Released 1985 Length 41:06 | Recorded 1985 Label IslandILPS 9827 Release date 1985 | |
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Decode Yourself is an album by Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society recorded in 1985 for the Island label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook stated "The range of styles found on drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decode Yourself is amazing, but what really impresses is the way Jackson unifies the disparate strains with his unique arrangements and varied rhythmic support". Jeff Eldredge said "Despite the return of the violin, the addition of the trombone, some interesting stylistic forays into country, bebop, and space funk, and the promise of a Bill Laswell production, the third Island release, Decode Yourself, is marred by a thin sound, gimmicky electronic drum and synthesizer timbres, and (surprisingly) a plodding, four-square rhythmic monotony".
Track listing
All compositions by Ronald Shannon Jackson except where noted.
- "Bebop" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 0:49
- "Decoding" - 4:15
- "Thieves Market" - 3:56
- "Behind Plastic Faces" - 4:55
- "Software Shuffle" - 2:35
- "Snake Alley" - 3:44
- "Undressing" - 7:56
- "Love Words for a Queen" - 6:29
- "Tricky Vic" - 3:55