Suicide Machines “A Match And Some Gasoline”
Album Reviews | Jun 23rd, 2008
Record Label: Side One Dummy
Genre: Ska-Punk
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It’s been awhile since I listened to the Suicide Machines, and in my mind, they’ll always be that awesome skater skapunk band from 1995. Since then, they’ve gone street punk, hardcore, straight-up rock and everything in-between. They’ve always done their different genres well enough I suppose, but I could never get into their Hollywood-era stuff.
Their new one is another scattered album that ranges from the skapunk reminiscent of their early years (Did You Ever…?, High Anxiety, The Change, Split The Time, Kaleidoscope) to unpleasant hardcore (Keep It A Crime, Invisible Government, Beat My Head Against The Wall) with some street and skater punk mixed in.
At this point, I realize that the schizophrenic sound does work for them, and outside of the hardcore attempts, the new one has good flow and catchy tunes. I don’t want to begrudge them any longer for moving away from the sound I liked best, and enjoying this album with an open mind has now got me curious about all their albums that I’ve formerly shrugged off.
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