The Suicide Commandos
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The Suicide Commandos were an American punk rock trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1975 and released an album, Make A Record in 1977, which was re-released on CD in 1996. A live album, The Suicide Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert was released in 1979, the year the band broke up. 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 this figure, bringing the total number of tracks to 32.
Their 1977 song "Burn It Down" inspired a short film directed by rock video pioneer Chuck Statler, which featured the burning of a house the band had used for rehearsing for several years.
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[edit] Band members
- Steve Almaas (bass, vocals) - he later joined Beat Rodeo
- Dave Ahl (drums, vocals)
- Chris Osgood (guitar, vocals)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Make A Record
Track listing:
- "Shock Appeal"
- "Attacking the Beat"
- "Mosquito Crucifixion"
- "Mr. Dr."
- "Semi-Smart"
- "Call of the Wild"
- "You Can't"
- "I Need a Torch"
- "Kidnapped"
- "Premature"
- "I Don't Get It"
- "Real Cool"
- "She" (a cover of The Monkees' song)
- "Burn It Down"
- "Match/Mismatch"
[edit] The Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert
CD Track Listing:
- "Shake"
- "Journey to the Center of the Mind"
- "My Little Red Book"
- "Back in the U.S.A."
- "The American Ruse"
- "It's My Life"
- "Seven Deadly Finns"
- "Fire"
- "Real Good Time Together"
- "Bits and Pieces"
- "Emission Control"
- "Cliché Ole"
- "Monster Au Go Go"
- "You Play Too Hard"
- "I Think of You"
- "There Goes Gladys"
- "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
- "Complicated Fun"
- "Shock Appeal"
- "Attacking the Beat"
- "She"
- "She Said Yeah"
- "I'll Wait"
- "Mosquito Crucifixion"
- "Three Cool Cats"
- "Wild In the Streets"
- "Fireball 500"
- "You Can't"
- "I Need a Torch"
- "Burn It Down"
- "O Carole / Petticoat Junction theme"
- "Born to Be Wild"
[edit] The Legendary KQRS Concert 1976
CD Track Listing:
- "Intro"
- "Mosquito Crucifixion"
- "The Silent Treatment"
- "Commando Rhapsody"
- "Premature"
- "Call Of The Wild"
- "Nervous Breakdown"
- "Slow Down"
- "Plastic Bullets"
- "Emission Control"
- "Wipe Out"
- "Cliche Ole"
- "Monster Au Go-Go"
- "Action Woman"
- "Bits And Pieces"
- "I Fought The Law"
- "Tent"
- "Motorbikin'"
- "Match/Mismatch"
- "Shock Appeal"
- "Personality Crisis"
- "Search And Destroy"
- "Anarchy In The U.K."