It\u2019s good to know that you do not have to be under a certain age to produce creative and relevant rock and roll. <\/p>\n
Rebel Red, which basically consists of singer-songwriter\/producer Red, plays basic in your face rock music. Her songs are well-conceived and crafted, plus the lyrics have bite. Red has something to say and uses her music to share her ideas and concepts about such topics as sex, religion, and politics — hence the title of the album.<\/p>\n
Red grew up in \u201cDusty Shack\u201d is one of the better independently released tracks that I have heard this year, and Red is a more than competent vocalist. She has a Joan Jett feel, but with better intonation and more range and adaptability. The song is brilliant in its meshing of guitar and voice — and it just rocks. <\/p>\n \u201cBody Count\u201d is a political anti-establishment and anti-war song. This track features an ominous drone with Red singing over the top. Whether or not you agree with her politics, this is an excellent example of how the rock idiom can be used for more than just sound. Every once in awhile, it is nice to hear music that says and means something. <\/p>\n If there is such a thing as honky tonk rock it is found here in \u201cLet\u2019s Go Home.\u201d A barrelhouse piano pushes the song along and Red\u2019s vocal gives it almost a 1920\u2019s feel. This is a unique counterpoint to many of the other songs. <\/p>\n There are a number of other gems to be mined on this album, such as the unapologetic \u201cAmerican Girl,\u201d which contains such telling lines as \u201cI love my country, but that doesn\u2019t mean I have to think like you\u201d and \u201cI ain\u2019t the only one singing we shall overcome.\u201d Elsewhere, \u201cC\u2019mon Suzy\u201d is a rollicking romp complete with slide guitar and sax in support, and \u201cWhat\u2019s On The Other Side\u201d is a funny, tongue-in-cheek look at the afterlife and old white haired men.<\/p>\n Red has a lot more going for her than many independent artists. She can write her own material which is accessible and meaningful, plus she has the skills to direct the backing musicians to bring her ideas to fruition, both of which make Sex Religion Politics <\/i>ultimately a listenable and satisfying album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":29445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8241],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-41023","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-rebel-red","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41023"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}