How Will I Laugh

Suicidal Tendencies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: September 13, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026KD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
Title: HOW WILL I LAUGH TOMORROW WHEN
Street Release Date: 09/13/1988
Domestic
Genre: PUNK

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suicidal for life, February 27, 2005

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Will I Laugh (Audio CD)

Arguably the best album to come from the Suicidal Tendencies, "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today" combines the frenzied thrash sound of ST's classic debut with the slower tempos of "Join the Army". Mike Muir's lyrics reached unprecidented heights on "Trip at the Brain" (which is possibly one of the best album openers ever), "Pledge Your Allegiance", "Miracle", "If I Don't Wake Up", and "One Too Many Times", but his maturity as a songwriter reaches the breaking point on the classic title track, which is one of the most revered songs to ever come from the band. All in all, this is headbanging hard rock done right, and if you are new to the band, this is a great place to start.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The reasons ST made their best effort HERE....., June 16, 2006

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ted offensive "ted o." (pacifica, california United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Will I Laugh (Audio CD)

Having seen the band at a tension filled show 6 months earlier at an odd metal/punk dual bill in Oakland, I was not surprised to see new faces on the cover. Gone was co-founder Louichi Mayorga on bass, and they had added Mike Clark on rythym guitar. Mike Clark also wrote the music almost across the board on this album, and I don't know if he'd been storing up these gems for a rainy....er...band, but WOW!

Add to that the release from the tension of battling with his homey (they barely made it through their Oakland gig)with the sheer joy of finding a songwriter/solid-phat player like Clark, and Cyko Myko Muir was set free! He wrote focused thematic lyrics that finally achieved the urban balance between punk bark and in-the-pocket smooth rap (witness the outro/vamp on "Trip to ...")he had been looking for.

Rocky George(the most underrated lead player in rock) was finally completely comfortable, and had some meaty hooks to launch from and soar. Rythym section locked tight... man I had no idea when I picked it up that day in '87.

I got home, was busy with work on my own label, was about to go to bed... "Let me just check this out for a second" - my curiosity piqued. Holy Cats! Next thing you know I was WIDE awake, volume up, stomping around my room, wrecking s**t! As if I neede proof, caught them at the ensuing support show and it was MAYHEM. And that's just about what you want... truly great moments in Rock, better yet Punk Rock!

-ted.o

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best metal albums ever, April 11, 2004

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Brian Skala "crx90" (Fort Worth, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Will I Laugh (Audio CD)

This album was a masterpiece of emotional perfection when it first came out and still stands that way for me. The times of the late 80's where filled with alot of self emotion and a little rebellion. Suicidal Tendencies broke ground with this album combining the new wave of west coast metal with their current hardcore sound they had from thier previous album. The band recruted a second guitarist Mike Clark, who was not only a fantastic rhythem player but wrote the majority of the songs with Muir on this. A definite classic album. Second best album I've ever heard in my life.