Rating: 74.00
Genre: Punk-Pop
Redd Kross, from Southern California, began in 1978 with a band called The Tourists, which was begun by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while they were still in middle school. With the addition of friends Greg Hetson and Dave Keller on guitar and John Stielow on drums, the band's first gig was opening for Black Flag. (Not a bad start.) This is their 7th album as Redd Kross (changed from Red Cross in 1980s to avoid a lawsuit from the International Red Cross) and their first album in 15 years - The band went on hiatus after the overdose death of their drummer in 1999. I was surprised to see a lot of critics interested and, in general they loved. Perhaps even more than me.
It's easy to compare them to bands like early Green Day (Researching the Blues), but I also hear hints of late-middle Beatles in One of the Good Ones or Meet Frankenstein and Dracula's Daughter offers Beach Boy's style harmonies.
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