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How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today is an album by rock band Suicidal Tendencies, released on September 13, 1988.

How Will I Laugh... is crucial to Suicidal Tendencies stylisitc developments in that it sees the band abandoning most of their punk rock influences in favor of a more thrash metal oriented sound. One could see this stylistic changes in this albums predessecor Join the Army, but this album had a distinctly more defined metal sound; more complex and lengthy songs, not to mention better production values.

The addition of a rhythm guitarist, Mike Clark (who had played in Muirs side band No Mercy, which ironically was supposed to originally be a metal only side project) changed the bands style heavily as well. Clark writes much of the music for this album, and he gives lead guitarist Rocky George more soloing time. Thus creating another factor in this album and future albums more metal oriented sound.

The bands major label debut, the album featured singles "Trip At The Brain" and the title track, both of which managed to become successful with their target audiences.

Track listing

  1. "Trip At The Brain" (Mike Clark, Mike Muir) – 4:32
  2. "Hearing Voices" (Louiche Mayorga, Muir) – 4.13
  3. "Pledge Your Allegiance" (Mayorga, Muir) – 4:32
  4. "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow?" (Clark, Muir) – 6:44
  5. "The Miracle" (Clark, Muir) – 5:28
  6. "Suicyco Mania" – 5:52
  7. "Surf And Slam" (Rocky George, Suicidal Tendencies) – 2:51
  8. "If I Don't Wake Up" (Clark, Muir) – 4:53
  9. "Sorry?!" (George, Muir) – 3:47
  10. "One Too Many Times" (Clark, Muir) – 3:13
  11. "The Feeling's Back" (Clark, Muir) – 4:04
  • Track 6 did not appear on the original release, but was included in re-releases and the FNG compilation

Credits

Chart positions

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 111
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