Slow To Fade

Red Guitars' first album was typical of much British rock of the early to mid-'80s in its drift from new wave to something a little more mainstream. There were rather generic new wave/pop concoctions with diffident vocals, echoed guitars, and a muted and stylish kind of moodiness. The lyrical perspectives honed in on the space between diffidence and despair. There were, too, occasional reggae and Afro-funk influences that were in fashion as Afro-pop made its first serious inroads into the Western pop consciousness. It's neither the best nor worst of a genre that became overworked, but it is kind of boring, though not as synthetically textured as much of this music was.

Ripped from the 2002 remaster to FLAC because someone asked if I had any Red Guitars.

Red Guitars; Slow To Fade

1.      Remote Control

2.      Dive

3.      Astronomy

4.      Cloak & Dagger

5.      Crocodile Tears

6.      Shaken Not Stunned

7.      Sting In The Tail

8.      Marimba

9.      Slow To Fade…

10.   Good Technology

11.   Fact

12.   Paris France

13.   Steeltown

14.   Within Four Walls

15.   Heartbeat Go!