'Solidarity' or 'Door To The River'?

[Phil C]

As we now know, 'KYE' was originally going to be two albums - a rock album and a more acoustic album. Which would you have preferred? The track-listings would presumably have been something along the lines of;

Solidarity

Found That Soul
Locust Valley
Intravenous Agnostic
Dead Martyrs
My Guernica
Pedestal
The Convalescent
Ballad Of The Bangkok Novotel
Baby Elian
Freedom Of Speech Won't Feed My Children

Little Trolls, Fear Of Motion and Masking Tape would probably have been in contention. I've left them off as there seemed to be more effort put into the earlier b-sides, as though they were more likely to appear as album tracks, but swap as you like.

'Door To The River'

So Why So Sad
Ocean Spray
Let Robeson Sing
The Year Of Purification
Wattsville Blues
Miss Europa Disco Dancer
His Last Painting
Royal Correspendent
Epicentre
Just A Kid
Groundhog Days
Door To The River

(although 'RC''s harsh bass line might have been enough to push it onto 'Solidarity').

Obviously my track listings might be way out - they're just suggestions to act as guides. But I'd be interested to know which people would have liked more, and whether KYE haters might find there's one of the two albums they like in this form.

[Noisy Cat]

Where does the title Solidarity come from?

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by Noisy Cat

Where does the title Solidarity come from?

I voted for that one as well!

[Phil C]

Originally Posted by Noisy Cat

Where does the title Solidarity come from?

In terms of me using it, from the band. In an article at the time of 'KYE''s launch, 'Solidarity' was mentioned as a working title for the album. The Wire's now revealed it to be the working title of the 'rock' album of the two.

[Deets]

Phil is right, from REPEAT Fanzine interview from May 2009

18.On a similar note, you once revealed: "I wanted Know Your Enemy to be 2 separate albums – a really vicious, political album, then a softer West Coast LP. But we bottled it." With hindsight, do you wish you had now pursued this idea + did you have any titles in mind for both records?
Nicky: “Yes, 2 separate albums would have been much better.”
The titles were…
1.Solidarity
2.Door To The River

I'd definitely prefer Solidarity. it has Intravenous Agnostic, one of their best songs and any album that contains Miss Europa can't be good.

[somesweetkid]

it has Intravenous Agnostic, one of their best songs and any album that contains Miss Europa can't be good.[/QUOTE]

I voted Solidarity too... but then again, any album which has Ballad Of Bangkok Novotel CAN'T be good either!

[Hans]

I voted .

[Alt.Duck]

Originally Posted by Hans

I voted .

Someone wasted their vote then.

Anywho I voted Solidarity because of Locust Valley.

[Suicide_Riot_Junk]

I voted Solidarity - but only just, I quite like the look/sound of both in their own right!

[The Gutless Wonder]

I'll keep Know Your Enemy as it is thanks!

[Slideling]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

I'll keep Know Your Enemy as it is thanks!

Agreed. But I like the idea of an acoustic album.

[Midlands_Junk]

in an ideal world they'd have just cu the album down to:

1. Found That Soul
2. Ocean Spray
3. So Why So Sad
4. Intravenous Agnostic
5. Let Robeson Sing
6. Dead Martyrs
7. My Guernica
8. The Convalescant
9. Baby Elian
10. Freedom Of Speech Won't Feed My Children
11. Door To The River

now that would have been muuuuch better.

but back to your question, i'll go for solidarity.

[Deets]

Originally Posted by Midlands_Junk

3. So Why So Sad

only if you throw this thing away

[Hans]

Originally Posted by Deets

only if you throw this thing away

-1.

[Midlands_Junk]

Originally Posted by Deets

only if you throw this thing away

i think SWSS (and the rest of the album for that matter) would benefit quite a lot from much cleaner and more focussed production. There's far too much going on and far too much mess all over the album. If it were tidied up a bit and made a but sharper, it would be a much more tolerable listening experience.