01072014 - Suicide "Suicide"

One of those bands that I have never taken the time to check out. The opening track, "Ghost Rider", is of course iconic, but then again so is the rest of the album. I can see why this influenced a lot of synth bands, but it's basically more punk than synth pop, and the vocals are pure rock'n'roll! I bet a band like Sigue Sigue Sputnik were huge fans. Now, the five songs that make out the original side 1 on the album are one thing - they are great - but "Frankie Teardrop"... What a song! What pure and desperate rawness! This album should be mandatory listening for everybody!