Upset about the fact that his band's seminal 1983 debut had long been out of print with no scheduled CD release in sight,
Suicidal Tendencies
leader
Mike Muir
decided to take matters into his own hands by re-recording the entire affair from scratch. But not surprisingly, although 1993's
Still Cyco After All These Years
tries as hard as it can to faithfully imitate much of the original album's performance (and even, to a certain degree, its cover art), there's simply no such thing as a perfect replica. And when dealing with a verified classic, anything but a perfect replica will never satisfy those familiar with the real deal. Though it is fair to assume that
Still Cyco
converted its fair share of younger fans who had never heard it in the first place, aside from the inclusion of an arguably superior version of
Join the Army
's
"War Inside My Head,"
has become all but obsolete since the 1997
Epitaph Records
CD release of the 1983 classic. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia