| Lights...Camera...Revolution! | ||||
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| Released | July 3, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | December 1989 – April 1990 | |||
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| Length | 42:52 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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Lights...Camera...Revolution! is the fifth studio album by Americancrossover thrash bandSuicidal Tendencies, released in 1990. This was the band's first release with bassistRobert Trujillo and their last studio album with drummer R.J. Herrera.
This album shows the band straying further away from their roots as acrossover thrash band and moving towards a traditionalthrash metal style. The song arrangements are more complex, as are the lyrics. This was also the first Suicidal Tendencies album to displayfunk influences, which can be attributed to the input of then-new bassistRobert Trujillo.[citation needed]
The album cover was taken at theVista Theatre located at 4473 Sunset Drive inLos Feliz.[2][3] It showsMike Clark, R. J. Herrera and Robert Trujillo standing on top of the theater behind the "Vista" sign, whileRocky George andMike Muir appear on the top right window of the building.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[5] |
| Select | 3/5[6] |
| The Village Voice |  [7] |
Singles from this album included "You Can't Bring Me Down", "Send Me Your Money", "Alone" and "Lovely". The video for "You Can't Bring Me Down" received muchMTV airplay, and was largely responsible for the success of this album. It was certifiedgold a few years later. It was also nominated for the "Best Metal Performance"Grammy Award in 1991, losing to "Stone Cold Crazy" byMetallica, whom Trujillo would join in 2003.Loudwire's Eduardo Rivadavia later rankedLights...Camera...Revolution! at number eight on their top ten list of "Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4".[8]
AllMusic's Alex Henderson described the record as "one of its [the band's] best albums ever" and "a disc that no Suicidal fan should be without," further writing: "Not since the mid-'80s had the L.A. band sounded this confident, focused and inspired."[4]The Village Voice criticRobert Christgau noted the track "You Can't Bring Me Down" as a choice cut from the album.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Can't Bring Me Down" | Mike Muir,Rocky George | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Lost Again" | Muir, George | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Alone" | Muir,Mike Clark | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Lovely" | Muir, Clark,Robert Trujillo | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Give It Revolution" | Muir, Clark, R. J. Herrera | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Get Whacked" | Muir, Clark | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Send Me Your Money" | Muir | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Emotion No. 13" | Muir, George | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Disco's Out, Murder's In" | Muir, Clark, Herrera | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Go'n Breakdown" | Muir, Clark | 4:39 |
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 101 |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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