The Suicide Commandos

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The Suicide Commandos were an American punk rock trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1974. They released an album, Make A Record in 1977. It was re-released on CD in 1996. A live album, The Suicide Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert was released in 1979, but only 1,000 copies were pressed. In 2000 it was re-released on CD by Garage D'Or Records. The original vinyl release contained 19 tracks while the CD re-release increased on this number by 13, bringing the total amount of tracks to 32.

• Steve Almaas (bass, vocals) - later joined Beat Rodeo
• Dave Ahl (drums, vocals)
• Chris Osgood (guitar, vocals)

[edit] Make A Record

Track listing:

1. "Shock Appeal"
2. "Attacking the Beat"
3. "Mosquito Crucifixion"
4. "Mr. Dr."
5. "Semi-Smart"
6. "Call of the Wild"
7. "You Can't"
8. "I Need a Torch"
9. "Kidnapped"
10. "Premature"
11. "I Don't Get It"
12. "Real Cool"
13. "She" (a cover of The Monkees' song)
14. "Burn It Down"
15. "Match/Mismatch"

[edit] The Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert

CD Track Listing:

1. "Shake"
2. "Journey to the Center of the Mind"
3. "My Little Red Book"
4. "Back in the U.S.A."
5. "The American Ruse"
6. "It's My Life"
7. "Seven Deadly Finns"
8. "Fire"
9. "Real Good Time Together"
10. "Bits and Pieces"
11. "Emission Control"
12. "Cliche Ole"
13. "Monster Au Go Go"
14. "You Play Too Hard"
15. "I Think of You"
16. "There Goes Gladys"
17. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
18. "Complicated Fun"
19. "Shock Appeal"
20. "Attacking the Beat"
21. "She"
22. "She Said Yeah"
23. "I'll Wait"
24. "Mosquito Crucifixion"
25. "Three Cool Cats"
26. "Wild In the Streets"
27. "Fireball 500"
28. "You Can't"
29. "I Need a Torch"
30. "Burn It Down"
31. "O Carole / Petticoat Junction theme"
32. "Born To Be Wild"

[edit] External links

• Twin/Tone Records page
• The Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert album digital download