Suicide Pact: You First

• Artist: Therapy?
• Rating:
• Release Date: February 08, 2000
• Type: Contains explicit content, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rock

Review

Very unapologetically, Suicide Pact says "Screw you if you don't like me." Shedding any sense of pop hooks, Andy Cairns and company resort to meat cleavers to reel you in. It's a big sloppy mess, which will likely appeal to fans of Therapy?'s older material -- here's hoping they didn't lose them in the tar pit of Infernal Love. Those wanting a return to the tunefulness of "Screamager" and "Loose" will likely be disappointed. It's a warts-and-all record, which means it isn't short of its ugly bits ("Jam Jar Jail," "Six Mile Water"). Cairns' occasional Billy Gibbons-meets-Tom Waits warbling can get tiresome, especially when you're reminded of his fine singing voice. But when they really get their Irish blood pumping, the magic of Troublegum's nastier bits ("Knives," "Trigger Inside") rears its demented head and Therapy? click on all cylinders. Suicide Pact's greatest moment is the last track listed, "Sister"; it's the most rhythmic, bass-driven song on the record. Cairns' guitar allows room for the rhythm section to breathe a little, a rarity. If there's a running lyrical thread to Therapy?'s metallic miserablism throughout their decade-long existence, it's stated in that song: "Sister I'm lost/ And I'm taking you with me/ Wherever I go." Despite growing long in the tooth for a hard-rock band, they're still doing this music better than the majority of their younger ilk. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
He's Not That Kind of Girl (Lyrics)	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(3:24)
Wall of Mouths	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(4:08)
Jam Jar Jail (Lyrics)	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(4:45)
Hate Kill Destroy (Lyrics)	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(3:32)
Big Cave In	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(5:46)
Six Mile Water (Lyrics)	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(6:23)
Little Tongues First	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(4:25)
Ten Year Plan	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(5:14)
God Kicks (Lyrics)	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(2:41)
Other People's Misery	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(1:53)
Sister	Andy Cairns	Therapy?	(21:04)

Credits

Aj Cairns (Vocals), Steve Gullick (Photography), Therapy? (Artwork), Nigel Rolfe (Images)