Suicide Machines Destruction By Definition CD

Additional personnel includes: Vinnie Nobile (trombone).
Personnel: Dan Lukacinsky (vocals, guitar); Derek Grant (vocals, piano, Clavinet, keyboards, drums); Jason Navarro, Royce Nunley (vocals); Larry Klimas (tenor saxophone); Vinnie Nobile (trombone).
Audio Mixer: Jerry Finn.
Liner Note Author: Jef Petruczkowycz.
Recording information: A & M Studios (11/1995-12/1995).
Photographer: Bob Alford.
In the late '70s and early '80s, punk rock fell into two main categories: angry sociopolitical agitators (the Dead Kennedys, the Clash, T.S.O.L.) and more escapist bands like the Ramones, the Dickies, and the Damned. The Suicide Machines essentially fall into the latter category. Recalling punk's glory years but sometimes adding touches of ska and reggae, Destruction by Definition is an CD characterized by its infectiousness and reckless sense of fun more than anything. While some sociopolitical observations can be heard on "SOS" and "No Face," it's clear that the Machines' main goal is to provide some rowdy entertainment. Destruction by Definition is a sneering, loud-and-proud delight that those who fancy punk's more fun side shouldn't overlook. ~ Alex HendersonAlternative Press (8/96, pp.88-90) - 3 (out of 5) - "...one of the best American pop albums of '96....fitted with a four-wheel drive to negotiate the sudden switchbacks from punk to ska to punk and everywhere else....The real secret is that they write catchy tunes..."
RIP (8/96, pp.70-71) - 4 (out of 5) - "...The ska-punk uprising has been gaining momentum for a few years now, and this might be the burgeoning, second-generation's best group yet."