The buzz about Red star Rebels finally reached yours truly via a friend from the U.K, who kept telling me about this 5 piece outfit that played Sleaze Rock - my kinda style.
Red Star Rebels has constantly been playing gigs in the UK and numerous reports made me check out this Luton based band.
First of all these guys are as good as their reputation. Their EP "To Young too Care" displays a youthful snotty band that manages to deliver the goods even though the productions hampers them a bit.
The title track
Too Young to Care opens the 4 track EP with an in-your-face attitude and lots of punky energy.
The Fast Die Young and Pretty is the highlight of the EP. Singer Blackie has a great tone to his vocals. The brilliant structure builds up to peak at the solo, which is great. Lead guitarist Meady proves that he didn't get his guitar just last Christmas.
Hold falls a bit out of the sleaze category. It's a modern sounding ballad type thing, which sounds more like U2. The title says it all for the last song -
In for the Kicks.
There is definitely something that keeps me return to this band and I have worn out my copy of "Too Young to Care" already. Keep in mind that this is a debut and therefore the lukewarm production can be forgiven - the production mostly hampers the drum sound. I believe
Red Star Rebels are a live band and it's with great disappointment that
Stephen Pearcy cancelled his UK tour with
Red Star Rebels, since I was going to attend most of the tour. I have got to try and find
Red Star Rebels' "Live CD", which was recorded during a tour of the English prisons. I am sure that that this music is made to be performed live.
Furthermore "Too Young to Care" includes a DVD. The "meet the Rebels" segment is basically the band having fun in Portugal - real primitive drunken behavior. However, the background music is brilliant. There are also 2 videos, which is live footage accompanied by the studio audio.
Well. Rock N' Roll is also about having fun and who said everything should be so fucking serious all the time.
The guys are heading towards a big career. They are definitely in it for the Kicks!!!!
Written by
Michael Thursday, April 13, 2006
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