Red Red Meat
Shuffled from the deck of the Chicago folk-punk outfit Friends of Betty in 1990, the modern blues balladeers of Red Red Meat would provide a stunning counterpoint to the windy city's popular Material Issue/Urge Overkill glam-informed swagger. Tim Rutili (vocals, guitars) and Glynis Johnson (bass, vocals), both of founding members of Friends of Betty, along with new recruits Brian Deck (drums) and Crows guitarist Glenn Girard, released their first single, Snowball, in 1991. Internal conflict and personal struggles were already cropping up and threaten...[more]
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This 1995 release has been out of print for several years. The deluxe edition is re-mastered and accompanied by a seven-song second disc of alternate, demo, and single versions of album tracks, plus B-sides, covers, and a previously unreleased song from the same era, all packaged with expanded and enhanced album art.
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This 1995 release has been out of print for several years. The deluxe edition is re-mastered and accompanied by a seven-song second disc of alternate, demo, and single versions of album tracks, plus B-sides, covers, and a previously unreleased song from the same era, all packaged with expanded and enhanced album art.
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Red Red Meat's bluesy music could best be described as Exile On Main St.-era Rolling Stones on downers. While blues is known for its outpouring of sadness and/or depression, Red Red Meat adds a se [ read more ]
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There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight is a surprising turnaround for Red Red Meat, one that most of their fervent supporters wouldn't have expected. Over the coruse of their first two LPs, the group reworked classic rock and folk-rock, creating a shambling, charming indie variation of roots-rock. Though that remains the foundat [ read more ]
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Although Red Red Meat's Bunny Gets Paid certainly has its moments, it lacks the daring brilliance of its 1993 predecessor, Jimmywine Majestic. The band's depressed acoustic and electric approach returns, but this time they show their experimental side, too. The first ha [ read more ]
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On their first two albums, Red Red Meat built their signature sound by taking the blues, filtering it through their druggy post-punk sensibilities, and bending it into something that was all their own. But with 1995's Bunny Gets Paid, Red Red Meat began twisting their music into new shapes that were all but unrecognizable from the original source materials; one can find bits of rock and blues if they sift long enough through these shards of sound, but the final product is more of a desc [ read more ]
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