A two-year breakup period notwithstanding, Suicidal Tendencies have plugged away since 1981. In its earliest of days, as Mike Muir's brief but passionate interview in Live At The Olympic Auditorium indicates, the band had no ambition of doing anything other than practicing in their kitchen for fun (or playing their own "rent parties"). It's been a long time, and they've come a long way. And the performance on this DVD, showcasing their idiosyncratic, highly-unique street punk/thrash hybrid, reveals a band as energetic as bands half their age.
Notable members like guitarist Rocky George, drummer Jimmy DeGrasso and current Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo have in the past spent time alongside Muir, the only remaining original member, yet he has without a doubt always been the band's core. Yet while the current lineup may differ completely from fan favorite "classic" periods, they don't sound like a troupe of hired guns. Air-tight in delivery, they throw in dashes of funk, blues and rock into a mix that's much more heavy on the punk dynamic ("Institutionalized") rather than the metallic one.
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(DVD cover courtesy Suicidal Records)
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