Become the Media

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{{Infobox album

| name = Become the Media

| type = album

| artist = Jello Biafra

| cover = Becomethemedia.JPG

| alt =

| released = April 17, 2000

| recorded = January 27 – March 23, 2000

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Spoken word

| length = 161:10

| label = Alternative Tentacles

| producer = Jello Biafra

| prev_title = If Evolution Is Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Evolve

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = The Big Ka-Boom, Pt. 1

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r504536|pure_url=yes}}|title=Become the Media - Jello Biafra|publisher=Allmusic}}

}}

Become the Media is the sixth spoken word album by Jello Biafra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jello-Biafra-Become-The-Media/master/52397|title=Jello Biafra - Become The Media|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}} Topics covered include the WTO Meeting of 1999, the 2000 presidential election, the Green Party, the International Monetary Fund, the Columbine High School massacre, and the H.O.P.E. conference.

Track listing

=Disc one=

{{Track listing

|title1 = Intro: Gary Dugger

|length1 = 2:00

|title2 = The Green Wedge

|length2 = 12:10

|title3 = K.O. the W.T.O.

|length3 = 35:13

|title4 = Hellburbia

|length4 = 27:07

|total_length = 76:30

}}

=Disc two=

{{Track listing

|title5 = Hack the Planet

|length5 = 55:59

|title6 = World Bunk & International Monetary Fraud

|length6 = 19:16

|total_length = 75:15

}}

=Disc three=

{{Track listing

|title7 = Frankenfood Landscape: Where Are We Going?

|length7 = 3:00

|title8 = Philadelphia Stories

|length8 = 30:40

|title9 = If You Like Tipper, You'll Love...

|length9 = 20:45

|title10 = Become the Media

|length10 = 15:00

|total_length = 69:25

}}

Personnel

  • Jello Biafra - producer, concept
  • Jim Altieri - cover photo
  • Mark Kellye - editing
  • Jason Rosenberg - construction
  • Jeff Williams - engineer

References