In God We Trust in Bloomington, MN

The band didn't hold back at all when it came to the follow-up for
Fresh Fruit
-- if anything, they exploded to a degree never matched by them in later years. Arguably the sheer speed and lack of any subtlety throughout most of this eight-song EP means there's less to talk about in terms of deathless songs and more in the way of sheer breathless anger and rage. The titles say it all:
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off,"
"Religious Vomit,"
"Hyperactive Child."
The sheer hilarity of the band isn't lost, thankfully;
"Moral Majority"
may rip along as per always, but
Biafra
's parody of a typical TV preacher at the start is a scream. The real winners come at the end, starting with
"We've Got a Bigger Problem Now."
A reworking of
"California Ueber Alles,"
specifically targeted at California governor turned president
Ronald Reagan
, benefits from an amusing jazz/lounge start and even more righteous, slow-burn bile than before. The group tops it off with a romp through
Frankie Laine
's
"Rawhide,"
ending everything on a fun, kicking note. ~ Ned Raggett