Addictions & Scars

Red Delicious | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2004)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stompin' Music
• ASIN: B0002W1GFE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,190 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

Red Delicious was on the music scene in early 2000. In the year 2000 they also received the Yahoo Internet Life Music Award for "Best Unsigned Band". This three-piece band from Pasadena, California consists of the production team of Rob King and Steven Baca (AKA King & Little Steven) and vocalist Sara Wallace. King & Little Steven have produced several successful dance re-mixes, including People Underground's "Music Is Pumpin'" and DJ Dado's "Give Me Love". Both of these singles went to the Top 10 on the Billboard Dance Charts. They have also produced and re-mixed tracks for Donna Summer, Lou Bega, David Gordon and Walt Disney Records; in addition, they had a Top 10 hit in Taiwan on EMI Records with Gigi Leung's "Short Hair". Rob has also contributed keyboards and engineered the strings for Producer Chris Vrenna’s (Tweaker, NIN) Remix of Cold’s "Stupid Girl"(Interscope) released in April 2003.

Steve Baca was the guitar player and primary songwriter for Vanity Kills, which released an album through Hollywood Records in the early 90’s. Rob King has been engineering and producing for the past 10 years, working with several different bands including Elektra's Moonpools & Caterpillars. He has also produced music and sound for over 50 popular CD Rom titles including Sony’s Everquest Series. Sara Wallace met Rob in 1996 while recording and producing a track with her band Starblind for the Dewdrops Records compilation, "Splashed With Many A Speck". Sara has also appeared with Interfaith on their single "Blood On Mars", released early in 1998. Sara also contributed vocals on the yet to be released Violet UK CD produced by the famed Japanese Producer & Songwriter Yoshiki (X-Japan).

In 2000-2001 Red Delicious had an amazing impact with there music on MP3.com and other music download sites with over 2 million + songs downloaded. The band continued to have their 1st album "Emotional Blur" in the top 5 selling alternative CD’s on mp3.com 3 years running with combined totals of almost 10,000 copies sold. Red Delicious has had their music licensed to many Television & Cable shows including Dawson’s Creek, CBS, NBC, Oxygen, The Street, Buena Vista, Fashion Television on VH1, "Obsessed" with Jenna Elfman and many more.

Red Delicious has been hard at work on their recent 2004 CD "Addictions & Scars" which was co-produced by Chris Vrenna (NIN, Tweaker, Remixer, Producer) and includes selected tracks mixed by Jack Joseph Puig (No Doubt, Remy Zero, John Mayer, Goo Goo Dolls).

Together, this trio has created a unique blend of alternative rock with acoustic and electronic influences. Their songs are guitar-driven, sultry and laden with hooks, yielding a sound all their own.

Product Description

"Addictions & Scars" is the follow-up to their first Internet only CD "Emotional Blur". Red Delicious spent 3 years trying to perfect a collection of songs to release as their official 1st retail CD. Lead Singer Sara Wallace floats through the songs with her beautiful and provocative vocal sound taking the listener on a journey through every imaginable thought provoking innervations. Producers and band mates Rob King & Steve Baca lay down a foundation of musical bliss from heavy guitars and infectious drum grooves to serene pads and orchestral strings. Co-Producer Chris Vrenna (NIN, Tweaker) added his touch to more than half the CD and laid down some raw powerful drumming on a few songs on "Addictions & Scars". The CD was mixed in Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood by world renowned mixer Jack Joseph Puig, known for his ability to merge the sounds of the past three decades to create something that is thoroughly modern, Jack Joseph Puig has produced hits for the Verve Pipe ("Freshmen"), The Black Crows ("Good Friday"), No Doubt and John Mayer among others. Classical pianist and composer Paul Romero also contributed some amazing string arrangements to the recordings. Red Delicious has delivered a collection of songs that simply can’t be denied. With their unique blend of alternative rock, with acoustic and electronic influences, their songs are guitar and melody driven, sultry and laden with hooks, yielding a sound all their own.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding songs from an outstanding group!, November 11, 2004

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Bron "Bron" (Mechanicsville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Addictions & Scars (Audio CD)

I first ran across "Red Delicious" many years ago on [...]. After hearing a few tracks I downloaded everything I could find and later bought their "Emotional Blur" and Sampler CD's. Since that time I have not stopped listening to their music and it has not stopped giving me the same thrill I had the first time I heard them.

Songs such as "Casualties", "Sort of a Prayer", "Want Me", "Sweet" and so on are simply some of the best you will ever hear bar none. The quality of the song writing is exceptional, the lyrics are the kind that move you and stick with you. Then there's Ms. Wallace's voice - incredibly beautiful, strong and subtle all at once. The mixes are far more sophisticated than most and the sound is unique, rich, and fun with lots of layers and masterful touches that will bring a smile to your face.

Why this band has not yet become more of a commercial success baffles me and I do hope (for their sakes) that this release starts them off on that road. They have quite a following already, thanks to the net, but their music deserves an even wider audience - it truly is that good.

I don't write many on-line reviews of anything, but this group deserves such high praise and I was so glad to see their CD finally released that I just had to do this.

If you love music - get this CD - you won't be disappointed!

Update: 2010-02-20: Six years later and I'm still listening and still loving this music. It's a real shame this group never got the commercial success they deserved. If you can find the "unplugged" versions of some of the songs mentioned above on-line, they are definitely worth having. "Casualties" is one of the best songs about War ever written - period. The others mentioned above as well as their other work is all of stellar quality. Again, the song writing is incredible and far, far above the usual fare. Still some of my favorite songs ever. I still get chills sometimes listening to this music, it's that good.

I like the earlier versions and productions better. I found some of the production values a bit harsh on this CD by comparison. I'm really picking nits here. Maybe it's just because I heard and listened to the earlier versions for years before this came out. I truly regret that I never got a chance to see them perform live in their heyday. Would have been a memorable experience, I'm sure.

2011-12-07 7 years and I still love and recommend this CD if you can find it at a reasonable price. The group did not make it, but their music lives on and sounds as good today as ever. Will be a collectible one day, I'm sure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More people need to hear this amazing band, January 17, 2010

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Blake Adams (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Addictions & Scars (Audio CD)

When I saw there were so few reviews for this album I felt like I had to write a little something.

Many years ago I discovered them on [...] and downloaded all the available songs. I was very impressed and instantly hooked, so when the sampler Emotional Blur came out I quickly got that to.

After that it was a long time waiting but then this album, Addictions and Scars came out and man was it worth the wait. This album is incredible, every song is amazing and quite incomparable to anything else I've heard. Now I just need them to release more!

I'd recommend checking out the bands official website [...] where the entire album is available to stream free.

5.0 out of 5 stars Where are you guys!!!!!, November 14, 2007

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K. Roy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Addictions & Scars (Audio CD)

I love both Emotional Blur and Addictions & Scars.
What I don't love is waiting for the next CD!
Where are you guys!!!!