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| | Suicidal Tendencies : Friends & Family - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | When longtime Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir started up his own label, Suicidal Records, during the late '90s, one of the first releases was Friends & Family, a compilation of Suicidal tracks and selections from related bands. |
 | | Of the six Suicidal tracks, it's surprising to find out that their long-haired thrash-metal direction of the late '80s/early '90s is passed over in favor of other styles, including Sublime-ish ska ("Panic"), funk ("Payback's a Bitch"), and a return back to the hardcore style of their early albums ("We Are Family"). |
 | | Elsewhere, the tracks credited to Muir's solo band, Cyco Miko, are vintage skatepunk, while the remaining acts, Funeral Party, Creeper, and Freakazoid Twins, all specialize in funky hip-hop sounds. |
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