Out Of The Grey
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The Dream Syndicate
Release Date: 1986
Album Notes:
The first album by the second and last lineup of the band : Steve Wynn, Paul B.Cutler, Mark Walton, Dennis Duck.
The record is produced by Paul B. Cutler.
Reissued in 1997 incorporating additional tracks available here for download.
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| 1 | Out Of The Grey | ||
| 2 | Forest For The Trees
LyricsLet me tell you about a place that I've been beforeit lies behind that old locked door it looks like a page out of paradise but only half as good at twice the price And I laugh at what we've become and I smile at the way things have gone trying to lift the man up from his knees trying to find the forest for the trees the forest for the trees Let me tell you about a friend that I once knew I believe he lived next door to you he held it tight inside his shell and then one day the axe just fell Let me tell you about another time about the sweetest spot in its early prime if the memory is all you lack just open your eyes cause you can never go back. | ||
| 3 | 50 In A 25 Zone
LyricsBig Jake and slow talking Bennytook a night off from the kill went down to the copper penny and split without paying the bill well... I asked the night manager if he thought that was cool he said no Jake and Benny took off from the jungle with a case of colt 45 somewhere down the line the plans got bungled that's the last time they were seen alive well... you get lucky once, you get lucky twice and you're on your own doing 50 in a 25, 50 in a 25, 50 in a 25 zone Yeah, some people keep their hands in other people's pockets and everybody else is on the take man, I'd be last one around to knock it it's just that I'm holding out for higher stakes Well... you get lucky once, get lucky twice and you're on your own doing 50 in a 25, 50 in a 25, 50 in a 25 zone Another case of early retirement another easy alibi they're all lined up on the pavement and justice comes down by and by by and by 50 in a 25 zone | ||
| 4 | Boston
LyricsCome back to Boston as soon as you canThe whole thing ain't gone down according to the plan Morning when I wake up I don't like what I see And late at night my dreams are terrifying me Well, I was walking by the river in the early morning dew Singing out lines from "Cypress Avenue" I wonder where he stood when it all came down Come back to Boston before I hit the ground And the winners stand confused They don't want to be misused And the losers that came before Say "I don't want to be here anymore." Well, I was standing on the back porch Looking at the books: poets, politicians, beauty queens and crooks I wonder where they stood when the inspiration came Come back to Boston before I jump the train Come back to Boston or I'll meet you halfway Somewhere by the middle of the interstate We can take it on down to some cold, deserted lake And come back to Boston before we make the same mistake | ||
| 5 | Blood Money
LyricsHad to make a trade....wouldn't take it on faithtop of the line...beg, borrow, steal and a fast escape something bout a house of bricks...solitude and a pint of gin wait till the bricks are dry, and start all over again played for a fool...what can I say ? no regrets something about finishing school... something that you ain't learned yet blood! blood money! blood! blood money! Rich man drives a Lincoln...lives way uptown says that he's been thinking... so he lays his money down I got a big ol truck... tape deck, speakers in the back take a walk after last call... and work it out on a sneak attack-tack yeah played for a fool...what can I say ? no regrets something about finishing school... something that you ain't learned yet blood! blood money! blood! blood money! | ||
| 6 | Slide Away
LyricsBlack cloud rolling at the end of the skyI know where and I know why trouble coming up over the fence don't bother me with the evidence ah, corrupt they fall and gentle they sleep dig where you stand but not too deep I caught a ride from the city on a Saturday turned back me heels and just slide away........ take me back to another time I lost my soul and I lost my mind give me a lake and a fishing boat gimme four strong winds and that's all she wrote... slide away and every day's like Sunday and Sunday's always good some people live for monday and doing what they should..........not me! slide away........ take me back to another time I lost my soul and I lost my mind give me a lake and a fishing boat gimme four strong winds and that's all she wrote... slide away | ||
| 7 | Dying Embers
LyricsI still remember when the flame was brand newwe'd stay warm from the heat with nothing else to do I still remember but... lately the flames have fallen tried to bring me down with them you pulled me out alive from the dying embers (2X) now there's a thrill at the end of the hill I had a few friends who went there for a spell the stories pulled me close, yeah, but....... lately I've grown tired of looking back at night wondering why.... you pulled me out alive from the dying embers (2X) lalalalalala....... one night I heard the fire call my name I felt myself moving closer to the flame oh, I felt the heat, yeah, but.... soon the flames were falling couldn't bring me down with them you pulled me out alive from the dying embers(4X) lalalalalala....... | ||
| 8 | Now I Ride Alone
LyricsEveryday I get another sympathy cardeveryday I get another sympathy card well, I hold them and I read them read'em all again everyday I get another sympathy card yeah it seems that some people only wanna hear you cry and moan they all know that now I ride alone yeah every night they roll on past my window they shine their lights on in and then they move on real slow and I hide in the shelter of the darkness of my room every night they roll on past my window and it seems that some people only wanna hear you cry and moan they all know that now I ride alone well there ain't no dark anger hanging round my door ah there ain't no weepin willow that I've never seen before oh there's just one thing left that I never seem to take it's those knocks on my door all night long that I can't escape every day the women just wanna hold me man they open up their arms and jusr enfold me and I sayyy baby, let's call it a night every day the women just wanna hold me and it seems that some people only wanna hear you cry and moan they all know that now I ride alone they all know that now I ride alone they all know that now I ride alone...... | ||
| 9 | Drinking Problem | ||
| 10 | Dancing Blind
LyricsNothing is written and nothing is signednothing is there that could legally bind curtains are drawn and curtains are black curtains for those that wanna look back why you wonderin when to call it quits spit out the poision and get on with it dancing, dancing blind oh yeah, dancing, dancing blind oh, dancing blind tell a man he can do what he please turn him around and bring him to his knees I don't know much but I'll tell you one thing you give a man a voice, you can make him sing why you wonderin, etc........ curtains are drawn and curtains are black yeah, curtains for those that wanna look back I don't know much but I'll tell you one thing go and give a a man a rope, you can make him swing why you wonderin, etc.......... dancing blind, dancing blind, oh yeah | ||
| 11 | You Can't Forget
LyricsShe says she's changing everything you knew her asI see she even dyed her hair but the roots still show cause you can't rip the claws from your back when you've watched them grow under your skin but she takes the bus crosstown to avoid all her friends throws her moneydown and forgets about ends says she's starting new but I think there's nothing left cause you can wipe the slate but you can't forget she tore up all the pictures and ripped all the notes and threw out all the things that reminded her of him but she takes the bus.....etc. and now she's almost dead because you can't describe her she's not taking any weight, ...she's certainly learned by now you can't forget you can't forget (6X) | ||
| 12 | Let It Rain | ||
| 13 | Cinnamon Girl | ||
| 14 | Ballad Of Dwight Frye | ||
| 15 | Shake Your Hips | ||
| 16 | I Won't Forget | ||
| 17 | The Lonely Bull | ||
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Out Of The Grey
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CMJ
Dream Syndicate always seems to have some vinyl out between albums that keeps their name on tips of tongues and station playlists, whether it's a live EP, a side project like Danny And Dusty or this new EP, which offers the Out Of The Grey version of "50 In A 25 Zone" as well as a "whodunit mix" which, with its stripped-down accent on big drum beats and Steve Wynn's vocals, should qualify for club play. Even more worthwhile is the B-side, which features two new So Cal western-styled rockers, the humorous narrative "Drinking Problem" and "Blood Money," along with a sweet cover of the Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass hit "The Lonely Bull" and a rambling 50-second blues boogie called "Shake Your Hips," credited to Slim Harpo. - : CMJ New Music Report Issue: 112 - Feb 27, 1987 -
CMJ
After attempting new heights of rock grandeur with 1984's Medicine Show, a brilliant though crucially flawed album, the Dream Syndicate went through rocky times-membership changed, touring and recording stress took......more> -
AllMusic.COM
Like nearly everything released that year, Out of the Grey suffered from a touch of the post-new wave flu. But "50 in a 25 Zone" has that old, bluesy Syndicate spirit, as does "Now I Ride Alone," and Steve Wynn is still an exceptional vocal stylist, bringing heart and meaning to every word he writes. -- Denise Sullivan
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