Trip at the Brain
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"Trip at the Brain" is a song by the American crossover thrash
band Suicidal Tendencies
. It is the first track on their 1988 third album How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
and was the album's first single. It is also the first track on the 2010 compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies
, which was not endorsed by the band.
" and "Possessed to Skate") and received heavy rotation on MTV
. The video begins with a crazed scientist finding a brain from a garbage can and says "there's nothing wrong with this brain". The music begins when the scientist is in his office swinging a brain on a chain in front of frontman Mike Muir
, who is tied on a chair and later escapes.
In the video, the band can be seen performing on top of a brain.
John Cusack made a cameo in this video
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
. It is the first track on their 1988 third album How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today is the third album by the American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released on Epic Records on September 13, 1988....
and was the album's first single. It is also the first track on the 2010 compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies
Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies
Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies is a best-of compilation album released on Sony Legacy, featuring a collection of Suicidal Tendencies' music with the label...
, which was not endorsed by the band.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Bill Fishman (who directed the first two videos "InstitutionalizedInstitutionalized (song)
"Institutionalized" is a song by the American hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released in 1983 as the only single from their debut album, Suicidal Tendencies. It is often classified as the band's signature song and would be re-recorded for the album Still Cyco After All These Years...
" and "Possessed to Skate") and received heavy rotation on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. The video begins with a crazed scientist finding a brain from a garbage can and says "there's nothing wrong with this brain". The music begins when the scientist is in his office swinging a brain on a chain in front of frontman Mike Muir
Mike Muir
Mike Muir is the lead vocalist of the Venice skate punk bands Suicidal Tendencies Los Cycos and the funk rock band Infectious Grooves...
, who is tied on a chair and later escapes.
In the video, the band can be seen performing on top of a brain.
John Cusack made a cameo in this video