Suicide

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
1977 Ratings: #33 / 220
User Score
1977 Ratings: #245
December 28, 1977 / Release Date
LP / Format
Red Star / Label
Craig Leon, Marty ThauProducer
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Critic Reviews

100
Tiny Mix Tapes
A fascinating study of contradictions.
91
Pitchfork
Suicide’s attempt to bottle their energy without sacrificing potency is a daring gambit, but it pays off.
90
AllMusic
Proof that punk was more about attitude than a raw, guitar-driven sound, Suicide's self-titled debut set the duo apart from the rest of the style's self-proclaimed outsiders.
Doublez
91

CFCE 87.8 FM Weekly Genre : Minimal Wave / Minimal Synth

Born in the heart of New York City's underground scene, Alan Vega and Martin Rev who form Suicide have literally changed the course of music history. What they've achieved with their obscure and complementarily twisted music, yet going to the antithesis of popular music, is just phenomenal. I'll even say more: it's miraculous. Their impact has become so strong, that there is still more or less a small part of Suicide in electronic ... read more

TheGod
91

"THE HORROR SHOW" (PART. 10/13)

⚠️ DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM - IT IS SATANIC MONSTROSITY ⚠️

If I had only one thing to say, it's that Suicide is well named...
Suicide or how to make a madman's album with almost nothing. It's minimalist synth-punk... how is that, you don't know? Listen to "Ghost Rider", you already have in this song all the essence of Suicide.

(In this review, I will try not to say too much about it because Suicide is a band that you have to discover ... read more

N_C_R
80

No one passes me the aux anymore 😞

More popular reviews
27

what the hell is this? why is this a 74 rating? the first two tracks are the only songs that are even listenable.

NR

20/100, hate the vocals and random moaning

KingAngry
97

Where can I even start this album is pure bat shit crazy and che is just pure anguish one of the first punk bands and they made one of the first industrial albums, I love this to bits it's crazy and I love it Fav ALL OF THEM even frankie teardrop

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Track List

1Ghost Rider
2:27
83
2Rocket U.S.A.
4:17
77
3Cheree
3:41
76
4Johnny
2:08
70
5Girl
4:05
64
6Frankie Teardrop
10:25
80
7Che
4:48
76
Total Length: 31 minutes
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