Red: Innocence & Instinct

Artist: Red
Label: Essential Records
Album Type: Rock
Released: Feb 10, 2009





The Orb's Take: Rock! Fresh! Rock! Tight! Rock! Worth a Listen!

Album Review:
This band's sophomore album debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200 Chart and sold an impressive 40,000 copies in its first week. They made Radio and Record history when their single "Fight Inside" debuted at #1, being the first Christian rock band to ever do so. This album blew me away with its production. Having been in the Christian industry as an artist, I have always felt that Christian rock bands lack the strong production mainstream artists always capture. It is great to listen to band that understands how important great guitar tones, heavy drum sounds, solid bass lines, melodic vocals, with a touch of modern rock scream really is. Fresh electronic / digital tracks fill and add a lot to this bands sound, putting them on stage with any rock band out there today. In "Death of Me" they express the struggles of running from old addictions and giving them to God before they take you over again. Throughout the album songs like "Out From Under" combine hard hitting guitar and drum tracks with string and synth sounds making rock what rock should be. If you like the tightness of Korn combined with the vocals of Staind and Evanecense mixed, you won't be disappointed with "Innocence & Instinct". Get ready to break something!

What to Listen to: "Death of Me", "Fight Inside", "Ordinary World"

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Staind
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