Talk:Really Red

message: I dig Really Red as much as any informed consumer of punk/hardcore, but this page needs proper formatting, and a rewrite with less less POV language and such.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.216.144 (talk) 04:33, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  needs fixing 

message: The following is the original REALLY RED page content that I am concerned with. Yes, removing some of the descriptive POV adjectives and subjective descriptions is totally acceptable but there was a whole lot of factual information that was removed and THAT should be restored. Citing sources for certain facts is near impossible other than to say I was in the band and I know them to be true. This is all too complicated tech stuff for me to sort out but I see no reason for the removal of the bulk of the info that was deleted. I am taking out the descriptive POV adjectives and subjective descriptions but please restore the rest. Here is the original page info minus descriptive POV adjectives and subjective descriptions, which I am trying to remove, unsuccessfully so far:
The Really Red line up consisted of John Paul Williams on bass guitar, Ronnie "U-Ron" Bond vocalist/lyricist, Bob Weber on drums and Kelly Younger on guitar. Really Red evolved into one of the most prominent and popular Texas punk bands of that era. As one of the original first-generation Texas punk bands they built on the punk genre bringing all kinds of influences to bear, including the influences of Texas psychedelic stalwarts like the 13th Floor Elevators and the Red Crayola.
Like Austin's Big Boys and The Dicks, they made something specifically Texan out of punk rock. Their progressive socially conscious politics flaunted the Lone Star mainstream. On special rare occasions Austrian avante garde film maker, Kurt Kren, would project his films as a backdrop for the band's performance.
They helped kick-start the early punk scene in Houston and spread their message further by taking to the road touring the USA several times and playing some dates in Canada. They shared the bill with acts like D.O.A., The Dicks, Circle Jerks, The Offenders, 999, The Lewd, Articles of Faith, Mydolls, SPK, John Cale, Negative Approach, Legionnaires Disease Band, Sado Nation, MDC, Vex, Culturcide, The Bad Brains, The Stranglers, The Effigies, The Big Boys and The Dead Kennedys among many others.
In Houston, their efforts helped make the local scene explode and created a sense of community like no other local band had done. Along with their "paying gigs" they were known to do benefit shows for causes as diverse as The Nuclear Freeze Campaign, the Canadian Vancouver 5 Legal Defense, KPFT radio or even for a vet bill for an injured dog. They started their own independent co-op record label, C.I.A. Records.
Among their accomplishments, Really Red were the first Texas punk band to tour extensively outside of Texas. They were the only Texas punk band to be included on the first nationally distributed compilation album of North American punk and alternative music "Let Them Eat Jellybeans". They were also the first Texas punk band to release a nationally distributed full-length album "Teaching You the Fear".
Their song "Prostitution" appeared on the Alternative Tentacles compilation album "Let Them Eat Jellybeans". The song "Nobody Rules" was included on the compilation "Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death". That version was intended for their "Rest in Pain" album but due to a mix up it ended up on "Cottage Cheese" while the alternative version intended for that release showed up on "Rest in Pain". The song "I was a Teenage Fuckup" appeared on the soundtrack to the film American Hardcore. Their 1st single's A side "Crowd Control" was included on the bootleg album release "Killed by Death Vol 2" while both sides of the single were legally included on the compilation album "Deep in the Throat of Texas". Their 2nd single A side "Modern Needs" was included on the bootleg album release "Killed by Death Vol 4".
Really Red broke up in 1985 after releasing 2 albums, 2 singles, 2 EP's, and the tracks on various compilations. Their 1981 LP "Teaching You The Fear" was re-issued on Empty Records in 2004. Most of side two of their 2nd album, "Rest in Pain", departed from the punk genre into a dark soundscape that was a homage to the Red Crayola's "Parable of Arable Land" album.
2015 saw the reissue of all of Really Red's material, as well as unreleased rarities, by the Alternative Tentacles label. This release came as a two CD set "Teaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection" and three full length vinyl albums (see below).
For years, as well as fronting Really Red, lead singer U-Ron (as Perry Coma) hosted the original "Funhouse" radio show, on Pacifica's Houston station KPFT.
The only member to continue making music has been drummer Bob Weber who did a California tour with the notorious Culturcide and then joined The Anarchitex. Both bands were also from Houston Texas.--Razzle Bathbone (talk) 06:13, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really Red https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Red