Still Cyco After All These Years

Infobox Album
Name = Still Cyco After All These Years
Type = Album
Artist = Suicidal Tendencies


Released = June 15, 1993
Recorded = 1989-1990
Genre = Crossover thrash
Length = 37:42
Label = Epic
Producer = Mark Dodson, Mike Muir
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|1.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rqk9ikchbb59 link]
Last album = "The Art of Rebellion"
(1992)
This album = "Still Cyco After All These Years"
(1993)
Next album = "Suicidal for Life"
(1994)

"Still Cyco After All These Years" is a 1993 re-recording of Suicidal Tendencies' debut album, "Suicidal Tendencies" but contains 3 additional tracks ("War Inside My Head", "Don't Give Me Your Nothin'", and "A Little Each Day").

The album was actually recorded during the "Lights...Camera...Revolution!" sessions. Muir was upset that the original album, which is often considered a landmark hardcore album, was out of print at the time. Instead of reissuing the album, he decided to re-record it.

With the exception of Muir, the lineup that recorded "Still Cyco" is completely different from the lineup that recorded the original album. Therefore there are some obvious sound differences. The current band members are definitely more technically proficient than the original band, therefore the overall sound is much tighter and lines less sloppy. Muirs voice has also changed, as he at this point has a more pure style of singing as opposed to the screaming/ranting style of the original album. Many fans liked this version of the album but thought it was less "genuine", as many of the songs on the album relied on youthful angst better exemplified by the younger band that Suicidal was in 1983 as opposed 1993.

The album's cover mimicked the original's, with the exception that Muir is the only band member to be hanging upside-down by his feet (possibly a reference to the fact that he was the only original band-member featured on the record).

Singles were released for "Institutionalized" and "I Saw Your Mommy". In addition to being a re-recording of the original album, this album also features re-recorded versions of "A Little Each Day" and "War Inside My Head" from "Join the Army" as well as a B-side track from 1990, "Don't Give Me Your Nothin'".

Track listing

All songs by Mike Muir unless otherwise noted.
# "Suicide's an Alternative/You'll be Sorry" – 2:26
# "Two-Sided Politics" (Muir, Louiche Mayorga) – 1:03
# "Subliminal" – 2:48
# "I Shot the Devil" – 1:50
# "Won't Fall in Love Today" – 0:51
# "Institutionalized" (Muir, Mayorga) – 3:30
# "War Inside My Head" (Muir, Mayorga) – 3:29
# "Don't Give Me Your Nothin'" (Suicidal Tendencies) – 4:04
# "Memories of Tomorrow" – 0:55
# "Possessed" – 2:02
# "I Saw Your Mommy" – 4:51
# "Fascist Pig" – 1:13
# "A Little Each Day" – 3:52
# "I Want More" (Muir, Mayorga) – 2:09
# "Suicidal Failure" – 2:40

ong origins

* Original versions of tracks 1 – 6, 9 – 12, and 14 – 15 were on the album, "Suicidal Tendencies" (1983)
* Original versions of tracks 7 and 13 were on the album, "Join the Army" (1987)
* Track 8 was previously released as a B-side to the single "Send Me Your Money" from "Lights...Camera...Revolution!" (1990).

Credits

*Mike Muir – Lead vocals
*Rocky George – Lead guitar
*Mike Clark – Rhythm guitar
*Robert Trujillo – Bass
*R.J. Herrera – Drums [*]

[*] Herrera had left the band by the time the album was released, but was present for its recording.
* Recorded at Rumbo Studios, vocals recorded at Titan Studio
* Produced by Mark Dodson and Mike Muir
* Engineered by Mike Dodson
* Mixed at A & M Studios

External links

* [http://www.suicidaltendencies.com Suicidal Tendencies official website]

Chart positions

Album

Billboard (North America)