ALBUM LINER NOTES: "The Reds" (A&M #SP4772) When the needle on a VU meter sweeps into the red it means whatever is being recorded as pushed beyond the normal limits. "We feel," said lead vocalist /guitarist/ songwriter Rick Shaffer of The Reds®, "that what we do is totally in the red." Their debut album, produced by David Kershenbaum (Joe Jackson, Tarney Spencer), utterly corroborates Shaffer. “The Reds” is a ferocious attack, total and relentless. Its textures are dense with an electronic chaos brought to the edge of madnes… read more
ALBUM LINER NOTES: "The Reds" (A&M #SP4772) When the needle on a VU meter sweeps into the red it means whatever is… read more
ALBUM LINER NOTES: "The Reds" (A&M #SP4772) When the needle on a VU meter sweeps into the red it means whatever is being recorded as pushed beyond the … read more
■ The following BIOGRAPHY and DISCOGRAPHY is about THE REDS® from Philadelphia, PA, USA a/k/a RICK SHAFFER and BRUCE COHEN. ∎ The Philadelphia band's first album on A&M, self entitled THE REDS, produced by David Kershenbaum, showed the band's impressive sound — a blend of Rick Shaffer's guitar and Bruce Cohen's keyboards into an interestingly textured drone, short guitar and keyboard figures, rising then disappearing back into the drone, while Shaffer's voice provides the punch and definition for their overall sound. The album was supported with… read more
■ The following BIOGRAPHY and DISCOGRAPHY is about THE REDS® from Philadelphia, PA, USA a/k/a RICK SHAFFER and BRUCE COHEN. ∎ The Philadelphia band's first album on A&M, se… read more
■ The following BIOGRAPHY and DISCOGRAPHY is about THE REDS® from Philadelphia, PA, USA a/k/a RICK SHAFFER and BRUCE COHEN. ∎ The Philadelphia band's first album on A&M, self entitled THE REDS, produced by David Kershe… read more