Suicide: How the godfathers of punk kept the faith   You may not
have heard of American duo Suicide, but you will have heard of
the groups they influenced. Depeche Mode, New Order, Moby,
Radiohead - almost every techno or industrial act, or rock band
that uses synthesisers, has cited Suicide as an influence.  Bono
said U2 were listening to Suicide's song Cheree when they wrote
With Or Without You. Bruce Springsteen, their early supporter
and friend, has recorded a cover version of their song Dream
Baby Dream. Suicide's eponymous 1977 debut album has been hailed
as "the Sgt Pepper of electronica", while REM have described
them as "the true sound of New York".  And their confrontational
performances, which often resulted in orgies of violence and
destruction, led Joe Strummer, frontman of The Clash, to call
vocalist Alan Vega "one of the bravest men I have ever seen on a
stage".  But they were not always this highly regarded. "Even
the punks didn't like Suicide," says Vega today, his thick
accent closer to Jack