Lights...Camera...Revolution! is the fifth studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released in 1990. This was the band's first release with bassist Robert Trujillo and their last studio album with drummer R.J. Herrera.
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| Released | July 3, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | December 1989 – April 1990 | |||
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| Length | 42:52 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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Music and lyrics
editThis album shows the band straying further away from their roots as a crossover thrash band and moving towards a traditional thrash metal style. The song arrangements are more complex, as are the lyrics. This was also the first Suicidal Tendencies album to display funk influences, which can be attributed to the input of then-new bassist Robert Trujillo.[citation needed]
Cover art
editThe album cover was taken at the Vista Theatre located at 4473 Sunset Drive in Los Feliz.[2][3] It shows Mike Clark, R. J. Herrera and Robert Trujillo standing on top of the theater behind the "Vista" sign, while Rocky George and Mike Muir appear on the top right window of the building.
Release and reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[5] |
| Select | 3/5[6] |
| The Village Voice |  [7] |
Singles from this album included "You Can't Bring Me Down", "Send Me Your Money", "Alone" and "Lovely". The video for "You Can't Bring Me Down" received much MTV airplay, and was largely responsible for the success of this album. It was certified gold a few years later. It was also nominated for the "Best Metal Performance" Grammy Award in 1991, losing to "Stone Cold Crazy" by Metallica, whom Trujillo would join in 2003. Loudwire's Eduardo Rivadavia later ranked Lights...Camera...Revolution! at number eight on their top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".[8]
AllMusic's Alex Henderson described the record as "one of its [the band's] best albums ever" and "a disc that no Suicidal fan should be without," further writing: "Not since the mid-'80s had the L.A. band sounded this confident, focused and inspired."[4] The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau noted the track "You Can't Bring Me Down" as a choice cut from the album.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Can't Bring Me Down" | Mike Muir, Rocky George | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Lost Again" | Muir, George | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Alone" | Muir, Mike Clark | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Lovely" | Muir, Clark, Robert Trujillo | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Give It Revolution" | Muir, Clark, R. J. Herrera | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Get Whacked" | Muir, Clark | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Send Me Your Money" | Muir | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Emotion No. 13" | Muir, George | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Disco's Out, Murder's In" | Muir, Clark, Herrera | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Go'n Breakdown" | Muir, Clark | 4:39 |
Credits
edit- Mike Muir – lead vocals
- Rocky George – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Clark – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
- R. J. Herrera – drums
- Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California, and Amigo Studios, Hollywood, California
- Produced by Mark Dodson and Suicidal Tendencies
- Engineered and mixed by Mark Dodson
- Additionally engineered by Chris Steinmetz, Brian Scheuble, Greg Goldman, and Andy Udoff
- Mixed at A&M Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 101 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Suicidal Tendencies - Lights...Camera...Revolution!". punknews.org. July 24, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Lights...Camera...Revolution!". Rock & Roll Roadmaps. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "ST no cinema". stillcyco.wordpress.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Lights...Camera...Revolution! - Suicidal Tendencies". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 429–430. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Smith, Sue (August 1990). "Suicidal Tendencies: Lights...Camera...Revolution". Select. p. 108.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (May 7, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4". Loudwire. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "American album certifications – Suicidal Tendencies – Lights, Camera, Revolution". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2018.