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Join the Army is the second album by Suicidal Tendencies and also their first album since the self-titled debut in 4 years. This album was released in 1987. One of the well known albums that had the crossover genre of punk and metal known as thrash. Mike Muir used different vocal ranges compared to the self-titled album (sometimes sounding similar to Lemmy from Motörhead). Grant Estes was replaced by Rocky George, who, in addition to playing more complex guitar solos than Estes did, influenced the change of the bands genre into more of thrash. Amery Smith was replaced by R.J. Herrera, who used the particularly metal drum feature of double bass. It was produced by Lester Claypool (not to be confused with Les Claypool of the band Primus).
[edit] Track listing
- "Suicidal Maniac" (Rocky George, Mike Muir) – 2:57
- "Join the Army" (Louiche Mayorga, Muir) – 3:37
- "You Got, I Want" (Suicidal Tendencies) – 2:55
- "A Little Each Day" (Muir) – 4:08
- "The Prisoner" (Mayorga, Muir) – 2:53
- "War Inside My Head" (Mayorga, Muir) – 3:51
- "I Feel Your Pain And I Survive" (George, Muir) – 3:27
- "Human Guinea Pig" – 2:05
- "Possessed to Skate" (Mayorga, Muir) – 2:34
- "No Name, No Words" (Mayorga, Muir) – 2:35
- "Cyco" (Mayorga, George, Muir) – 2:13
- "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (But They Make Me Feel a Whole Lot Better)" (George, Muir) – 2:49
- "Looking in Your Eyes" (Mayorga, Muir) – 2:50
- Track 8 was not on the original release, but appeared on re-releases and the FNG compilation
[edit] Credits
- Recorded and mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Produced by Lester Claypool and Suicidal Tendencies
- Engineered by Lester Claypool
- Guitar and vocals recorded at Baby/O/
- Album cover by Michael Seiff
[edit] Chart positions
Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1987 |
The Billboard 200 |
100 |
