Sally M/S Ride’s Don’t Let Them Take Us ALIVE ended up being a completist record. There wasn’t much question of which tracks to include or how they should be ordered, given the nature of the album. 1-10, there you have it, all the songs from first to last.
But listening is a bit of a different question, much more today (in the era of iTunes, filesharing, etc.) than Hank or Uncle Charlie would have thought. Some listeners I know have already picked out a couple tracks that deviate from SR’s typical modus operandi: the slower tunes, “R Tone L” and “The Knot.” These songs don’t have the hooks or the steady, down-beat pulse that drive the other tracks. Nick is skipping them; I’m guessing he’s not the only one.
So the question for you is how do you listen to Sally M/S Ride? Is the record improved by skipping “R Tone L” and “The Knot”? Do you pick favorite tracks, skip the interview bits, or re-arrange the order? I’m curious to know. I listen to the whole thing, but I always do that, and it doesn’t mean you do or should. How do you hear Don’t Let Them Take Us ALIVE?
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3 responses to “DON'T LET THEM TAKE US ALIVE – TRACKLIST & LISTENING”
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I listen to the whole thing… because songs that aren’t “hits” are so important to balance out records. I mean, there are songs on even my favorite records that I might sometimes feel like skipping, but it’s usually just because I’m in a fast rocking mood or something… I don’t usually listen to “My Sundown” or whatever it’s called on the end of “Bleed American” by Jimmy Eat World, but not because I think it’s inappropriate. It’s because when I put in “Bleed American,” I want to sing along really loud to fast, fun music.
But, when I do take the time to listen to the less consumable songs, I’m usually pretty stoked that I did.
Sidenote;
Don’t Let Them Take Us ALIVE! is named (quoted, actually) from a line in the film “The Goonies.” During the ending, at the pirate ship.
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