Red Expendables - Red Expendables

Description: Artist: Red Expendables / Genre: Rock / Release Date: 1999

Newest Review: ... with an earlyish noise rock sound but it's not quite as in your face, the music also sounds rooted in grunge but it's ... more

... definitely a more chaotic sound than plodders like Pearl Jam, if you compare it to Cop Shoot Cop then the vocals are notably weaker but possibly more approachable, there's a hint of a Kurt Cobain sound in there but without the charm. Perhaps one of the weaker aspects of this album is the lyrcal content which is not really memorable at all, the band seem to use way too many metaphors which make it sound clichéd. I'm also not sure whether the progressive aspect of the songs work, it seems that the name of the day is buildin...more

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Red Expendables - Red Expendables: Only for true collectors or noise rock fans (264 words)
by - written on 13/07/09 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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Being a huge fan of Firewater and having found Cop Shoot Cop reasonably entertaining, I knew I had to give Red Expendables album a chance when I found out it was formed by the remaining members of Cop Shoot Cop when A. Todd left. The style of this album is quite similar to Cop Shoot Cop, with an earlyish noise rock sound but it's not quite as in your face, the music also sounds rooted in grunge but it's definitely a more chaotic sound than plodders like Pearl Jam, if you compare it to Cop Shoot Cop then the vocals are notably weaker but possibly more approachable, there's a hint of a Kurt Cobain sound in there but without the charm. Perhaps one of ... Read the complete review