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Join the Army
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Join the Army, released in April 1987, is the second album by Suicidal Tendencies. It is one of the best-known records combining punk and thrash metal, a style known as crossover thrash, for which the band is seen as a co-inventor. The producers were Lester Claypool and the band themselves, at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Two new members played on it: guitarist Rocky George, who pushed the sound towards thrash, and drummer R.J. Herrera, who used a double bass drum. It was also the last record with bassist Louiche Mayorga.
Singer Mike Muir used very different vocal techniques than on the debut and sometimes sounded like Lemmy of Motörhead. The single Possessed to Skate was given a music video with old skateboard tricks, which is regarded as a snapshot of skating in its day. AllMusic called the record a transitional album from hardcore punk to thrash. It reached position 100 on the Billboard 200 and drew the attention of major labels. Epic signed the band in 1988.
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Track list
- 1Suicidal Maniac2:58Apple Music ↗
- 2Join The Army3:37Apple Music ↗
- 3You Got, I Want2:56Apple Music ↗
- 4A Little Each Day4:09Apple Music ↗
- 5The Prisoner2:54Apple Music ↗
- 6War Inside My Head3:51Apple Music ↗
- 7I Feel Your Pain3:28Apple Music ↗
- 8Human Guinea Pig2:06Apple Music ↗
- 9Possessed To Skate2:34Apple Music ↗
- 10No Name, No Words2:35Apple Music ↗
- 11Born To Be Cyco2:13Apple Music ↗
- 12Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right (But They Make Me Feel A Whole Lot Better)2:49Apple Music ↗
- 13Looking In Your Eyes2:50Apple Music ↗
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