REDS’COOL – Bad Story (2013)
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Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia, and formed only three years ago, REDS’COOL have just released their second album “Bad Story”, made gigs with Glenn Huges, Royal Hunt and Gotthard to name some, played at various festivals and currently are touring Europe supporting Black Star Riders.
Not bad eh? They must have ‘something’.
And indeed, Reds’Cool are great in what they do; classic hard rock with various melodic rock & AOR elements. Certainly, these guys love the ’80s and they pay their respects to it through their music since they’re influenced by acts like Whitesnake, Tangier, House of Lords, Burning Rain, Firehouse and so on. But of course, they have added several contemporary passages to the songs and their sound is very fresh and crispy.
What helps make Reds’Cool stand out amongst the current glut of classic rock inspired acts is the extremely talented musicians in the band who have crafted some intriguing and captivating musical moments on this record.
This quintet tries to breathe some fresh air on the style and they got some pretty good results with fine vocal hooks, guitars too catchy in riffs and solos with good harmonies, bass and drums weighting a lot with strong assembling, spicing the whole thing with well placed keyboards. Oh yes, and have catchy choruses on all songs.
Just listen the amazing and old-fashioned rocking opening tune of “Bite”, the kickin’ hard rock of “Hey You”, or the roof-raise title track and “Fooling Myself”, all energetic arena-ready numbers.
Songs like the solid ballad “Confession” with a cracking chorus which really grabs your attention, the midtempo “Love And Pain” – bringing to mind something in the same vein of Whitesnake ’87, or the accenting keyboards and clean melodic vocal lines of “You Must Go” and “Feel You” have airy sway of traditional AOR, with the latter song pumping energetic blusters within the steady groove.
Sometimes, there are bands that really can astonish us all even doing nothing new, but delivering their music with that ‘special touch’. Reds’Cool are one of them.
First of all, don’t let the band’s country of origin hold you back, these guys sound far better than many US or EU acts and their songs and musicianship are first rate.
Additionally, “Bad Story” is benefited by the awesome production, mix and mastering by the notable Michael Wagener (Dokken, Motley Crue, Great White, Alice Cooper, et all), who, when gets the necessary budget, can do magic behind the desk.
Somebody is investing big bucks on this band, and I can hear why. Reds’Cool is great, and if well managed, they are destined to stardom.
If polished, crisp, catchy classic hard rock / melodic rock / rockin’ AOR is your thing, don’t miss Reds’Cool’s “Bad Story”, it’s a fantastic slice of quality music regarding these genres.
Very Recommended.
01 – Bite
02 – Hey You
03 – Confession
04 – Love & Pain
05 – Feel You
06 – Upside Down
07 – You Must Go
08 – Fooling Myself
09 – Bad Story
Roman – Vocals
Ilija – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Sergei – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Alex – Bass, Backing Vocals
Andre – Drums
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