Suicide Machines Are Not Secret Machines

Adventure #2

Suicide Machines and a dying relationship. The kind where you’ve both reached the point you intentionally dislike pretty much everything the other person loves. It starts out with minor things to get under their skin and builds from there.

And for that very reason he loved the fact that I disliked the Suicide Machines, so much he made it a point to play them as often as possible…

I laugh now, but I recall thoughts of carving that CD into a ninja star and stabbing him in the throat with it. I hated this band with every ounce of me. Even more so – because he just fucking loved them. Young love. So stupid. 

Time warp 5 years and a month ago – I get an invite from a friend to a see the Secret Machines in concert. With profane mumbles, I declined.

This band still haunts me – 2 weeks ago, I’m at work discussing various artists. Boss mentions, the Secret Machines. In utter disgust, I blabber off my hatred to aforementioned band. His response was a bit shocked. Thinking it would be a band I would’ve mutually enjoyed. I was surprised, really… somehwere the conversation ended up with “They’re a shitty ska/punk band that went nowhere… Are we even talking about the same band?”

That’s when it hit me – Suicide Machines are not Secret Machines. They are not them — at all.

All of those years of hostility and hatred for a band with a similar name — and to top it off they are pretty fucking awesome and I can’t stop listening. 

And for that, they are my favorite band of the week — I think everyone needs to listen to them — a lot — and really loud to make up for the hatred.

My Favs:

1. First Wave Intact
2. Last Believer, Drop Dead
3. Atomic Heels
4. Lightning Blue Eyes
5. 1,000 Seconds
6. Faded Lines

HEAR: http://www.last.fm/music/Secret+Machines/Secret+Machines

SEE:

If you really like them, just ask.

 

 

As for the Suicide Machines. The only cool thing about them that I know of is: they were on the Before You Were Punk 2 compilation with the awesome album cover that I think I still own a copy of. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I still dislike them, but to be nice — their least shitty song is probably : 

 

That’s the fuzz.

the end.