Destruction By Definition is one of the best ska albums!

One of my favourite bands - this album changed my life

The album 'Destruction By Definition' is a complete banger from start to finish. Not. One. Bad. Song. A++

Derek Grant is such a beast. His drumming on this entire record is insane. I saw Derek play a couple of weeks ago with the Vandals and he's still got the gift. He's also got a channel on YT where he posts lots of cool drum cams and exclusive footage. There's a Matt Freeman connection in this song. At 8:54 of this video, you can hear the Suicide Machines give a nod to Operation Ivy by doing the same "Insane" line from the song "Here We Go Again".

Growing up outside Detroit, we used to go to "Jack Kevorkian and the Suicide Machines" shows all the time back in the 90's at St.Andrews. Those were some fun times for sure.

Man youre nailing these videos. As a 40 year old punk dude, im so impressed by your choices.

Dude who was the patron that requested this song ? They deserve a big hug and Kiss

“Sounds like two different bands” welcome to the Suicide Machines.

This is one of the greatest albums of all time in my opinion. Start to end, solid gold. Wanna keep that smile going? Listen to the whole album!

"Horns!!! I didn't expect that!"... there is a trombone growling in that minor intro 😂 The trombone on the recording is Vinny nobile. Absolute monster of a player

This channel is absolutely punching me in the nostalgia. As a 43 year old this channel is basically reliving my teenage years spending night after night at First Avenue in Minneapolis watching The Suicide Machines, PennyWise, NOFX, Dinosaur Jr, Propaghandi, LagWagon, Goldfinger and so many more... I even completely blew my ACL out watching Primus there one night and had to be carried out. Fantastic picks. Might I suggest Skankin Pickle or Voodoo Glow Skulls since you seem to love fast punk/ska as future potential listens.

Such a fun band. Watching you review these bands is such a treat. It's like rediscovering them and experiencing them for the first time all over again.

Love Suicide Machines. Fun fact: Seeing as how they are from Detroit, the singer Jason Navarro also fronted the brutal Detroit Hardcore band, Cold As Life for a short time when the band reunited after their original singer was shot to death in his sleep. Also, check out Jason Navarro’s other band, Hellmouth. Brutal Hardcore with a splash of Death Metal. You won’t be able to believe it’s the same singer. The album after this, 1998’s Battle Hymns is my favorite Suicide Machines album. It’s a lot heavier and mixes ska with very fast and heavy Hardcore. Thanks again for the great reaction video. Please keep them coming.

I’m surprised you reacted to the horns so late because they come in at 11 seconds in to the song. Was lucky enough to see them tour this album back in the day. Saw them in a skate shop with with 40 people there and then again opening for The Descendants in a bigger venue with like 250 people.

Operation Ivy - Energy, Suicide Machines - D by D, and Rancid - Out Come the Wolves is the holy trinity of Punk/Ska albums. Youre hitting all the right ones! Streetlight Manisfesto - Keasbey Nights Slaptick - self titled Are honorable mentions. LOVE this channel!

Destruction by Definition is easily a 10/10, front to back, no skip record! If you haven't yet, take the half hour, or whatever, and listen to it clear through. I promise you won't be disappointed! You're welcome😉

I don't even play bass, I just enjoy this badass playlist you've made of my teenage years. Thank you

The drumming and bass on this album is SO GOOD.

Fell in love with this band the second I heard New Girl on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Man! "No face" was my falling in love song with ska-punk! ❤

Derek Grant, longtime drummer for Alkaline Trio and was featured in your “Mr. Chainsaw” reaction video, is the man behind the kit on this album. Even more mind blowing, dude was only like 18 when he recorded this. Genuinely one of the best drummers of our generation.

One of my favorite things about this channel is seeing your face reactions lol!!

very very VERY underrated band.

3:39 didnt expect you to review one of my beloved Songs from the suicide Machines. Love that band.

Yessss!! One of the most important ska punk albums ever (aside from Op Ivy’s Energy). So stoked you got to hear Derek in this setting. Definitely recommend doing a full album review on this one. It’s a certified banger and will keep you smiling from start to finish

With the skacore kick, check out Assorted Jelly Beans "No Time." Seems simple but great song overall!

AVAIL and the Suicide Machines at Emo's in Austin, TX, is one of the best shows I have ever been to! I'm glad I got to see the Suicide Machines several times with the original lineup.

Our punk/ska band used to use the intro to this song to open some of our sets - would get the crowd hyped!

I think he’s ready for some Skankin Pickle now.

I don't know if that bass player, Royce, still has his studio in Detroit, but in the early 2000's a band I was in recorded at his place. I remember one of our idiot guitar players checking his guitar with the opening riff of Hey. Royce just sat there and waited. When the guy nervously laughed I remember Royce just saying "no, keep going play the whole song" of course the guy had no clue how to play the rest, but Royce was a very funny guy that could keep a straight face through anything he said. Good times and a great song/album.

If you want Goldfinger and good horns I suggest "Get What I Need" from their album the Knife. Mike Herrera from MxPx had taken over Bass for that album (and all following albums).

I love the nostalgia overload. Seeing these little known old songs from my youth being disected and enjoyed all these years later is such a warm feeling.

I was literally just thinking to myself the other day how you need to hear the Suicide Machines. So glad you've discovered them. This is hands-down one the absolute best albums from the90s.

Time for a full album! That full album rocks.

I'd love to see you do "Mad Caddies - I'm so alone" Great album and production!

The whole album is great! It would be fun to see an entire album listen.

This is one of the best recorded punk albums I've heard. It sounds absolutely amazing at any volume

My shitty high school punk band opened for these guys in 97, they were the only established band that didn’t treat us like garbage. I will always love them even aside from the awesome music.

this album is the 2nd best punk ska album ever after operation ivy energy

The latest album revolution spring, one of my favorite albums in the last 10 years

You've done it again! I smiled the whole time watching you smile the whole time. I wore this CD out in my first car, knew every word to every song. 16 years old, nowhere to go, just driving around aimlessly rocking out. What a time!

I'm so glad I found your channel. I hit walls on some songs and cant figure them out fully and you nail it all the time right on camera and it personally helps me out a ton.

Yes! One of my favorite bands of all time, and this album has one of the best rhythm sections punk has ever seen. You MUST listen to the whole album and pay attention to all the great bass and drum parts. Plus, Jay is easily in my top 5 for punk vocalists. So versatile

Another one of my fav bands👏🏻👍🏻💪🏻….but this is definitely my favorite reviews because your reaction/analysis was epic….thanks Mark 🙏🏻😇

I just love watching you react to hearing these songs for the first time... Makes me wish I could hear them for the first time and experience the discovery and the pure joy they bring all over again!

Beyond excited to have seen the thumbnail for this video!! Honestly you could've chosen any song from it. It's a shame that the world doesn't know Royce Nunley's bass playing like it should.

Yesterday I was watching one of your videos, I think it was Goldfinger. I was thinking "hey, he should react to The Suicide Machines one day". I wish it was Break The Glass, but this is gold too!

Yes yes yes! One of my first intros to ska/punk. And “Hey” is my fave on the album. Being from SE Michigan I love the support for my home boys

It's been a pleasure watching you rediscover the music of my adolescence (Propaghandi, Hot Water Music, The Suicide Machines).

This was the song and album that influenced my bass playing throughout high school. Thank you.

Wow this brings back memories. 96’ seeing Suicide Machines and Goldfinger @ Ziggys Winston Salem NC. Great show! Suicide Machines wow!

I think I recommended this one but I completely missed you actually did it! Stoked to see it!

I was fortunate to see Suicide Machines at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis back in the mid/late 90s. Blue Meanies was one of the opening bands (and I think Marble from Mankato, MN). Around that same time I got to see Rudiments at The Java Joint in St Cloud, MN. Highly recommend Blue Meanies and Rudiments!

You are hitting all of my favorite high school bands/sounds/etc. I love it!

The heavy part was the Intro of Hey it is part of the song and yes they combine a lot of good tunes. No Face and DDt great songs.

Gotta check out Inside/Outside!

My band played with them like in 2004. Watched them a couple of times here in Puerto Rico. What a great group of guys. Jason was always very friendly and we chatted quite a lot during those days. I’ve lost contact with them through time but I hope everyone is doing well.

Skankin Pickle “road zombie”. Great repetitive riff with awesome horns

For a fun tie to most of these reviews you've done, Destruction by definition was mixed by Jerry Finn. He also did mixing and production on albums for AFI, Alkaline trio, Jawbreaker, Rancid and on and on... Basically most of what you've reviewed, he had his hands on.

Saw them live last year. They still bring it!

This record and their second album Battle Hymns are both crazy and so good. Battle Hymns adds that hardcore crossover you mentioned you like a lot more. Check it out!

Derek Grant is such a beast.

YOU NEED TO DO the Lawrence Arms! NEBRASKA/what ti.e I Pensacola wings of gold on anyway from there live 10 year anniversary show!!

One of my favorite records of all time. Banger the whole way through

They just killed it in Denver! Love the channel man!

took me right back to high school :D I saw them more than once back then, and my memory may be fuzzy, but I recall Derek singing on some of the songs even, good times :)

So been looking forward to this one! Keep up the great work!

You need to do the Mad Caddies next! So many great songs, but "Monkeys" would be the obvious choice since you like the crazy changes.

Derek was only 18 when he tracked these drums too

I got so excited when I saw that you reviewed this! Seen them 6 or 7 times, but I remember hearing this song when it came out in ‘96 and I told my best friend ‘it’s like 5 songs in 1!’ Second album has more short hard songs. Third album is a little poppy but good. Albums after that were mostly punk. Love them and they still do live shows here and there. Great band! Thanx!

A friend in high school back in the 90s who was into harder music got a copy of Destruction by Definition and didn’t care for it, so he gave it to me. I played the heck out of it. Always loved the sound of the trombone across the album, esp in The Vans Song. Looked for a similar sound on other SM albums and from other bands but, sadly, never found it.

Check out No Face on Destruction by Definition. OR Check out High Anxiety off Match & Some Gasoline. Both still Suicide Machines! Great band!

Belvedere - Elephant March Refused - Summerholiday vs Punkroutine Satanic Surfers - Don't Fade Away

Mark, this journey is absolutely nuts. You're basically going through every song or at least band I ever listened to growing up as both a person and a bassist. But "Hey" is really a very special one. My naive self of 15 years of age just got hold of his first ever bass guitar and what better song to pick but "Hey" to try and figure out the bass line by ear. I learned two things that day: 1) I had no idea what I got myself into, especially with this particular song. 2) The 3 must be a very important note to the 1 (figured out the difference between major and minor a couple of weeks later 😅). I still have trouble playing the first fast part after the "metal" intro cleanly because it's just so fast. And that first day lies 26 years in the past! I can't recommend enough checking out other albums by the Suicide Machines. They are such a versatile band whilst still being true to their own style. Their repertoire reaches anywhere from pop punk over ska to hardcore and back. Such an iconic band! 😊

I'm going to keep saying it. Joe Gittleman from the Bosstones was one of the best bassists in ska, do Someday I Suppose.

This whole album is great! Glad you finally got to experience the suicide machines!

Hey. Love your videos. Perhaps others have mentioned this. I know you digged Derek Grants drumming on that Alk 3 song. Derek performs it great, but the drums on that album were done by Mike Felumlee. He was also drummer for The Smoking Popes (singing bass player) and Squirtgun. Maybe check out I Need You Around by the Popes. Have a great one.

The jam. My drum student asked me to learn this last week

This whole album is perfection and their later albums are also really good.

Derek has his own youtube channel where he posts just drum playthroughs as well as demos etc from various projects he's worked on. It's pretty cool stuff and he will reply to comments even about technical questions.

Watching this video I saw that they're touring and they're in Austin on August 10. Just got tickets!!!

My first punk show was them and Less Than Jake in 2000. I was hooked ever since. Say what you will about the best punk albums, this is in easily in my top 5. I might have to join your patreon if you do the whole album lol. Also, the opening quote, with that intro riff, that’s why they’re always labeled as “skacore” over just ska.

When I got the update on my phone that you were doing this song I couldn't wait to see your break down and your reaction. These guys are AMAZING live, I have seen them play alongside Buck O Nine and Bigwig. Your smiling made me smile and THIS is the exact reason I love seeing people check out new music! Another great video my man, keep up the amazing work !!

I had goosebumps watching this, I loved watching your reaction. this is probably in my top 10 favourite songs of all time. My old band used to cover it too. So fun! Their music is definitely not one style! It’s not all like this, I like some of their heavier music but I’m a sucker for ska . I really like their song “high anxiety” and “did you ever get a feeling of dread “ “New girl” is good too… they are all good!!!

This was the first band I discovered by myself after years of listening to the Punk bands my friends got me into. The hardcore intro was one of the elements that drew me in, as I was starting my journey towards Metal around the same time. I remember listening to the song "Break The Glass" with a friend when we got into a wreck. They hold a very dear place for me in my music journey. It's unfortunate this was their best album, as they kinda went downhill after this. Their third album sounds like a completely different band. But, on their second is one of my favorite covers, "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden". Anyway, glad you loved this track. I knew I had to check it out as soon as I could when I saw it pop up.

I've seen this band live more times than probably any other band. DETROIT! I've been traveling the world for a while now living as a nomad in South America and recently my brother saw Jay Navarro play with a different band at a brewery. He went and talked to him after the show and mentioned to him that he was such an inspiration to me and that I was an inspiration to him. My brother letting one of my idols know that he had such a positive role in people's lives makes me so proud. Long live this fucking band.

This is a crazy choice for a first Machines song to hear!

Against all authority is another ska punk band that leans heavier on the punk side of things that is a must listen

Please check it out the band Falling Sickness, that´s another ska punk band with a really crazy bass lines and fast as hell!!!!!

Destruction by Definition is such an amazing album. S.O.S. and No Face have some really fun bass lines. It's songs like these that make me a little sad that all my musician friends are Metalheads.

One of my favourite bands! Amazing, can't wait to hear the break down 👍🏻 keep the good work coming.

I remember being a kid in North Bay, Ontario...I was at the mall, in Zellers, and they had this kiosk that had like 10 cd's in it as a sampler demo thing, you could get a sample of like 10 seconds of a song from each band, and this song was on there... I remember having my mind blown, and just thinking...wow.....wow...this is so bloody rad

OH man taking me back my Jr year of HS, 97-sittin in my Plymouth Reliant w/ this on cassette, I would put that opening riff on and BLAST it as a middle finger to all those poseur jocks walkin' around thinking they were cool in their Reel Big Fish shirts!

Check out falling sickness as well. More great ska punk with fantastic bass playing

They did a split album with another band you should check out, The Rudiments. There are a couple extra tracks with bands, like Link 80. The album is Skank for Brains. One of the best ska albums out there, period!

I was so ready for you to be thrown off after the intro of the song and your face said it all. Amazing hahaha.

To hear this song for the first time again. I already have goosebumps during the intro

Was lucky enough to catch them at St. Andrew's Hall back in the day. Such a great live show! I believe Royce (bassist) is a lawyer now.

im so glad you did the Suicide Machines, i saw them in 2006 as a bright young junior in high school and they played faster than their album live. It was nuts.

Couple suggestions. The Slackers for ska/reggae/soul. The Aggrolites for Reggae/Soul. Straight up rock n roll with horns check Rocket From the Crypt. John Bazz from The Blasters is a machine fingering blues/r&b/rockabilly walking bass lines.