Innocence & Instinct
Artist: Red
Label: Essential Records
Length: 10 tracks: 41.9 Minutes
 
Red blazed out of the gate with their debut CD End of Silence, garnering massive amounts of media, airplay, and sales.  Their sophomore release Innocence & Instict punches the same hard rocking buttons as the debut with the adrenaline-level pushed even further up and the amps cranked way up to eleven.  Red shows real intensity and growth on Innocence & Instinct. This batch of songs features a dramatic, urgent focus that is backed up by muscular hard rock coupled with the lush symphonic backing fans have come to expect from the band.  Lyrically, Innocence & Instinct is a study of the internal struggle that we all face:  the battle between good and evil, light and darkness, right and wrong.  Through the difficulty and darkness of battle, light and hope are shown by Red:
 
Somewhere I will find
All the pieces torn apart
You’ve hidden deep inside
In Your mystery
 
Rounding out the nine solid originals is an amped-up, hook-laden cover of Duran Duran’s top ten hit “Ordinary World” that begins with a luscious symphonic bit.  Red’s Innocence & Instinct is a powerful, well-produced CD that will satisfy the palette of the modern rock fan.  The project is available in standard CD and Deluxe Edition format.
 
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