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When the final mixes of 'Straight Up 2020', a re-working of The Dogs D'Amour 'Straight' album, were sent for mastering the file-transfer system automatically put the songs into alphabetical order. On hearing this fortuitous new running order Tyla felt it was nothing short of inspiring and had breathed new life into the album. This change to the natural order of music may be too much for some long-term Dogs' fans or music purists in general whose enjoyment of an album lies in the reassurance, familiarity and anticipation of knowing what note will follow as each song reaches it's climax before leading into the next. And given how much angst, time and thought can go into getting the perfect track order for an album, it was a brave decision to consider changing this simply by chance. But this was a gamble well worth taking. The change in running order has changed the album from one you'd listen to in order to go back in time, to an album you'd listen to for now. The original 'Straight' was The Dogs D'Amour's fifth studio album & was originally released in 1990. As good a song as 'Cardboard Town' was as the original opener with it's InchFor what you are about to receiveInch spoken intro, the re-recorded version of 'Back on the Juice' is, to me, a much stronger album opener as it is here on the 2020 update. It presents an in-your-face statement of intent and has more of a Stones swagger than the original - a recurring theme throughout with Tyla's increased Keith Richards' influenced open tunings. Due to the re-ordering the original opener follows next back to back with 'Chiva' plucked from it's established place towards the end of the original. 'Empty World' 2020-style is transformed into a very different, but yet familiar, full band electric version which would have worked as an 'In Vino Veritas' original before leading into 'Evil' and a broodier and bluesier 'Flying Solo'
