Surviving You, Always
Surviving You, Always is the second album[2] and first LP by post-hardcore band Saccharine Trust, released in 1984 through SST. Guitarist Joe Baiza was exploring Jazz at the time at the influence was reflected on the album.[2] Much of the lyrical content contains biblical imagery.[3] The album features a cover of "Peace Frog" by The Doors[4] a song repeated on Saccharine Trust's live compilation Past Lives.[3]
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | September 1983 at Total Access Recording Studios, Redondo Beach, CA | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 38:59 | |||
| Label | SST (024) | |||
| Producer | Saccharine Trust, Spot | |||
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The cover is based on the photo by photography student Robert Wiles of Evelyn McHale, who committed suicide by jumping from the 86th floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building on May 1, 1947.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Giver Takes" | Baiza, Brewer and Cicero | 1:59 |
| 2. | "Lot's Seed" | Baiza, Brewer, Cicero and Hodson | 1:52 |
| 3. | "Sunk" | Baiza and Brewer | 1:35 |
| 4. | "Speak" | Baiza, Brewer and Cicero | 3:27 |
| 5. | "The House, The System, The Concrete" | Baiza, Brewer, Cicero and Hodson | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Remnants" | Baiza and Brewer | 3:42 |
| 7. | "The Cat.Cracker" | Baiza, Brewer and Cicero | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Our Discovery" | 6:00 | |
| 2. | "A Good Night's Bleeding" | 1:46 | |
| 3. | "Craving the Center" | 1:04 | |
| 4. | "Yhwh on Acid" | 6:04 | |
| 5. | "Peace Frog" | Krieger and Morrison | 5:03 |
Personnel
- Saccharine Trust
- Joe Baiza – guitar, vocals on "The Cat.Cracker"
- Jack Brewer – vocals
- Tony Cicero – drums
- Mark Hodson – bass guitar
- Additional musicians and production
- Russell Conlin – cornet on "Yhwh on Acid"
- Rick Cox – alto saxophone on "The Cat.Cracker"
- Saccharine Trust – production
- Spot – production, engineering
- R.C. Wills – illustrations
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References
- Dougan, John. "Surviving You, Always". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- Ambler, Charlie (January 27, 2015). "Talking About Minutemen and SST with Joe Baiza from Saccharine Trust". Vice. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- Robbins, Ira; Sprague, David. "Saccharine Trust". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- Caldwell, Sean (May 10, 2011). "Overlooked Albums #5: Saccharine Trust — Surviving You, Always". noripcord.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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