Download Suicidal Tendencies Torrent at TorrentFunk. We have 81 Suicidal Tendencies Music torrents for you!
Suicidal Tendencies | |||
---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | |||
Released | July 5, 1983 | ||
Recorded | February 1983 | ||
Studio | Golden Age Recording in Hollywood, California | ||
Genre | Hardcore punk | ||
Length | 28:17 | ||
Label | Frontier (FLP 011) | ||
Producer | Glen E. Friedman | ||
Suicidal Tendencies chronology | |||
| |||
Singles from Suicidal Tendencies | |||
|
Suicidal Tendencies is the debut studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. The album was released on July 5, 1983, through Frontier Records with the catalog number FLP 011. It became one of the best-selling punk albums at the time and launched the band into its future success. Suicidal Tendencies has received positive reviews from music critics, and by 1993, the album had sold at least 400,000 copies.[1] 'Institutionalized' was released as a single to promote the album.
Album information[edit]
The cover of Suicidal Tendencies features an image of the band members hanging upside down, taken by Glen E. Friedman, who produced the album.[2] The background on both the front and back cover depict various homemade Suicidal Tendencies T-shirts.
'I Shot the Devil' was originally entitled 'I Shot Reagan'. The band is rumored to have been approached by the FBI to change the name of the song. The group eventually used the original title of the song on the lyrics sheet.[3]
In 1989, due to various royalty and publishing issues with Frontier Records,[1] Muir and the later incarnation of the band re-recorded the entire album and released it in 1993 as Still Cyco After All These Years, with (mostly) faithful recreations of the originals, plus two songs from Join the Army and one previously-unreleased song 'Don't Give Me Your Nothin'.
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings | |
---|---|
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Q | [5] |
Suicidal Tendencies received very positive reviews and ratings. Steve Huey of Allmusic gave the album 9/10 and called the album 'fast, furious, and funny' and claimed that it 'owed much more to hardcore punk than to the later hardcore/heavy metal hybrid they would become known for, but it's still quite possibly their best album.' Huey added that 'Mike Muir proves himself articulate lyricist and commentator, delving into subjects like alienation, depression, and nonconformist politics with intelligence and humor.'[4] Pushead of Maximumrocknroll described Suicidal Tendencies as 'blistering rough-arsed metal thrash' and called the band 'a screaming cyclone of sheer power and determination'. Pushead also claimed that 'this LP shows why they have such a strong following.'[6]
Critic Ira Robbins writes that 'Half-sung, half-recited and built on repeated sudden tempo changes, 'Institutionalized' is a unique, devastating centerpiece. One of the era's quintessential expressions of teen dislocation, it converts generation gap misunderstandings into a complete communications breakdown, encapsulating all the punk sociology of such films as Repo Man and Suburbia in four minutes.'[7]
Influence and legacy[edit]
Suicidal Tendencies has been regarded by critics as one of the most influential rock albums of all time, and has inspired a number of musicians. Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian listed it in his 'Top 10 Thrash Albums' list, stating 'I just think it's a perfect album. Every song on it is great. It's a perfect crossover between hardcore punk and metal, and I guess that's what makes thrash metal -- all those genre combined, and Suicidal were the first ones to do it because that record came out in '83.'[8]Suicidal Tendencies has also been cited as an influence or favorite album by the 'big four' of thrash metal (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) as well as California punk bands such as The Offspring and NOFX.[9][10]
'Institutionalized' has been referenced in many songs, mostly its quote 'all I wanted was a Pepsi'. It is referenced in the Sage Francis song 'Slow Down Gandhi' in the line 'It's death penalty vs. suicidal tendencies / All I wanted was a fucking Pepsi / Institution / Making you think you're crazy is a billion dollar industry.' Limp Bizkit also referenced it in the song 'Stuck' with the lines 'All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi. So far from suicidal but still I get them tendencies bringing back the memories that I really miss.'[citation needed] 'All I wanted was a Pepsi' is also quoted near the ending of the Cypress Hill song 'How I Could Just Kill a Man'. American heavy metal band Body Count recorded a cover version of 'Institutionalized', with new lyrics written by singer Ice-T, called 'Institutionalized 2014', for their album Manslaughter.
'Memories of Tomorrow' was covered by Slayer for its album Undisputed Attitude and was featured on the Japanese edition of the record. 'Institutionalized' was also covered by Senses Fail for the soundtrack to the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. 'Two Sided Politics' was covered by Bones Brigade on its album Older Than Shit, Heavier Than Time.[11] 'I Shot the Devil' was also covered by the California hardcore punk band Chotto Ghetto on its extended play Shootin' Devils. 'I Saw Your Mommy' is featured on the soundtrack to the game Scarface: The World Is Yours for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. 'Institutionalized' is featured in the game Guitar Hero II for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 as a playable song; a member of the most difficult tier, 'Face Melters'. It was also featured in the film Iron Man (2008) and 'Subliminal' was part of the Channel X playlist on Grand Theft Auto V (2013).
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Mike Muir, except where noted.
Side one | ||
---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Suicide's an Alternative / You'll Be Sorry' | 2:44 |
2. | 'Two Sided Politics' (written by Muir, Louiche Mayorga) | 1:03 |
3. | 'I Shot the Devil' | 1:51 |
4. | 'Subliminal' | 3:08 |
5. | 'Won't Fall in Love Today' (written by Muir, Mayorga) | 0:59 |
6. | 'Institutionalized' (written by Muir, Mayorga) | 3:49 |
Side two | ||
---|---|---|
No. | Title | Length |
7. | 'Memories of Tomorrow' (written by Muir, Mayorga) | 0:57 |
8. | 'Possessed' | 2:07 |
9. | 'I Saw Your Mommy...' (written by Muir, Mayorga) | 4:52 |
10. | 'Fascist Pig' | 1:17 |
11. | 'I Want More' (written by Muir, Mayorga) | 2:28 |
12. | 'Suicidal Failure' | 2:53 |
Total length: | 28:17 |
Personnel[edit]
- Mike Muir – lead vocals
- Grant Estes – guitar[A]
- Louiche Mayorga – bass, backing vocals
- Amery Smith – drums
Production
- Glen E. Friedman – producer, photography[2]
- Randy Burns – engineer
- Dee Zee – artwork
- Mark Stern – lyric sheet typesetting
Reissues[edit]
Suicidal Tendencies has been reissued a number of times, with formats in different countries (see the table below).
Year | Country | Format | Label | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | United States | Cassette | Frontier FCX 011 | |
1983 | United States | Vinyl | Frontier FLP 011 | |
1987 | Europe | Vinyl | Virgin V 2495 | Reissue; 33RPM |
1987 | Europe | CD | Virgin CDV 2495 | Reissue |
1990 | United States | CD | Frontier FCD 011 | Reissue |
1997 | United States | Vinyl | Epitaph 80104-1 | Reissue; Remastered |
1997 | United States | CD | Epitaph 80104-2 | Reissue; Remastered |
2008 | United States | Vinyl (140 gr. Limited edition colored vinyl) | Frontier 31011-8 | Remastered (25th Anniversary Edition) |
2008 | United States | CD | Frontier 31011-9 | Remastered (25th Anniversary Edition) |
Notes[edit]
- ^* Guitarist Jon Nelson, who joined the band shortly after the album was completed, is credited in place of Grant Estes on pressings of the album circa 1987, when the album was first released in compact disc-format. Though he does not perform on the album.
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Play It Again, Suicidal'. Los Angeles Times. June 11, 1993. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ abFox, Killian (29 November 2014). 'Beats, punks and stunts: the photography of Glen E Friedman'. The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^'Thirsty : September 2008 : Suicidal Tendencies review'. Staythirstymedia.com. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ abAllmusic review
- ^Q review
- ^Pushead (July–August 1983). 'Suicidal Tendencies review'. Maximum Rocknroll.
- ^'Suicidal Tendencies'. TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^'Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian's Top 10 Thrash Albums'. Noisecreep. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^'MR Exclusive Interview: Louiche Mayorga of Suicidal Tendencies and Luicidal'. Metal Riot. April 5, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^'Former SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Bassist LOUICHE MAYORGA Sues For Unpaid Royalties'. Blabbermouth.net. December 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171329/http://audiolunchbox.com/album?a=46030. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2009.Missing or empty
|title=
(help)
Suicidal Tendencies discography | |
---|---|
Suicidal Tendencies performing live in Sweden, 2010 | |
Studio albums | 13 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Video albums | 2 |
Music videos | 22 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 21 |
The discography of Suicidal Tendencies, a Los Angeles-based crossover thrash band formed in 1980[1] by vocalist Mike Muir, consists of thirteen studio albums, four compilation albums, two extended plays, twenty-one singles and twenty-two music videos. Their first studio album, Suicidal Tendencies, was released in 1983 but failed to chart. Their second album, Join the Army, was released four years later and peaked at number 100 in the United States[2] and number 81 in the UK.[3] The album caught the attention of Epic Records, who signed Suicidal Tendencies in 1988. The band released their first album for the label, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today, in September 1988, and in the following year they released Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu, which was their first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]
Suicidal Tendencies released their fifth album Lights...Camera...Revolution! in July 1990, which peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200[2] and number 59 in the UK.[3] It spawned four singles, including 'Send Me Your Money', which peaked at number 83 in the UK,[3] leading the album to sell over half a million copies.[4] Their sixth album, The Art of Rebellion, was released in 1992 and peaked at number 52, their highest chart position in their home country to date.[2] It was also the first of five Suicidal Tendencies albums to chart in Germany,[5] as well as their only album to chart in Canada[6] and New Zealand.[7] Four singles were released to promote The Art of Rebellion, including 'Nobody Hears' and 'I'll Hate You Better', which peaked at number 28 and 34 respectively on the BillboardMainstream Rock chart.[2] After releasing Still Cyco After All These Years (1993), a re-recording of their first album, Suicidal Tendencies released their eighth studio album Suicidal for Life in 1994. Despite being the band's second highest-charting album in the US, peaking at #82,[2]Suicidal for Life was not as successful as their previous releases, and eventually after touring in support of it, Suicidal Tendencies broke up.
Suicidal Tendencies reformed in 1996, and the compilation album Prime Cuts and split album Friends & Family, Vol. 1 were both released in the following year. They released one EP in 1998, which was followed by Freedumb (1999), their first studio album in five years. After the release of their next album, Free Your Soul and Save My Mind, in 2000, Suicidal Tendencies went on hiatus again and would not release their next studio album until No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family in 2010, which contains mostly re-recordings of Suicidal Tendencies and No Mercy songs. No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family was followed three years later by 13 (2013), which became Suicidal Tendencies' first album to chart on the Billboard 200 since Suicidal for Life but peaked at number 187, making it their second lowest chart position to date.[2] The band's next studio album, World Gone Mad, was released on September 30, 2016, and received their lowest chart position to date on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 192.[2] This was album was followed in 2018 by two releases: one EP (Get Your Fight On!) and an album featuring re-recorded and unreleased material (Still Cyco Punk After All These Years).
- 1Albums
- 4Videos
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] | Top Rock Albums [2] | Hard Rock Albums [2] | CAN [6] | FRA [8] | GER [5] | NZ [7] | UK [3][9] | ||||||
1983 | Suicidal Tendencies
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
1987 | Join the Army
| 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81 | ||||
1988 | How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
| 111 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
1989 | Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu[A]
| 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | *RIAA: Gold[4] | |||
1990 | Lights...Camera...Revolution!
| 101 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59 | *RIAA: Gold[4] | |||
1992 | The Art of Rebellion
| 52 | -- | -- | 84[10] | -- | 35 | 40 | -- | *RIAA: Gold[4] | |||
1993 | Still Cyco After All These Years[B]
| 117 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68 | -- | -- | ||||
1994 | Suicidal for Life
| 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 | -- | 87 | ||||
1999 | Freedumb
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90 | -- | -- | ||||
2000 | Free Your Soul and Save My Mind
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92 | -- | -- | ||||
2010 | No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family[C]
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
2013 | 13
| 187 | 50 | 15 | -- | 169 | -- | -- | -- | ||||
2016 | World Gone Mad
| 192 | -- | -- | -- | 126 [11] | 41 | -- | -- | ||||
2018 | Still Cyco Punk After All These Years[D]
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 94 | -- | -- | ||||
'—' denotes a release that did not chart. |
Notes
- A.^Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu has been referred to as either an EP or a compilation album containing previously released or unreleased material, but is still considered a studio album.
- B.^Still Cyco After All These Years is a re-recording of the self-titled debut album, also includes one unreleased track and re-recordings of 2 songs from Join the Army
- C.^No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family is a re-recording of songs from Join the Army and No Mercy: Widespread Bloodshed / Love Runs Red with 3 other songs.
- D.^Still Cyco Punk After All These Years is a near-complete re-recording of frontman Mike 'Cyco Miko' Muir's 1996 solo debut album Lost My Brain! (Once Again), also includes one unreleased track.
Compilation albums[edit]
Year | Album details |
---|---|
1992 | F.N.G.
|
1997 | Prime Cuts
|
2010 | Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies
|
2013 | コレクション (Collection)
|
Extended plays[edit]
Year | Album details |
---|---|
1998 | Six the Hard Way
|
2018 | Get Your Fight On!
|
Singles[edit]
Year | Song | US | UK[3] | Album | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rock [2] | Alt [12] | ||||||||
1987 | 'Possessed to Skate' | -- | -- | -- | Join the Army | ||||
1988 | 'Trip at the Brain' | -- | -- | -- | How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today | ||||
'Surf and Slam'/'Pledge Your Allegiance' | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
'Institutionalized' | -- | -- | -- | Suicidal Tendencies | |||||
1989 | 'How Will I Laugh Tomorrow' | -- | -- | -- | How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today | ||||
1990 | 'Send Me Your Money' | -- | -- | 83 | Lights...Camera...Revolution! | ||||
'You Can't Bring Me Down' | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
'Lovely' | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
1991 | 'Alone' | -- | -- | -- | |||||
1992 | 'Nobody Hears' | 28 | -- | -- | The Art of Rebellion | ||||
'Asleep at the Wheel' | -- | 21 | -- | ||||||
'Monopoly on Sorrow' | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
1993 | 'I'll Hate You Better' | 34 | -- | -- | |||||
'I Saw Your Mommy' | -- | -- | -- | Still Cyco After All These Years | |||||
1994 | 'I Wouldn't Mind' | -- | -- | -- | Suicidal for Life | ||||
'What You Need's a Friend' | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
'Love Vs. Loneliness' | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
2016 | 'Clap Like Ozzy' | -- | -- | -- | World Gone Mad | ||||
2017 | 'Living For Life' | -- | -- | -- | |||||
2018 | 'Nothing to Lose' | -- | -- | -- | Get Your Fight On! | ||||
'F.U.B.A.R.' | -- | -- | -- | Still Cyco Punk After All These Years | |||||
'—' denotes a release that did not chart. |
Videos[edit]
Video albums[edit]
Year | Album details |
---|---|
1990 | Lights...Camera...Suicidal
|
2010 | Live at the Olympic Auditorium
|
Music videos[edit]
Year | Title | Director |
---|---|---|
1984 | 'Institutionalized' | Bill Fishman |
1987 | 'Possessed to Skate' | |
1988 | 'Trip at the Brain' | |
1989 | 'How Will I Laugh Tomorrow' | |
'Waking the Dead' | ||
1990 | 'How Will I Laugh Tomorrow' (Version 2) | |
'War Inside My Head' | Paul Rachman | |
'You Can't Bring Me Down' | Simeon Soffer | |
1991 | 'Alone' | |
'Send Me Your Money' | ||
1992 | 'I Wasn't Meant to Feel This/Asleep at the Wheel' | Eric Matthews, Wing Ko |
'Nobody Hears' | Samuel Bayer | |
1993 | 'I'll Hate You Better' | |
'Institutionalized' (Version 2) | ||
1994 | 'Love vs. Loneliness' | Sean Alatorre |
1998 | 'We Are Family' | |
2000 | 'Pop Songs' | Glen Bennett |
2008 | 'Come Alive' | |
2010 | 'I Feel Your Pain... And I Survive!' | Luke Sorensen |
2012 | 'Possessed to Skate (Redux)' | Luke Sorensen |
2012 | 'Cyco Style' | Pep Williams |
2013 | 'Smash It!' | Jay Schweitzer |
2014 | 'Slam City' | Luke Sorensen |
2017 | 'Live For Life' | Pep Williams |
References[edit]
- ^Kowalewski, Al (December 1982). 'Suicidal Tendencies Interview'. Flipside.
- ^ abcdefghijk'Suicidal Tendencies - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ abcde'The Official Charts Company - Suicidal Tendencies discography'. The Official Charts Company. 4 April 2014.
- ^ abcde'American certifications – Suicidal Tendencies'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ ab'Suicidal Tendencies Charting History'. musicline.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ ab'Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ ab'Discography Suicidal Tendencies'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^'Discographie Suicidal Tendencies'. lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^'Chart Log UK: DJ S'. zobbel.de. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^'Top Albums/CDs - Volume 56, No. 5, August 01 1992'. RPM. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^'Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 40, 2016)' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^'Suicidal Tendencies Chart History (Alternative Songs) - Billboard'.