SUICIDAL TENDENCIES — Suicidal Tendencies (review)

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES — Suicidal Tendencies album cover Album · 1983 · Hardcore Punk Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
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This album is very raw and in your face, the debut album from Suicidal Tendencies. They later became a straight up thrash band, but this debut was hardcore punk. But it also demonstrates how that genre had an impact on the metal scene, particularly the speed/thrash scene. All the songs on this album are very short and brief, so they never get a chance to outstay their welcome. "Institutionalized" is a classic. I remembered when I first saw the video to it that I was just laughing! Here's a teenager (actually Mike Muir) having problems with his parents, his parents thinking he needs to be in a mental institution. It's obviously in a suburban setting (likely in Southern California, as the band is from Southern California). Who can forget that "All I want is a Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me. Just one Pepsi". So much more to enjoy like "Two Sided Politics", criticizing the culture that marginalizes certain segments of society. "I Shot the Devil" mostly sticks out for the "I shot Reagan" part, but since it's so hard to understand what Mike Muir is saying, he was apparently also referencing Anwar Sadat, Pope John Paul II, and John Lennon, people who were either assassinated, or had an assassination attempt. Other goodies include "Subliminal", "I Saw Your Mommy", and "Suicidal Failure". The band often included humor in the music. Little wonder why this album gets a lot of praise. It's enough to scare off any Kenny G. fan, and the music really has that raw and aggressive sound. Listening to this, it's little wonder why metalheads would love this as much as those into hardcore punk.
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UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I´m listening to this one right now and hell yeah it´s a great album. I´ve never listened to this one before. Only the re-recordings from 1993. A rather groundbreaking release this one.

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