How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today

Infobox Album
Name = How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
Type = Album
Artist = Suicidal Tendencies


Released = September 13, 1988
Recorded = April 1988 at Cherokee Studios
Genre = Thrash metal [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ps67gjirj6ic]
Length = 50:17
Label = Epic
Producer = Mark Dodson
Suicidal Tendencies
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1c8o1vyjzzpa link]
Last album = "Join the Army"
(1987)
This album = "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today"
(1988)
Next album = "Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu"
(1989)
Misc = Singles
Name = How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
Type = studio
single 1 = Trip at the Brain
single 2 = How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
single 1 date = 1988
single 2 date = 1989

"How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today" is the third album by the thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies, released on Epic Records on September 13, 1988.

"How Will I Laugh..." is crucial to Suicidal Tendencies stylistic developments in that it sees the band abandoning most of their full fledged punk influences in favor of a more thrash metal oriented sound. One could see this stylistic changes in this albums predecessor "Join the Army", but this album had a distinctly more defined metal sound; more complex and lengthy songs, not to mention better production values.

The addition of a rhythm guitarist, Mike Clark (who had played in Muirs side band No Mercy, which ironically was supposed to originally be a metal only side project) changed the bands style heavily as well. Clark writes much of the music for this album, and he gives lead guitarist Rocky George more soloing time. Thus creating another factor in this album and future albums more metal oriented sound.

The band's major label debut, the album featured singles "Trip At The Brain" and the title track, both of which managed to become successful with their target audiences.

Track listing

Original release

ide one

# "Trip at the Brain" (Mike Clark, Mike Muir) – 4:32
# "Hearing Voices" (Louiche Mayorga, Muir) – 4.13
# "Pledge Your Allegiance" (Mayorga, Muir) – 4:32
# "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow?" (Clark, Muir) – 6:44
# "The Miracle" (Clark, Muir) – 5:28

ide two

# "Surf and Slam" (Rocky George, Suicidal Tendencies) – 2:51
# "If I Don't Wake Up" (Clark, Muir) – 4:53
# "Sorry?!" (George, Muir) – 3:47
# "One Too Many Times" (Clark, Muir) – 3:13
# "The Feeling's Back" (Clark, Muir) – 4:04

CD version

# "Trip at the Brain" (Clark, Muir) – 4:32
# "Hearing Voices" (Mayorga, Muir) – 4.13
# "Pledge Your Allegiance" (Mayorga, Muir) – 4:32
# "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow?" (Clark, Muir) – 6:44
# "The Miracle" (Clark, Muir) – 5:28
# "Suicyco Mania" (Mayorga, Muir) – 5:52
# "Surf and Slam" (Rocky George, Suicidal Tendencies) – 2:51
# "If I Don't Wake Up" (Clark, Muir) – 4:53
# "Sorry?!" (George, Muir) – 3:47
# "One Too Many Times" (Clark, Muir) – 3:13
# "The Feeling's Back" (Clark, Muir) – 4:04

"Track notes: Although "Suicyco Mania" does not appear on the vinyl or cassette version, it is actually exclusive to the CD version of the album. The song can also be heard on the now-hard to find "F.N.G." compilation. An instrumental version was released as the B-side of "Trip at the Brain"."

Credits

*Mike Muir – vocals
*Rocky George – guitar
*R.J. Herrera – drums
*Mike Clark – guitar
*Bob Heathcote – bass

*Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, USA
*Produced by Mark Dodson and Suicidal Tendencies
*Engineered by Mark Dodson and Mike Bosley

Chart positions

Album

Billboard (North America)

Trivia

*Actor John Cusack appears in the video for Trip At The Brain.