Released July 3, 1990 Artist Suicidal Tendencies Label Epic Records | Length 42:52 Release date 3 July 1990 | |
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Recorded December 1989 – April 1990 at Rumbo Recorders,
Canoga Park, California
Amigo Studios,
Hollywood, California Producer Mark Dodson, Suicidal Tendencies Lights... Camera... Revolution!
(1990) The Art of Rebellion
(1992) Genres Thrash metal, Crossover thrash, Funk metal Nominations Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance Similar Suicidal Tendencies albums, Funk metal albums, Other albums | ||
Lights...Camera...Revolution! is the fifth studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, which was released in 1990. This was the final Suicidal Tendencies album to feature the Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu lineup, which many fans feel was technically the strongest lineup the band has had to date. Drummer R.J. Herrera would leave before the recording of their next album.
Contents
Music and lyrics
This album shows the band straying further away from their roots as a crossover thrash band and beginning to solidify themselves more and more as a thrash metal band. At this point, it could be argued that the band had moved from "Crossover Thrash" to "Thrash Metal". The song arrangements are more complex, as are the lyrics. This was also the first Suicidal Tendencies album to display heavy funk influences, which has a lot to do with the input of new bassist Robert Trujillo.
Release and reception
Singles off this album included "You Can't Bring Me Down", "Send Me Your Money", "Alone" & "Lovely". The video for "You Can't Bring Me Down" received lots of 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 Trujilo would join in 2003. Loudwire ranked Lights...Camera...Revolution! at number seven on their top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".
The main riff from "Send Me Your Money" is the same as in "You'll Be Sorry" (part 2 of "Suicide's an Alternative" from Suicidal's eponymous album.)
Album cover
The album cover was taken at the Vista Theatre located at 4473 Sunset Drive in East Hollywood. 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.
Credits
Trivia
Songs
1You Can't Bring Me Down [Explicit]5:48
2Lost Again5:16
3Alone4:24