Red Earth (Crash Vegas album)
Red Earth | ||||
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Studio album by Crash Vegas | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded |
E.S.P., New Orleans, Louisiana The Lab, Hamilton, Ontario | |||
Genre | Indie/Folk rock | |||
Length | 42:29 | |||
Label | Risque Disque | |||
Producer | Malcolm Burn | |||
Crash Vegas chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Red Earth was the debut album of the Canadian indie band Crash Vegas. It was released by Risque Disque, a label formed by Blue Rodeo. Greg Keelor, one of Blue Rodeo's musicians, collaborated with Michelle McAdorey and co-wrote some of the music for the album, and also provided guitar performances for the recorded version of the songs "Red Earth" and "The One That Keeps Me Running".[2] The band toured in support of the album in 1990, and again from late 1991 to mid-1992. The second tour included opening act Junkhouse, which became increasingly popular as a result of this exposure.
The album is typically described as melancholic and brooding folk rock, with a style reminiscent of Cowboy Junkies or 10,000 Maniacs.[3] It was recorded at The Lab, a studio in Hamilton operated by Jocelyne Lanois, of Martha & The Muffins,[2] and Malcolm Burn.[4]
Songs that received notable airplay on Canadian radio included "Sky", "Smoke" and "Inside Out", which became a Top 20 hit in Canada.[5] It also includes a cover of "Down to the Wire" from the unreleased album Stampede by Buffalo Springfield, which first appeared on the album Decade by Neil Young.[3][5]
Performers for the recorded album, in addition to the band members and Keelor, include Malcolm Burn, who played piano, keyboard, percussion and provided backing vocals; Sammy Vegas, lead guitar on "Down to the Wire", and Anne Bourne on keyboards for "Red Earth".
Track listing
- Red Earth – 4:06
- Down To The Wire – 2:59
- Sky – 3:39
- Smoke – 4:20
- I Gave You My Heart – 3:15
- The One That Keeps Me Running – 4:58
- Moving Too Fast – 3:31
- Inside Out – 3:50
- Julia Rain – 3:17
- It's Not Funny Anymore – 3:45
- Bury Her – 4:06
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- 1 2 "Biography: Crash Vegas". Canoe Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- 1 2 Dave Schulps and David Antrobus. "Crash Vegas". Trouser Press LLC. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "Crash Vegas: Biography". BlueRodeo.com, Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- 1 2 "Red Earth, Crash Vegas: Review". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-02-14.