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)
ProducerSaccharine Trust, Spot
Saccharine Trust chronology
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(1981) 		Surviving You, Always
(1984) 		Worldbroken
(1985)
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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]

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.

  1. ^ Dougan, John. "Surviving You, Always". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Ambler, Charlie (January 27, 2015). "Talking About Minutemen and SST with Joe Baiza from Saccharine Trust". Vice. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b 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.