Ric Ocasek
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Suicide is an American rock music group intermittently active since 1971 and composed of Alan Vega (vocals) and Martin Rev (synthesizers and drum machines). Much like Silver Apples, they are an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo.
Never widely popular amongst the general public, Suicide are nonetheless hugely influential: critic Wilson Neate writes that Suicide "would prove as influential as The Clash. Listening to their self-titled 1977 debut from the vantage point of late 2002, it's all so obvious: the synth pop, techno, and industrial dance sounds of the '80s and '90s, and now the new New Wave of electroclash, all gesture back to that foundational album."
Albums
- Suicide (1977) (Red Star Records) Recorded, manufactured and released on December 28, 1977. Mute/Blast 2002 CD reissue includes extra disc of 1978 live performances, including the original 23 Minutes Over Brussels flexidisc;
- 21½ minutes in Berlin/23 minutes in Brussels (1978) (Red Star Records Frankie 1);
- Suicide (second album) (1980) (Produced by Ric Ocasek - reissued as The Second Album - Mute/Blast First CD reissue includes extra disc of 1975 rehearsal sessions);
- Half Alive (1981) (collection of live and demo material recorded from 1975-1979 - originally on ROIR cassette only - liner notes by Lester Bangs);
- Ghost Riders (1986) (live concert from 1981 - originally on cassette only);
- A Way of Life (1988) (Produced by Ric Ocasek - Mute/Blast First CD reissue includes live bonus disc recorded in 1987);
- Why Be Blue (1992) (Mute/Blast First CD reissue includes live bonus disc recorded in 1989);
- Zero Hour (1997) (late 70's live recordings);
- American Supreme (2002) (initial CD copies included live bonus disc recorded in 1998);
- Attempted: Live at Max's Kansas City 1980 (2004) (Soundboard recordings from a NYC rock club performance. Liner notes by Marty Thau);
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