Still Cyco After All These Years is the seventh studio album by American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released in 1993. The album is composed of re-recorded songs from the band's 1983 debut album, Suicidal Tendencies; re-recordings of "War Inside My Head" and "A Little Each Day" from the band's second album, Join the Army; and "Don't Give Me Your Nothin'" which was previously released as a B-side to "Send Me Your Money".
Album information
The album was recorded in 1989–1990 during the Lights...Camera...Revolution! sessions. It contained the songs from the band's 1983 self-titled debut album. Frontman Mike Muir was upset with Frontier Records, the independent label that released Suicidal Tendencies' debut album, over various royalty and publishing issues. Since Muir did not have the rights to reissue the debut, he instead re-recorded the songs for release through Epic Records.
Singles for Still Cyco After All These Years were released for "Institutionalized" and "I Saw Your Mommy". Music videos were made for "Institutionalized" and "War Inside My Head" (previously available on the 1990 VHS Lights...Camera...Suicidal).
Critical reception
Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from music commentators, who frequently evaluated it through a comparative lens against the band's earlier work. In a contemporary review for Billboard, the record was characterized as a "compare-and-contrast gambit," owing to the fact that the majority of the material consisted of re-recorded tracks from the band's 1983 self-titled debut album on Frontier Records.
The publication noted substantial modifications in the sonic production of the 1993 versions, describing the updated sound as "beefier" and potentially "more radio-friendly" than the raw aesthetic of the original recordings. However, the necessity of the project was questioned for purists. It was remarked that for listeners who had the original version of the band's signature track, "Institutionalized," permanently etched into their minds, the re-recorded album might feel like a "redundant exercise," with the reviewer jokingly suggesting that such audiences might prefer to "step out for a Pepsi" instead.