Lights...Camera...Revolution 1990
So this is it, the Suicidal Tendencies classic masterpiece, the album that has forever engraved their name in the history of metal and hardcore, a release that has something that How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today does not, memorable songs that you can play over and over again without wearing them out. These being of course the singles of You Can't Bring Me Down, and Send Me Your Money, but there is more than just these two songs, as tracks like Alone, Go'n Breakdown, and Discos out murders in " keep this album moving along nicely. Although I concede it isn't as equally balanced as the former release, and that it hasn't aged as well as some other thrash metal classics, it remains the benchmark and high point for crossover thrash, a genre that would fade into relative obscurity until its resurrection by bands like Municipal Waste.
**** Stars
You Can't Bring Me Down
Send Me Your Money
Discos out, murders in
So here is where I jump of the suicidal train, as their next album would be more of a lackluster commercial venture into alternative rock before they attempted to save their skins by returning to thrash in their subsequent release, but by then too much time had passed and no one cared, so I think I'll end this on a high note. Next up, a band that helped spearhead the Cali powerviolence/thrashcore movement of the last several years.
Pg 1 Sisters of Mercy (Goth rock)
Pg 2 Blood for Blood (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Gallows (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Smiths (Alternative Rock)
Pg 5 Ceremony (Hardcore)
Pg 5 Violent Femmes (Alternative folk/folk punk)
Pg 6 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Indie Rock)
Pg 7 Metric (Indie Rock)
Pg 8 Suicidal Tendencies (Crossover Thrash)
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