Surviving You, Always

Surviving You, Always
Studio album by
Saccharine Trust
Released1984
RecordedSeptember 1983 at Total Access Recording Studios, Redondo Beach, CA
GenrePost-hardcore
Length38:59
LabelSST (024)
ProducersSaccharine Trust, Spot
Saccharine Trust chronology
Paganicons
(1981)		 Surviving You, Always
(1984)		 Worldbroken
(1985)
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Surviving You, Always is the second release[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]

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Giver Takes"Baiza, Brewer and Cicero1:59
2."Lot's Seed"Baiza, Brewer, Cicero and Hodson1:52
3."Sunk"Baiza and Brewer1:35
4."Speak"Baiza, Brewer and Cicero3:27
5."The House, The System, The Concrete"Baiza, Brewer, Cicero and Hodson2:15
6."Remnants"Baiza and Brewer3:42
7."The Cat.Cracker"Baiza, Brewer and Cicero4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(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 Morrison5:03

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

References

  1. ↑ Dougan, John. "Surviving You, Always". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Ambler, Charlie (January 27, 2015). "Talking About Minutemen and SST with Joe Baiza from Saccharine Trust". Vice. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Robbins, Ira; Sprague, David. "Saccharine Trust". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ Caldwell, Sean (May 10, 2011). "Overlooked Albums #5: Saccharine Trust — Surviving You, Always". noripcord.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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