Red Invasion is
a 70's style punk rock band with other noticeable
influences like garage, straight up rocknroll,
powerpop, and glitter. They're most often
compared to The Dead Boys, The New York Dolls,
D Generation, The Stooges, and The Heartbreakers
in their look and sound. The music is an
honest celebration of the individual and
getting through the days, both good and bad.
A band fueled by a mostly dark, cynical,
and alienated view of the world, but somehow
trying to have fun with it.
In October 2005, Pelado
Records based out of California released
their debut full length, "I'm Not Too
Young To Die." Their debut sold all
over the U.S. and even parts of Europe, along
with many positive reviews. After which, they've
gotten radio play on Boston radio 88.9 WERS(performing
a live set on this station as well on 3/9/07),
88.1 WMBR, as well as almost regular airplay
on 101.7 WFNX on New England Product(summer
'05). The band has graced the cover of Boston's
stalwart rock magazine, The Noise in December
'05/January '06. They've also been featured
and interviewed in the second issue of one
of the best punk magazines today, Loud Fast
Rules Magazine, as well as appearing on the
free sampler CD(20,000 pressed total) along
with bands like The 101'ers, Madball, The Street
Dogs, and many more. Over the years the band
has shared the stage with a diverse list of
bands including The New York Dolls, The Explosion,
The Casualties, The Jabbers, Buckcherry, Angry
Samoans, The Misfits, The Adicts, The Lyres,
TV Smith(The Adverts), Tyla(Dogs D'Amour),
Classic Ruins, Richard Bacchus and The Luckiest
Girls, The Chesterfield Kings, and many more.
The band's second album "Ugly To Know
So" will be out in the coming months
on Pelado Records.
The CD can be purchased at amazon.com, bn.com,
cdnow.com, bestbuy.com, interpunk.com, towerecords.com,
punkrockmailorder.com, and can be found in
many Newbury Comics, Tower Records, and indie
store locations.
ALBUM REVIEWS
Jack Rabid of The Big Take-Over: "...reminiscent
of The Dead Boys-with maybe Johnny Thunders
on loan as the patron saint of guitar leads.
...Singer Joey Boy sounds like he may well
have escaped from the mental ward (dig that!)
or just stepped on hot coals. ...And doesn't "I
Got No Time" (not the 1976 Saints song,
though that's another band Red Invasion sounds
a little like) borrow Thunders' Heartbreakers' "Born
To Lose" mixed with The Ramones' cover
of "California Sun?" Chuck Berry,
call your great-grandchildren!"
Al Quint of Suburban Voice: "Red Invasion
are a Boston band that I definitely need to
pay more attention to after hearing this album.
Snotty punk with a Dolls/Heartbreakers jones
and given a dose of megawattage. Catchy tunes
and played with energetic verve. The hooks
on "You Hate Me" and "I Got
No Time" will ensnare you with little
resistance. "Disconnected" reeks
of attitude. Slashing guitars accompanied perfectly
by a percolating bass/drums tandem and insolent
vocals. The real deal." (Al Quint)
Maximum Rocknroll: "Speedy melodic punk
from Boston with a lot of old New York snottiness.
These guys definately own a couple of DEAD
BOYS records between them." (AD)
"Ramones versus the Stooges to see who
gets the last beer… a well schooled
mix from the other side of the tracks. Look
for them as they destroy America!-New York
Waste
Amp Magazine: "These guys do the 70's
glam-punk thing better than just about anyone,
and the buzz on these guys has been growing.
This is a must-have CD, seriously, everyone
needs to go out and get this right now. Give
them money so they can get their asses on the
road and tour and rock your asses off in person!"(MWB)
Sleazegrinder: "...They will light up
a few Saturday nights around here in a riot
of sleazy, hook-heavy snot rock...you know,
lyrics about dying young spat out by an amped-up
Stiv-abee, swaggering Thunders guitar solos,
a pogo-ready rhythm section, howl-along choruses,
that kinda scene. "Disconnected" is
the standout here, a real teenage temper tantrum
with an awesomely primitive stab at a harmonica
solo halfway through, and the Dolls-y closer "Worst
Nightmare" has the potential to grow
into an epic, burn-the-shithouse-to-the-ground
monster live...but I'm guessing Red Invasion
are gonna develop into a dangerous, druggy,
virgin-killing juggernaut of beastly punk-sleaze
sometime soon, so check 'em out while their
young and desperate, and prepare yourself
for the shitstorm to come."
Jimmy Reject from Fat City, Now Wave Zines: "The
title track is the perfect anthem for pogoing
yourself dizzy in your eyeliner, leather and
spikes, while the slower paced "A Year
Ago Tonight" is a song that dwells on
more power pop and glam tendencies. This
is an enticing sampler of what may be ahead
for them. Within the band's methodical design
is a catchy comprisal attractive to anyone
who deserves to buy any punk record. While
Red Invasion may be focused on a finite time
in our history, their appeal is one of the
most far reaching I have heard on record.
I'm hoping these guys can help usher in a
new era in Boston punk history, one unique
in its capacity for freedom and expression.
A new door is peering open, abandoning the
rigid dictates of hardcore. As a rock n roller,
I find it my duty to pry the door a bit wider,
and invite you all to the other side."
Josh Rutledge of Now Wave: "...It's hard
and mean and raw and wild. It harkens back
to the nasty three-chord debauchery of the
Heartbreakers, Ramones, and (especially) Dead
Boys. But even though there are plenty of times
on this album when you'll swear that Stiv Bators
has crawled out of the grave and lent his vocal
talents to this up-and-coming Boston band,
it just ain't fair to peg these fellas as flagrant
sound-alikes. What separates Red Invasion from
a lot of other '77 punk rock n' roll revivalists
is their strong combination of balls-out aggression
and swaggering catchiness... From the memorable
driving riff in the title track to the irresistibly
bouncy backbeat of "No More" to the
stick-in-your-head catchy guitar lines in "I
Got No Time" and "A Year Ago Tonight",
this album is chock full of those great little
touches that distinguish good punk rock from
run-of-the-mill thrash. The guitar work (both
lead and rhythm) is exceptional, delivering
lots of tasty leads and cool-ass riffs that
serve as melodic counterpoints to singer
Joe's fierce, snarling vocals...To me, the
beauty of punk rock is that you take this
really simple music but play it like it's
the last thing you'll ever do on this Earth.
Sadly, I don't often hear that kind of urgency
or intensity from today's punk groups. Red
Invasion is an exception. They go all out,
and that's why I'm Not Too Young To Die is
such a joy to listen to. The playing, the
singing - it's all done with fire and conviction.
The band rips out every song with illimitable
energy and a fuckload of attitude...it's
refreshing to hear a young band playing real
punk rock - and doing it so well! (Josh Rutledge)
Under the Volcano: "The debut release
from Boston's Red Invasion is a searing testament
to all that is Punk Rock n' Roll. There's no
doubt the band prays at the altar of great
Punk bands of the past, namely the Dead Boys
and Pagans, but they also inject enough youthful
enthusiasm into the mix to keep it moving along
at breakneck speed, not just coming off as
a tribute band. From the Stiv Bators-esque
vocals to the razor sharp guitar work, Red
Invasion bust out of the gate with a lot of
potential." (Dan McClernon)
BEST OF '05 PRESS:
From Now Wave: Song of the year (1-40): ..19
Red Invasion- "People Like Us"
Top Ten Album of the year ..8 Red Invasion- "I'm
Not Too Young To Die" (Pelado)
Best New Artist: tied with cool bands including
Mach 5
AMP Magazines's writer Matt Cote: Top 8 Albums
of the Year: Red Invasion- "I'm Not Too
Young To Die" (Pelado)
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