| Suicidal Tendencies | 
 enlarge | Artist: Suicidal Tendencies
Label: Frontier Records
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (52 reviews)
Sales Rank: 43583
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 31011
UPC: 018663101125
EAN: 0018663101125
ASIN: B000007489
Release Date: February 20, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Suicide's an Alternative/You'll Be Sorry | | • | Two Sided Politics | | • | I Shot the Devil | | • | Subliminal | | • | Won't Fall in Love Today | | • | Institutionalized | | • | Memories of Tomorrow | | • | Possessed | | • | I Saw Your Mommy | | • | Fascist Pig | | • | I Want More | | • | Suicidal Failure |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
When punk rock met the formless rebellion that permeated L.A.'s working-class suburbs in the early '80s, a weird hybrid was born, drawing equally from heavy-metal thunder and Ritalin-generation aggression. Suicidal Tendencies' frontman Mike Muir was one of them, and they knew it immediately, latching onto the half-spoken, half-screeched brain bomb "Institutionalized" as an instant classic. That song is certainly the best-known track on this, the group's debut, but it's hardly the only essential one: "Fascist Pig," "I Shot the Devil," and "Possessed" all rage on mightily, the arcs of guitar from Rocky George and Mike Clark serving to push Muir to new heights of blind frenzy. In less powerful hands, this album would be little more than an extended temper tantrum, but in the mitts of Suicidal, it's something far, far more dangerous. --David Sprague
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
Back in the day December 17, 2008
LOL. I just pulled my original cassette tape of this album that I bought in 1983. This album will be golden in the punk era forever. Other original cassettes that I have are Minor Threat - First Two 7's, S.O.D. - Speak English or Die, Sacred Reich - Surf Nicaragua, Slayer - Reign in Blood, Metallica - Kill'em All..... OMG, I still have Kraftwerk on cassette. BUT, anyway.... all these are classic albums from the 80's...must haves if you like this genre.
NiCE! November 2, 2008
+1
Just had to give it a Five out of Five. I hadn't listened to this "TAPE" in years. Bought the CD and forgot how good it was!
Review Number 50 September 1, 2008
There are 49 prior reviews. MINE is number 50. Add me to all the other 5 star reviews. Like so many others, my prior exposure was via Repo Man. Well, some 25 years or more later, I bought this record by sheer accident at a pawn shop. (Also for full price on Amazon just bought Circle Jerks 'Group Sex', which I'm pleased to report stands the test of time; a slam down memory lane.) What a discovery. As great as is 'Institutionalized,' S.T. is hardly a one-hit wonder. All of the other songs on this record are punk perfection, intense, but musical and topical. (I shot Reagan!) If they'd kept this lineup together, they would have eclipsed Dead Kennedys and would be the U.S. answer to the Clash. But I suppose Punk was dying by the early '80s when they hit the scene, so it's best to go out in style before they devolved into metal. The Wikipedia entry is fascinating. Seems like anyone with a guitar in L.A. has been in this band. Anyhow, I'm so totally impressed. In high school I listened to a lot of Clash, Gang of Four, Buzzcocks, Bowie, Talking Heads, Kraftwerk, Hypstyrz (here's my plug - best SST classic Minneapolis garage punk band you've never heard of -- BUY IT before it goes out of print, you imbeciles). Anyhow, I digress. This S.T. album should be on anyone's top 100 rock and roll albums, and certainly top 20 of punk albums.
I almost forgot about this album! February 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm so old, I had this cassette when I was in high school. I was one of the white suburban punks who discovered this band on the Repo Man soundtrack. I haven't dragged the CD out in 10 years and now at the tender age of 40, I can't believe how FANTASTIC this thing is! It sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday.
You kids today should thank the rock gods for this band. They were doing what you are now hearing in 1983!
great classic January 14, 2008
this is something noone else could do and will ever try.original offbeat punk that is legendary.I wish is could be recorded better but they redid most of it with still cyco.like it or not it's stil in print and is a classic cd.
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