Suicidal Tendencies Album: “Art of Rebellion”

This album is more like "Lights" than "How Will I Laugh" in it's song writing style but done way better. The tunes are good, not dry like "Lights" and the album feels well-produced. You'll find the songs high in content and quality but not that fast or thrashy. This is NOTHING like early S.T.'s but it is a good album nonetheless. I regard this as Suicidal's last good album. Trust me, after this, it's completely downhill in the worst way.

When I bought this album I didnt get what I thought I was getting into. For awhile I was highly dissappointed listening to it, and to be honest I didnt like it to much. I gave 'The Art of Rebellion' some time though, and it grew on me. The lyrics can be a bit corny and annoying some of the time though, and that brings it down a half point - from a perfect five to a 4.5. Thats still really great, and perfect albums that truly warrent five stars are really far in between for me though. For anyone who wants an album they can listen to years for now (unlike those whiny emo bands who will be gone after the fad wears off), then pick up this album. You cant stop the run away emotions in me, you know... Never mind. Buy the album and you will know what I'm talking about.

lo and behold, these guys can bring it. rather than just put out the chops on the guitar that any 2 year old can do, this is an album with some premeir muscicianship. The vocals are good, the guitars are great and the baselines and drums thump. Though i like some of their earlier work ('how can i laugh tommorow...' and 'waking the dead' come to mind), i always found these guys to be somewhat amateur and i dont care what the die hards say. Well, they've gone pro now. Thats not to say they've sold out people,it simply means they've finally decided to stop ripping off people with albums with 1 or 2 good songs and put together a solid full album effort here. Buy this album and see what ST can do when they get serious.

The best way to describe this album is to say that it is the most radio worthy. This is the most mellow ST album and the most beautiful. I would say that Mike's voice shines best here and the song writing is grade 'A' all the way. "Gotta Kill Captain Stupid" is yet another movement toward their reoccurring crusade to abolish...stupidity, and "Monopoly on Sorrow" is purrrrrfect. Buy This, You won't be sorry.

The Art of Rebellion is one their most beautiful albums, though all of them are best in some way. The lyrics are great, the shouts that express the hopelesness, can be best heard in "Can't Stop". Well, it's their "deepest" album, the depression is so powerful, you just remember your sad memories you wanted to forget or present realities you can't forget. If you want to cry, if you want to shout, if you want to just sit and look straight to the wall for hours and hours, buy this album. If you are not a loser, well, you won't understand it anyway.