and Propane Accessories" 4:38 13. "Faith-Based Initiatives" 13:12 14. "Fight Terror - Resist Corporations" 4:27 15. "Be Patriotic - Fight the Government" 9:46 16. "Beat Around the Burning Bush" 5:10 17. "Fight Crime - Make Mischief" 11:12 Total length: 70:43
Disc 3 Title 18. "Cowboy Cornholio and the Sunshine State" 9:30 19. "...And Gore Made Us Want to Ralph" 7:20 20. "The Rolling Blackout Revue" 7:08 21. "12 Steps to Corporate-Free Sobriety" 17:01 22. "Joey Ramone " 5:44 Total length: 46:43
Jello Biafra - Producer, concept, insert
Josh Baker - Art producer, construction
Matt Kelley - Editing
Christopher Shaw - Insert
Winston Smith - Insert
Chuck Sperry - Cover art
John Yates - Artwork
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