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]

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.

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

  1. "The Audacity of Hype – Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine". Allmusic.
  2. "Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine: The Audacity Of Hype". The Aquarian Weekly. 2 June 2023.
  3. "Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine – The Audacity Of Hype". Punknews.org. 9 March 2010.
  4. "Stream ANTHROPROPHH music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud".
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