Steal This Record

Suicide Machines | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B00005O6HO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,277 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You do know it exists right? ( 4.5 stars ), June 15, 2006

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Brent M. "Melon" (south-eastern Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steal This Record (Audio CD)

It seems as if nobody knows about this album. That's a shame, because this CD has the biggest selection of diverse music by the Suicide Machines. It starts out with "The Killing Blow" and the title track, which have sort of an epic feel. It then moves on to "Honor among Thieves" and "It's the End of the World as we Know It ( And I Feel Fine )" which are more alternative rock. "Bleeding Heart" and "The Air we Breathe" could probably be described as light grunge/punk. The next three track, "Stand Up", "Off the Cuff", and "Middle Way" all have their own individual vibes. Finally, the album ends with the last four tracks slowly fading off into "Leap of Faith" 's very last notes. Straight up, just get it, you will be listening to it for years to come. Thank you for your time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Music Is Weird Yo, February 26, 2003

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Davey (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steal This Record (Audio CD)

Music nowadays is all about formulas put into records. Once a band has hit the perfect formula that pleases everyone, fans expect them to use the same method over and over again. But eventually they will wear it out, everything will become too repetitive. That's the problem for the Suicide Machines, they created a punk-ska masterpiece with Destruction by Definition, and now fans are [mad] because they deviated from their punk-ska roots. Especially in this genre, too many things sound alike, so they chose to bail on the ska and went for pop-punk, and in my opinion, they sound pretty damn good either way. Steal this record is a symbol of what the band has evolved into over a course of four albums, and while some people aren't happy about this(actually a lot), if you don't give a band room to grow, their sound quality would fall anyway. It seems that critics are mad just because they don't play ska anymore. They haven't discovered that the songwriting has really improved. Like I said, you gotta give a band credit for growing, and Steal this Record is a great model of this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best album I've heard this year, November 11, 2001

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Mav (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steal This Record (Audio CD)

Steal this Record defines the Suicide Machines. If you loved any of their previous albums, this one is just the icing on the cake. The band has really found who they are and offer the best album I've heard so far this year. From start to finish they give an incredibly wide variety of songs. About half the songs on the album are outstanding, and I loved them the first time i heard them, while the mediocre songs started to grow on me as I listened to the album over and over again. I honestly think this is the best Suicide Machines album, not just in how it sounds, but also what the lyrics stand for. The Suicide Machines offer great messages about dealing with the ups and downs of life, the good friends you have, the bad friends you have, as well as give their messages of anti-hate. The messages aren't lost in the music and the music does not lose the messages. It's all well written, giving its messages without being incredibly symbolic. From the first single, the amazing "the killing blow" to the final track about giving hope to all people who have nothing to hold onto in life "leap of faith", TSM gives the listener some of the best music of the genre. They're out touring at the time this reivew was written, and I'd advise anyone to go see them and pick up this album