Art of Rebellion

Suicidal Tendencies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1992)
• Original Release Date: June 30, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000286Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,001 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Like Metallica, this So-Cal hardcore quartet has matured smartly into a rock juggernaut without betraying its initial fire and anger. The Peter (Queensryche) Collins production shines on "Accept My Sacrifice" and "Monopoly on Sorrow." --Jeff Bateman

Product Description

Digitally remastered UK pressing of this 1992 album from Mike Muir and his suicidal mates including one bonus track: 'Asleep At The Wheel'. 13 tracks. SPV. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece., November 23, 2000

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Steffan Ziegler "i_hate_emoticons" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art of Rebellion (Audio CD)

In 1991, when the world was held in the grip of Whitney Houston, Michael Bolton musical haze, Tori Amos, Nirvana, and the Seattle Grunge scene broke on the charts and unseated the mellow gods. In the wake of that wave, while all record companies were looking to sign the "Next Nirvana," Suicidal Tendencies, long darlings of the skater set, masters of rage and anger, quietly released this most mature and stunning album. Had music's attention not been focused elsewhere, it would hold a much higher place in the public eye, I'm sure.

Focusing heavily upon a twin theme of depression and paranoia, the work moves with relentless grace through a series of incredibly orchestrated, well thought songs. It starts out angry and fast, with "Can't Stop" and "Accept My Sacrifice." Then in a decidedly un-Tendencies way, moves into the slower, sitting on the edge of sanity styled, "I Wasn't Meant to Feel This/Asleep at the Wheel," and gleefully topples over the edge into "Got to Kill Captain Stupid," and "Hate You Better." There simply isn't a bad track on this one.

The Tendencies show a lot of musical maturity as well, at this time, they were working on a number of side projects (as the band began to splinter,) like their Ska/Chilli Pepper inspired alter ego, "The Infectious Grooves." They bring the knowledge gleaned from these musical diversions to bear on this album. Gone are the blindingly fast, quantity over quality speed chords of the early albums, and Muir's voice has graduated from the near incoherent shouting of "institutionalized," to a smooth honey glaze that slides through the songs like an undertow, allowing the intellegent lyrics and musical turns to do the ripping.

At times almost unintrusive, but capable of crushing intensity, a worthy addition to any collection that include both Metalica and Tool.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good comeback after "Lights", April 6, 2004

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Captain_Blade "-the metal rambo" (Everett, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art of Rebellion (Audio CD)

This album is more like "Lights" than "How Will I Laugh" in it's song writing style but done way better. The tunes are good, not dry like "Lights" and the album feels well-produced. You'll find the songs high in content and quality but not that fast or thrashy. This is NOTHING like early S.T.'s but it is a good album nonetheless. I regard this as Suicidal's last good album. Trust me, after this, it's completely downhill in the worst way.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It contains one of the most mesmerizing songs ever!!!, March 8, 2005

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Ander Garmendia (Bogotá, Colombia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art of Rebellion (Audio CD)

I am 36 and have been listening to hard rock/metal since I was only nine. I own more than 1,500 hard rock/metal CDs. I am not bragging here, but rather trying to put things into perspective when talking about this album.

This whole album is incredible. It's easily ST's best, but you got to let it grow on you for a while. This CD contains ST's best song ever, and one of my top ten songs of all time: "Asleep at the Wheel". I probably have listened to that song more than 1,000,000 times since this CD came out, and I still close my eyes and sing it out loud EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! It's a very original song, impossible to describe with words. It's magical, it's mesmerizing (By the way, you may skip the first two minutes of the song since they are very forgettable and have actually a different name - "I Wasn't Meant to Feel This").

Another great song is "Monopoly of Sorrow", especially after the 3:37 mark. This has to be one of the best song endings that I have ever herad. That combination of fast pace acoustic and electric guitars is simply top notch.

Anyway, get this CD and let it grow on you. You will not regret it.