∎ The Philadelphia band's first album on A&M, self entitled THE REDS, produced by David Kershenbaum, showed the band's impressive sound — a blend of Rick Shaffer's guitar and Bruce Cohen's keyboards into an interestingly textured drone, short guitar and keyboard figures, rising then disappearing back into the drone, while Shaffer's voice provides the punch and definition for their overall sound. The album was supported with live appearances with The Police, Joe Jackson, Blondie, The Ramones, The Psychedelic Furs, and Public Image. An EP, GREEN WITH ENVY, followed featuring The Doors song, "Break On Through," which suggests some of the band's roots. (Universal Music digitally re-released The Reds, and Green With Envy, August 2012.) In 1980 A&M released a compilation album, Propaganda, that included tracks from The Reds, The Police, Joe Jackson, The Granati Bros, Bobby Henry, Shrink, David Kubinec, and Squeeze.
∎ After leaving A&M, The Reds® went forward with two indie albums, STRONGER SILENCE and FATAL SLIDE (Stony Plain/RCA), that continued The Reds® sound, receiving critical acclaim internationally. They next recorded a tense and powerful album for Sire/WB entitled, SHAKE APPEAL, produced by Mike Thorne (Blur, Soft Cell, Wire). This forcible record led the band to work with director/producer, Michael Mann. Mann incorporated numerous songs by The Reds® into episodes of Miami Vice, then hired Shaffer and Cohen to write songs and score for two motion pictures, Band Of The Hand (Tri-Star) and Manhunter (De Laurentiis), based on the novel "Red Dragon." Soundtrack albums from both films were released on MCA, a Manhunter CD, with an added Reds® track, “Jogger’s Stakeout”, was released by Intrada Records (2010), and Universal Music digitally released both albums (2012).
∎ During this time, solo projects for Cohen were writing score for the productions, "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" and "Down The Road" at Philadelphia's Walnut Theatre; "The Speckled Band," starring Quentin Crisp, and Charles Busch' play, "Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom" for NYC's Pulse Theatre Company; and a forty minute electronic film noir piece, "Goodbye Johnny Staccato." While solo projects for Shaffer included recording guitar tracks on a Marianne Faithfull album (Island); Hilly Kristal's, "Mad Mordechai" (Stereo Society); Peter Murphy's, "Holy Smoke" (Beggars Banquet/BMG); and Marc Almond's, "Fantastic Star" (Some Bizarre/Mercury). While Shaffer wrote and recorded, "Looking For Right," for director Michael Mann"s film, "Collateral."
∎ The Reds® next album, CRY TOMORROW reunited them with British producer Mike Thorne. It captures the driving intensity of earlier albums and the ambient, atmospheric feel from their film scores, resulting in a stark, surreal album, with a sense of mood and mystery. The pulsing opening track, "Terror In My Heart," was featured in the film, "Nightmare On Elm Street 2" (New Line), directed by Jack Sholder, along with a searing non-stop groove of the Stones' "Gimme Shelter."
∎ In 2007, FUGITIVES FROM THE LAUGHING HOUSE was written and produced by The Reds®. The album is a straight forward raw nerve reflection of life in America. The Reds® February 2009 release, EARLY NOTHING, was also written and produced by Shaffer and Cohen. The album has a hypnotic quality, that leaves the listener free to let their subconscious play itself out, no matter where it goes. With the release of Early Nothing, The Reds®, shamans of dark, brooding, loud rock continued to explore and define their sound.
∎ At this point in time, both Shaffer and Cohen began releasing solo albums. Bruce released ONE BC in 2009, and Rick released NECESSARY ILLUSION in 2010. Although they have been recording separately, a new album by The Reds is still a possibility as soon as Shaffer and Cohen can be in the same location at the same time. See their entire discography below.
■ PLEASE NOTE: The Reds® is a Registered Trademark, with the first use date of March 17, 1977.
THE REDS® OFFICIAL WEBSITE is TarockMusic.com
DISCOGRAPHY
∎ RICK SHAFFER
2017 • STOLEN MOMENTS (Tarock Music #TM-CD15)
2016 • OUTSIDE OF TIME (Tarock Music #TM-CD13)
2015 • JITTERBUG SHAKE (Tarock Music #TM-CD11)
2014 • HARD TIMES SIXTY — Single (Tarock Music)
2014 • LINK — Single (Tarock Music)
2014 • MISADVENTURE (Tarock Music #TM-CD10)
2013 • STACKED DECK (Tarock Music #TM-CD9)
2012 • IDIOT FLATS (Tarock Music #TM-CD8)
2011 • HIDDEN CHARMS (Tarock Music #TM-CD6)
2010 • NECESSARY ILLUSION (Tarock Music #TM-CD5)
1971 • JUST THE BEGINNING — RICK SHAFFER & FREIGHT TRAIN (Fly By Night #LPFBN1001
∎ BRUCE COHEN
2017 • FOUR BC (Tarock Music #TM-CD14)
2015 • THREE BC — IN A TRANCE (Tarock Music #TM-CD12)
2014 • BIG FUN 3 — FADEOUT Bruce Cohen, Peter ”Babe” Lucas, Tony Foster (RopeADope #N/A)
2013 • BIG FUN 3.2 — Bruce Cohen, Peter ”Babe” Lucas, Tony Foster (RopeADope #N/A)
2011 • TWO BC (Tarock Music #TM-CD7)
2010 • BIG FUN 3 — Bruce Cohen, Rik Myers, Brandon Cruz (RopeADope #N/A)
2009 • ONE BC (Tarock Music #TM-CD4)
∎ THE REDS®
2009 • EARLY NOTHING (Tarock Music #TM-CD3)
2007 • FUGITIVES FROM THE LAUGHING HOUSE (Tarock Music #TM-CD2)
2001 • CRY TOMORROW (Stereo Society #SS004)
1992 • CRY TOMORROW (Tarock Music #TM-CD1)
1986 • MANHUNTER — FILM SOUNDTRACK (MCA #6182)
1986 • BAND OF THE HAND — FILM SOUNDTRACK (MCA #6167)
1986 • WAITING FOR YOU — SINGLE (Music Action - France #N/A)
1985 • SHAKE APPEAL (Music Action - France #MAP9009)
1984 • SHAKE APPEAL (Sire/Warner Bros #21-04261)
1983 • FATAL SLIDE (Helter Skelter - Italy #HS93CD26)
1982 • FATAL SLIDE (Stony Plain - Canada #SPL10481981)
1981 • STRONGER SILENCE (Helter Skelter - Italy #HS93CD26)
1981 • STRONGER SILENCE (Stony Plain - Canada #SPL1037)
1981 • STRONGER SILENCE (Kingdom - UK #KVL90051981)
1981 • THE DANGER / DO YOU PLAY THE GAME — SINGLE (Kingdom - UK #KV8019)
1981 • STRONGER SILENCE — EP (Ambition #AM1981)
1980 • PROPAGANDA (A&M #SP4786)
1979 • GREEN WITH ENVY — EP (A&M #SP3301)
1979 • WHATCHA′ DOIN' TO ME — SINGLE (A&M #N/A)
1979 • WHATCHA′ DOIN' TO ME — GREEN VINYL (A&M - UK #N/A)
1979 • JOEY / VICTIMS — SINGLE (A&M #SP3178)
1979 • THE REDS — GREEN VINYL (A&M #SP4772)
1979 • SELF REDUCTION / VICTIMS — SINGLE (EKE #N/A)
1977 • JOEY / AUTOMATIC BOY — SINGLE (Go Go #00011971)
One More Time
The Reds Lyrics
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I gotta say goodbye,
but for the first time,
leaving is too hard.
I say, one more time,
the tears that noone sees.
Goodbye, I say goodbye.
I was just a little girl who cried.
I wanted to be someone and maybe
to belong, to be part of your world
and be, to be with you.
I feel like leaving home.
I´ve got no place to go.
I´m a tourist everywhere I go.
Day after day
I´ll be wondering where
´s gone everything we used to be.
I don´t know where.
And I know time won´t come
back for you and me
and love will run away.
The song "One More Time" by The Reds is a powerful ballad about the difficulty of saying goodbye to a loved one. The lyrics of the song reveal the singer's inner turmoil as they struggle to let go of somebody they care about deeply. The repetition of the phrase "one more time" underscores the intensity of the singer's desire to cling to the past, to relive the moments they shared with the other person.
The lyrics suggest that the singer's relationship with this person began when they were still a child. The line "I was just a child when you set your eyes on me" hints at a power dynamic in which the other person was the dominant figure in the relationship. The singer describes feeling like they wanted to be someone, to belong and to be part of the other person's world. This creates a sense of vulnerability and dependency that makes it all the more difficult for the singer to separate from the other person.
The refrain "goodbye, I say goodbye" echoes throughout the song, drawing attention to the finality of the separation. At the same time, the lyrics suggest that the singer knows deep down that their relationship is over and that they must move on. However, the pain of this realization is almost too much to bear, as the singer feels like they are "a tourist everywhere" and they can't find a sense of belonging without the other person. Overall, "One More Time" is a poignant and heartfelt song that communicates the powerful emotions that accompany a difficult goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
One more time
I want to express my farewell one more time
I gotta say goodbye,
I have to say goodbye
but for the first time,
However, leaving this time is harder than any other time
leaving is too hard.
It's difficult for me to leave
I say, one more time,
Again, I want to say it once more
the tears that no one sees.
I'm shedding my tears that no one sees
Goodbye, I say goodbye.
I'm saying my farewell
I was just a child when you set your eyes on me.
You noticed me when I was very young
I was just a little girl who cried.
I was just a young girl who often cried
I wanted to be someone and maybe
I wanted to become somebody, possibly with you
to belong, to be part of your world
I wanted to fit in and be a part of your world
and be, to be with you.
And be with you to fulfill my desire
I feel like leaving home.
I feel like I'm leaving my home
I´ve got no place to go.
I have nowhere to go
I´m a tourist everywhere I go.
No matter where I go, I feel like a tourist
Day after day
Every day
I´ll be wondering where
I'll keep thinking about where
´s gone everything we used to be.
Everything we had and were is gone now
I don´t know where.
I don't know where I stand now
And I know time won´t come
I acknowledge that time won't return
back for you and me
And we can't go back in time
and love will run away.
Our love is also slowly fading away
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: WENCESLAO SANCHEZ GARCIA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sleepingwithpanicatthedisc7740
ABR never disappoints. This and wrecking ball are my favorite covers. Their Christmas covers were good but nothing beats their PGP covers. It's so fucking intense that it just makes you wanna headbang to this song all day every day.
@mrsounds632
Joy to the world is arguably one of their best songs
@Friscom99
This has got to be one of the best covers I’ve ever heard.
@nef_
This is how you make a pop song sound better! ABR is one of the best metalcore bands out there 🤘
@satriofahmiutama2172
Neff Salas they're the best in the scene
@MassProduced
Neff Salas They are probably the best. They are the most consistent out of he genre.
@undead5FDPA7Xfanguy
Nah, there are better metalcore bands such as Atreyu, Killswitch Engage, A Day To Remember, Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains, Parkway Drive, Bring Me The Horizon, Escape the Fate, Trivium, and possibly more. And I realize many of these bands are hated by metal elitists but I just felt like giving my opinion.
@satriofahmiutama2172
Phillip McLeod all those bands aren't as consistent as ABR, i know all bands try new sounds but in my opinion only ABR that is consistent in the genre and always improving in every album
@sleepingwithpanicatthedisc7740
Satrio Fahmi Utama if I may intervene. One band that I've really seen improvements over the past year is Get Scared their last album was freaking awesome!! they've really improved imo.
@LogdogMolehill
August burns red is such a great band!