This group, Suicide, apparently is considered as influential in the post-punk scene as The Clash... even though I never heard of them before today, but I digress.
Wikipedia has a huge listing for them where it outlines this first self-titled album:
Their first album, Suicide (1977), is often regarded as a classic: One critic writes: "'Che', 'Ghost Rider'—these eerie, sturdy, proto-punk anthems rank among the most visionary, melodic experiments the rock realm has yet produced. Of note is the ten-minute "Frankie Teardrop," which tells the story of a poverty-stricken Vietnam
vet pushed to the edge: critic Emerson Dameron writes that the song is "one
of the most terrifying, riveting, absurd things I’ve ever heard.They go on to say:
Bruce Springsteen was also influenced by the band, as evident by the song "State Trooper" from his album Nebraska. Furthermore, Springsteen also used a solo keyboard version of "Dream Baby Dream" (by Suicide)
to close the concerts on his 2005 Devils & Dust Tour.
Imagine if you were this talented with a microphone, a drum machine and an organ.
1 comment:
I feel silly that I have never heard of them either, especially since they have been around so long and have been so influential. Thanks for sharing!
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