Sage, Greg: Straight Ahead
Sage, Greg: Straight Ahead
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Sage, Greg
Label: Luxury Products
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 850421005999
Genre: Rock
Vinyl LP pressing. Few, if any punk musicians had dared step so far out of their safety zone as Greg Sage did here, re-defining the definition of what "punk" could be. Arriving two years after the release of Wipers' seminal Over The Edge LP, Straight Ahead was Sage's first proper release of new material since signing to a major label (Enigma-offshoot, Restless Records) - a statement itself in an era where "selling-out" was a looming concern in the DIY community. Despite this, Sage's first solo album remains even more insulated from the outside world than the Wipers - a quality exacerbated by the stripped-down instrumentation and themes of alienation. Today, some might call it "death folk" but in 1985 there were few precedents for the spectral, echo-laden folk-punk of Straight Ahead. While the first half of the record bears some of the familiar urgency and hooks of the Wipers' trademark sound ('On The Run', 'Straight Ahead'), Side 2 is given over entirely to slower, longer, hollowed-out songs and arrangements, and signaled Sage's increasing devotion to studio craftsmanship over performing live. While the album was misunderstood by some who weren't looking for a mellow "singer/songwriter" effort from the Wipers frontman, it's stature has grown exponentially over time, with everyone from J. Mascis to Ryan Adams paying tribute with cover versions, and a younger generation rightly referencing the album for the groundbreaking work it remains. Indeed, you can't look back - you just look straight. Straight Ahead.
Tracks:
1.1 Straight Ahead
1.2 Soul's Tongue
1.3 Blue Cowboy
1.4 Your Empathy
1.5 The Illusion Fades
1.6 Seems So Clear
1.7 On the Run
1.8 Astro Cloud
1.9 Lost in Space
1.10 Let It Go
1.11 World Without Fear
1.12 Keep on Keepin' on
