Rappers React To Suicidal Tendencies "You Can't Bring Me Down"!!!

[@Brando-Lee3725]

ST is one of those bands that saved my life as a kid in the 80s and 90s . For real for real . Songs like this and Nobody Hears (you guys GOTTA DO PLEASE !! ) or my go to song when i felt like taking my life was How Will I Laugh Tomorrow . It would mean the world to me if you did these two songs . Thank you and I love you Hollywood an Smokey ! Yall help take my mind off life . Love your vids , yall are real as hell !

[@Brando-Lee3725]

What ? Yall already did How Will I Laugh ??? ive been subscribed for a grip ! How did i miss that ???? Well .....I know what i watching next !

[@stephaniegeer1691]

Exactly the same here!! Those are also my other favorite tracks....seriously, ST saved my life MANY times!!love their lyrics and attitude🤘✌out.

[@stephaniegeer1691]

How will I laugh tomorrow... And nobody hears are truly the songs that saved my life..please react to both!! Love you guys!you rock!!🤘✌

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@stephaniegeer1691 thats awesome im nt alone ! Thank you !

[@mmmmm1113]

All I wanted was a Pepsi….

[@ExUSSailor]

This was released in '90. The album it was on, "Lights, Camera, Revolution!" was my whole junior high. The undisputed Kings of Skate Punk!

[@susanconstable2113]

Loved this album! Every time someone asks me at work how I am I say “lovely” they think I’m just a happy person because they don’t Get my sarcasm from this song. Lol

[@dragonballbw3]

Something I didn't know until now, Robert Trujillo (Metallica) was the bassist on that album!

[@Crash.7434]

I’m more into the beginning of punks most the germs but black flag minor threat Sex Pistols and etc

[@ronb6152]

One of my favorite albums.

[@BuckInchuteranch1]

@@dragonballbw3 along with Infectious Grooves and Ozzy

[@markwillis675]

They were kind of a fusion band. They brought the metal head, skaters and punks together. Many great songs. Just grab a Pepsi before the next reaction.

[@BRUTALB0RIS]

just one pepsi.

[@GLANDAYZ3R]

It s called CROSSOVER

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

All I wanted was a Pepsi and she wouldn't give me one

[@throwabrick]

ST had cred across the spectrum. You could be punk, metal, hiphop, everybody loved these guys because you felt the passion.

[@KattMurr]

ST formed in 1980 in Venice Beach, California. The singer, Mike Muir has an older brother, Jim, who was a member of the infamous skate team DogTown. So in the beginning ST was huge with the skater scene. Definite mix of punk, hard-core and metal. Awesome band!!! 🤘🏻

[@shawnfaddoul8616]

Well Dog Town isn't a skate team. ZBoys or Zephyr Boys is and was a skate team. Dog Town is what the locals call Venice.

[@davidbailey6397]

Had a Suicidal Tendencies skateboard back around 1985.

[@DBWildfoot]

One of my favourite ST tracks! 32 years old and still rocks hard AF! Did you notice Rob Trujillo from Metallica on bass?

[@AKJACKAL99709]

Rob's son is their bass player now. I saw them live Labor Day weekend, and that boy was kicking ass.

[@richardhurts5]

His son is in the band now

[@rockyalls4386]

@@richardhurts5 is he still with Ottto as well?

[@adrathemetaloutlaw754]

ST are legends. The Rocky George era is so killer. Suicidal Tendencies, if defined, is not necessarily meaning wanting to outright kill yourself....its more like wanting to do things that may result in a suicide, like taking a high risk that could end your life. Like skydiving and/or Russian roulette could be suicidal tendencies

[@F.W.ENDER.75]

Like being a Green Bay Packer fan...Something like that?

[@GertBFrobe66]

Everything about ST is completely under-rated.

[@apctest8359]

No joke - I listen to the first punk album now and again and it sounds as fresh in 2023 as it did in '83

[@alexanaya6820]

Thank you ST...since 1987 I've loved them. Just saw them September 23, 2023 Ontario.....💪🏽😎

[@waynephillips6779]

This album Lights, Camera, Revolution is one of my all time favourites, BREAKDOWN is amazing so is SEND ME YOUR MONEY KEEP ON ROCKING DUDES 🤟🤟🤟

[@jeffreymeyer4848]

Breakdown! Yes!!!

[@BongEyedBastard]

Goin' Breakdown

[@JasonMichael-p7d]

Feel like shit, deja Vu / wakeing the dead !

[@sammyinbrooklyn]

Suicidal Tendencies changed the game. They were like no other. Probably my 3rd all time Favorite Band.

[@guggie]

Saw them open for a Megadeth in Chicago, front row. They absolutely blew me away. One of the best bass players I had ever seen - then he moves to Metallica!! Tons of energy and lots of fun.

[@Buffaloheart68]

First mosh pit I was in was at the ST and Megadeth show in Seattle. Good times and a long time ago

[@christophneumann112]

Suicidal Tendencies formed in 1980 and their self-titled first album come out in 1983. They were almost skater punk in the beginning. The singer, Mike Muir, grew up in Venice, California which was a skating mecca back in the day. The album that "You Can't Bring Me Down" was off their 1990 album Lights...Camera...Revolution! This album was their first Thrash Metal album. It mixes the best of their Skater Punk sound with the power, speed, and anger of Thrash Metal. The lineup for this album included Rocky George and Robert Trujillo. George's thrash riffs and Trujillo's bass lines are what made this album my all-time favorite Suicidal Tendencies album. Trujillo has been the bassist for Metallica since 2003. If you are looking for other songs to play from ST, Institutionalized is probably their biggest hit. Others to try "Nobody Hears", "Gotta Kill Captain Stupid", "Lovely", "Give It Revolution", "Go'n Breakdown", "Possessed to Skate". "Subliminal". Also, they are definitely not banned in Los Angeles. This is the band's hometown and they still play here on a regular basis. I think Mike Muir is the only constant member at this point, though.

[@byteblock1667]

Rocky George is one of my favorite guitar players. It's because of him I bought an Ibanez RG560 in 1994.

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

Hell yeah, I never get tired of this song! Y'all would love their song "Trip At The Brain" from my favorite album How Will I Laugh Tomorrow, the music video is very entertaining! Great reaction as usual guys! 🤘🤘🤙🤙

[@Rudcatt]

All these years after it came out and it still gets me going.

[@donaldligon9418]

One of the best skater punk, metal bands of the 80s and 90s . This track is by far one of the most aggressive and angry of any that they had ever done. Im 50 years old and still rocking

[@peppapig5035]

Im 62 and do the same 💪

[@1COMIXMAN]

This band was a part of my teens in the 80s. I was certainly part of the suicidal army.

[@michaelakkerman407]

So I don't know if you two actually read these, but as a teen in highschool when they dropped thier first record Suicidal Tendencies it was pure punk. Short songs with just powerful riffs that stood above most other punk bands back then. Exceptions...Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys. After thier debut record is when they became an enigma beyond what anyone else really had heard. Thrash rap is what I can think of. It's in its own category. They were kinda the grandfather's of whatever this sound is. Alot of people were pissed because the punk sound was infectious. When they went thrash it turned alot of people off, but gained a different audience. Luckily I have been there from the start. Mike Muir has seen alot of different line ups in his band, but they are all fire. This band is an absolute original. From the depths of the ashes grew a great Phoenix!!!Suicidal Tendencies!!!! Check out "Subliminal " or "Won't fall in love Today". Off the first record. You can do both because they are so short.

[@mercedogre]

finally, been suggesting this song for a year

[@Goldie1977]

“As long as your heart beats… pledge your allegiance “ This is probably my fave anti PMRC song. If you truly want to understand SxTx then go see em live! 🤘

[@sharidocherty3995]

S.T. always

[@dondinterman871]

I remember being only a small part of my school listening to this band in the 80s and damn I love their music. I finally saw them live in 2018

[@invisibledooley]

I love this era of Suicidal Tendencies with Rocky George on lead guitar. I put this on when I need to get pumped. Now you have to do "Institutionalized".

[@Moondirts]

One of my favorite bands of all time. And I'm old. They're great.

[@randywissler9923]

This song was their response to the powers that be banned the band from playing in L.A. for a while for "suspected" gang ties. The guitarist in the stove pipe Pittsburgh Pirates hat that was doing all the shredding Is Rocky George, one of the sickest guitarist ever!!!! Also, did you notice a very young Robert Trujillo on bass? Went on later to become Metallica's current bassist. SUICIDAL FOR LIFE 🤘🤘🤘

[@shawnfaddoul8616]

Bro we're all adults and Venice Suicidal aka Suicidal Punx aka Suicidal Skins aka Suicidal 13 is a gang and has been for a long time now.

[@ArchAngelAG]

I've waited forever for you to react to this song. Ice-T is actually a huge fan of them and made his own version of their song Institutionalized which is the next song of theirs that you should react to. Or check out his band Body Count's cover of Slayer's Raining Blood.

[@gary2kr1]

The number of times in my youth I either split my chin, knees or elbows skating to ST in my headphones is innumerable. There music did and still does fire me the fuck up

[@bill9605]

You wouldn't know what crazy is if he saw Charles Manson sitting on your front porch eating fruit loops

[@jasonmarquis7586]

One of my favorite songs, by my all time favorite band. ST for life.

[@thomgardnerwrestlingreviews]

Bass player Rob Trujillo , now in Metallica Guitar Player Earni B , also guitar player in Body Count Great band great song been around since early 80s he was angry cause he couldn't get a pepsi Another suicidal song is goin breakdown you should react too

[@DBWildfoot]

Nope. That's Rocky George on lead guitar. Ernie C is in Body Count.

[@BongEyedBastard]

Fucks sake. How can you not know Rocky George?!

[@johnmartin9854]

This entire album is 🔥🔥🔥 You gotta do Send Me Your Money next!!

[@richardhurts5]

This!!!!! Probably my favorite song on the album

[@BongEyedBastard]

Lost Again or Emotion #13 or Disco's Out, Murder's In

[@richardhurts5]

This was my band from back in the 80's. They were the first band ever saw live ( they opened for Queensryche ) back in 91. 30 years later I saw them at Blue Ridge Rock Festival in 2021 and they still kicked ass and my 50 yo self went back in time. Fun fact is Rob from Metallica used to be the bass player for Suicidal and now Robs son is in the band. There are so many songs from Lights, Camera, Revolution that you should check out. It's probably the best ST album ( my opinion of course ).

[@nickbarela172]

Suicidal was one of the most important bands to us skater punks that had no representation of our feelings! I got to see them live and it was amazing

[@DarkAngel1985Mike]

One of my favorite bands and songs growing up in the late 80’s and 90’s, the singer’s brother was one of the original Z Boys from the Zephyr skateboard team made famous from the movie Lords of Dogtown and he founded Dogtown Skateboards which was the successor to Zephyr representing the skate culture of Dogtown(Venice,California)

[@terrydavis7389]

this band, this song kept me going when i was a teen in the late 80s/early 90s.. im a fan for life.

[@cycochris07]

Love ST! Rocky george is easily one of my favourite metal guitarists. I always catch them live whenever they come to New Zealand!

[@WojMoj]

Nostalgia! Looking for empty pools and listening to ST. Miss those days, can’t believe even we got old.

[@tieneeddoawestruck2036]

Rocky may be one of the most underrated shredders ever

[@JayTor2112]

They were more hardcore/punk when they started in the 80's and they went in a more thrash direction on this album. They were like THE band with "thrashers" in the 80's and 90's, which was a term for skaeboarders who terrorized the city streets by skating on everything in sight. D.R.I. is another similar band that was big with that scene.

[@TF-lk6co]

Few songs get my blood pumping like this does.

[@jgsrhythm100]

There most iconic song is " "Institutionalized " from the cult classic film " Repo Man".

[@sharidocherty3995]

Oh man Repo Man was great favorite song Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole by Black Flag

[@tallgrayandgruesome]

For me it is about 1 album which I still play today. they released it in 1988..."How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today?" I believe at that time they were UBER popular with skateboarders.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

How will I laugh is STILL my fave record from back then !!!!! MAN ! It meant so much to me back then , It saved my life i could even say

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

Same, my favorite ST album hands down!! It's pretty Thrashy, so that's probably why I love it soo much!

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead hell yeah ! Your my big homie ! But for real damn that record killed it ! Hearing voices ? Ugh and Pledge your Allegiance ? cmon ! Hell yeah !

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

@@Brando-Lee3725 thanks brotha! Yeah my personal favorites are "The Feeling's Back", "If I Don't Wake Up", and "Suicyco Mania" (man, that song is wild lol). 🤘🤘

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead Aww yeah ! That Feelings Back ! And the others i dig too ! damn what an album ! It takes me back thrashing in my bedroom and breaking shit ! Mad at the world days ! Skate and Destroy !

[@Drivestort]

I just listened to this the other day on my way home and I thought it'd be good for you guys to listen to.

[@RoguSpanish]

This song is such a classic, the whole album is a masterpiece, easily the best punk metal ever made! Also I have that same Black Sabbath shirt.

[@the_seer_0421]

What a classic. One of my favorites by them. They are indeed pretty old now as they have been around since the 80s. Musically they are pretty much a hardcore punk and thrash metal crossover so you were right on track. Their name can be quite misleading though because their music and messages are often significantly more uplifting and positive than their name suggests lol.

[@SteveSmallwoodthemachine]

Old ST was skater punk album JOIN THE ARMY a classic turned metal later on.

[@stephaniegeer1691]

Yes!!!!my ultimate, favorite band ever!!!😃😃😃😃i fell in love with ST waay back in the early 80's!!my first heavy metal purchase was ST how will I laugh tomorrow album & Slayer seasons in the abyss!!!still rock both those albums today!love this track!! Enjoy the ride,but get ready for it to get fast & bumpy.lol😂

[@Mvtobebo]

So happy to see you react to one of my top 5 favorites

[@Swamp_Fox]

You guys have got to check out Institutionalized!!

[@robertgrimstadjr7785]

One of the MOST underrated guitar players in all of metal. Mr. Rocky George!!

[@jgsrhythm100]

"Hey You Guys" was originally from the very hip 70's show " The Electric Company" startijg a very young Morgan Feeman.

[@acemodez3169]

Every channel doesn't have enough Suicidal Tendencies

[@gwalia2112]

This album along with others of theirs and other bands around that time helped keep me sane, probably helped keep me alive too. Great reaction lads to a great band.

[@heidi82]

Heck yeah! ST is one of my brothers favorite bands. He was playing them constantly in the 90s and I got hooked. Such a great band.

[@stephenmcalarney780]

1st metal show I ever went to..... almost 35 yrs ago. They opened with this song and I was NOT ready lol. Caught a boot to the face from a crowd surfer and my nose was gushing blood. Security was cool and gave me a towel and some water. Cleaned up right there up in front by the stage and rocked on. Even caught a drumstick later in the show. I'll never forget that show.

[@shawnmessersmith2113]

Rocky George is probably the most underrated guitarist ever!! Saw them in York Pa in 89 with Wrathchild America which had the drummer from God Smack

[@jasonmarquis7586]

You gotta check out ST’s alter ego - ‘Infectious Grooves’.

[@buhnerboy1974]

The bass player is Robert Trujillo currently of Metallica

[@93notch44]

love the reaction boyzzz!!! And YES! Rocky was an underrated guitarist.

[@SteveSmallwoodthemachine]

ROCKY is one of the underrated metal guitarists ever!

[@kristaspecht]

Morning y'all! Wow! Blast from the past! Love ST! Great song, listen to "how will I laugh tomorrow" and "trip to the brain".... Awesome choice guys!!❤️🤓

[@justindevoe9556]

The kings of crossover thrash, a genre known for blending hardcore and thrash. Highly recommend diving further into their discography

[@coreymay3063]

That line up was so bad ass with Robert Trujillo on bass who went on to play for Ozzy and now Metallica. Rocky George on lead guitar, just an awesome lineup. Pretty cool that ST now has Dave Lombardo formerly of Slayer playing drums.

[@AKJACKAL99709]

Not anymore. Lombardo joined Testament, and he was NOT on the drums when I saw them Labor Day weekend. However, Robert Trujillo's son is their current bass player, and that boy kicks ass.

[@BongEyedBastard]

Brandon Pertzborn on drums now, that kid is fkn incredible.

[@luizde-rossi643]

Yes! Great choice, guys! This is an absolute 90's banger! 👏🏽

[@BRUTALB0RIS]

To me Suicidal Tendencies is the first metal band who put some rap technique in their music, you can hear it from 1983 debute album Suicidal Tendencies. One of the good song that totally include rap is Suicide's an Alternative / You'll Be Sorry,

[@daviddesjardins6539]

Omg! I've been asking for ST for a grip! Love it!

[@blairbowers769]

Y’all gotta give “Controlled by Hatred “ a shot. Don’t know if anyone else put y’all down but the bassist of this band is now the bassist for Metallica

[@stevenstokes464]

ST had that "gang" look in the 80's and 90's and referred to their fans as the ST Army. They were actually banned from performing in LA for alleged gang affiliations , hence the newspaper headline at the start. Another great song to check out is "Waking the Dead". It doesn't get as much regcognition, but it's a banger.

[@anarchy030]

This song and How Will I Laugh Tomorrow are considered crossover which is hardcore punk and metal. They were one of the first bands to do this style.

[@mikeonthebayou]

They opened with this song the one time I got to see them. Helluva show.

[@ColinFurness77]

Great song! Great reaction! I'm surprised you haven't reacted to Institutionalized yet. It's pretty much ST's biggest "hit." You should check out the song This Is Now by the band Hatebreed. Don't let the band name fool you. It's great hardcore metal with a positive message. I think because the singer, who had a very tough life, writes lyrics about persevering thru tough times.

[@tappingthevein1]

They're biggest problem was that they were the first band to have massive gang violence at their shows which is exactly why they were banned.

[@tracysprague7212]

ST is a staple of punk/metal/crossover/thrash. they also even played funk as infectious grooves. if you really wanted to see the way ST made the path of all styles. then i would say start from their first album self titled and then go to them all in order. they truly are probably the best at bringing something new to each step of the way. but my favorite album is join the army. i think it hits that west coast gang mentality that they strived on. i will sub to your channel in hopes of seeing that reaction.

[@svartmetall]

That rant in the middle is one of the finest moments in all of '90s metal.

[@ryanhadley6504]

One of my favorite songs is ,no one hears. From them!

[@brianqualls-e3w]

That was my favorite album growing up in east Los Angeles...Rocky George great guitarist...Mike Muir incredible vocals and ..Robert Trujillo on bass...now with Metallica wahwahwah

[@Chyrnobyl66]

ST started off as a skate punk band, had a thrash period, but they were definitely straying into Numetal by the end

[@biohazard_613]

When was the end and what albums strayed into Numetal?

[@prodigal71]

Rocky George is so massively underrated but he's a fucking BEAST on guitar. Saw them in '91 & they DESTROYED the arena

[@SquirrelyDan6422]

I need to know how to make Hollywood saying “HEY YOU GUYS!” As my text alert.

[@christiansoto4118]

Great song... Great band 💪

[@Eris_Strife]

They were a punk/thrash crossover band. Their early days were straight punk influence, but with the inception of speed/thrash a handful of punk band started dipping their toes in the heavier faster thrash sound. Crossover thrash is a genre of music that blends punk and metal. Some of the most important bands in the genre include Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles), Agnostic Front, and Beowülf. Technically speaking, Metallica was crossover thrash in their early days as they originally were hardcore punk.

[@jameshines9159]

One of my old school favorites!

[@pressman1788]

Great song! Great reaction! 🤘🏻

[@martymcpeak4748]

It's skate_thrash metal. Suicidal were huge with skateboarders.. Rocky George is a pipe swinging badass on guitar. Criminally underrated

[@davidgut5224]

Suicidal is revolutionary in the Skate Punk era. With this being said, they have always done their own thing. Sounded their own way.

[@jpuffandthefluffybunch1288]

ST! Me and my skater punk friends would cruise around in the 90's when we were like 16 and fuck shit up listening to these guys. Massive vandalism occurred. It was glorious!

[@williamdrake6711]

There were many rumors of the band members as well as their friends and followers being involved with gangs (especially Venice 13, Mexican-American gang in that area), with Muir's trademark blue bandanna and violence at the band's performances as evidence. In their original lineup photo, which can be seen inside their self-titled debut album, drummer Amery Smith is wearing a flipped up hat and under the bill are the markings "V13", thought to be initials for Venice 13. Smith was not a member of V13 and the hat worn in the photo was borrowed from V13 member Steve Mayorga, brother of Suicidal Tendencies bassist Louiche Mayorga.

[@alexandrabarrenbrugge4585]

Good morning Gentlemen and all you others. I was 16 years old when the song was released. But it was not only a " song ", it was - and still is 🤘! - a hymn. Well, here and there, then and when.... i feel like shit 🤣! Hollywood, Smokey, thank you from an old german girl 🤗

[@ulisesmaderamejia4847]

These guys changes the Thrash game pioneers of what is known a Crossover (Thrash Metal and Punk blended). So many bands followed their steps

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Apparently they started back in 1980. I didn’t hear them until 1983 or 1984 when the video for Institutionalized came out. Liked them ever since. A little bit of trivia regarding the time period that this song came out. Robert Trujillo was their bassist. He’s the bassist in Metallica now. Also did a stint with Ozzy in between.

[@2strokinit527]

To answer your questions about the age of the band they started in 1980 and are still playing. This song was released as a single in1990.

[@klauss1995]

more suicidal tendencies reactions please!

[@JimBob_McRob]

Rob Truillo on bass ( Metallica). I saw these guys in '88 in a club in Syracuse. One of the best shows I've attended. 🤘

[@furthausen]

One my fav albums growing up

[@bzhastro]

Little pleasure in the middle of the night here un the south of France 🤘 🖤 🤘

[@lonspangrud5983]

Rocky George (guitar) is one of most underrated musicians in the last 30 years.

[@seang9383]

One of the greatest crossover bands ever... Punk - Metal.. They were hard out the gate.. Check out "Suicide's An Alternative" from their debut Album....

[@gillanarcoleo3192]

I did a few tours with them original hardcore punk to then metal but were an original skateboard surfer punk bands from Cali in early 80s.

[@LibertySpam]

The Cali version of Hardcore, IMO

[@chrisstorms7511]

they mentioned Bodycount. The Bodycount guys have said many times that ST is a major influence on their music, especially the attitude that goes with it.

[@angrymetalhead9610]

Hardcore crossover band from the 80s. You need to checkout their 1st 2 album. Self titled and Join the Army. Some of their best work. Institutionalized, subliminal ,War inside my head. There is many more. Killer band.