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Track Listings
| 1. Fight Inside |
| 2. Death of Me |
| 3. Mystery of You |
| 4. Start Again |
| 5. Never Be the Same |
| 6. Confession (What's Inside My Head) |
| 7. Shadows |
| 8. Ordinary World |
| 9. Out from Under |
| 10. Take It All Away |
Editorial Reviews
2009 release. Grammy-nominated Rock band Red's second album, Innocence & Instinct, is a primal and provocative look into the dark and sometimes seemingly hopeless fight inside each one of us, told through the powerful sphere of the band's hard-hitting, intense music. Innocence is where we all begin. Instinct can quickly take over. A lifetime is spent in this internal tug of war between who we really are and who we hope to be. Produced by the award-winning Rob Graves, mixed by Ben Grosse (Sevendust, Disturbed, Depeche Mode) and including a song co-written by Benjamin Burnley of Breaking Benjamin, Innocence & Instinct is thoughtful and powerful rock music, with a challenging look at the personal struggle inside each of us.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
End of Silence received a lot of attenntion because it was a decent album. Innocence and Instinct should receive even more; this album shows a great deal of maturity in Red's music. The strings that are utilized throughout the entire album don't merely feel like they were placed over the music, (like it did in EOS) but it feels like it was integrated with the rest of the music, often matching the intensity of the emotionally packed vocals. When listening to the album you instantly know when a song changes because each song has it's own sound, but at the same time the entire album has a certain flow to it. Highly reccomended.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First of all, I'm reviewing the extras that come with the deluxe edition moreso than the music, because I'm assuming people want to know exactly what they're getting by paying the extra money.
I picked up this cd shortly after it came out and sprung for the deluxe edition because I was interested in seeing the "making of" documentary. The packaging was a little misleading in the sense that I felt I was getting a lot more than actually exists on the DVD. What exactly does the deluxe edition include?
CD
-Innocence and Instinct album
-3 bonus tracks at the end of the album (the last of which is an alternate version of "Fight Inside")
-Bonus intro track
DVD
-"Making of" documentary
-Music video for the single "Death of Me"
-"Making of Death of Me" video
-Photo Gallery
While it all sounds great, there really isn't a whole lot there. The documentary barely scratches the surface of the writing and recording process and runs under 10 minutes. Death of Me's "making of" is also short, but it does its job and didn't leave anything out as far as I could tell. Also, the photo gallery clocked in at just under a minute, so don't get too excited about that. I was able to watch everything included on the DVD in about 20 minutes.
Innocence and Instinct is another solid album from Red, but as I stated before, I'm not going to go into much detail about the music since it's been covered pretty well by other reviewers already. What I will say is that this is definitely a more mature and refined effort than Red's debut album, but it too has its bleak spots where nothing too exciting seems to be going on. Highlights for me include Fight Inside, Death of Me, Shadows, and Take it All Away.
I picked up this cd shortly after it came out and sprung for the deluxe edition because I was interested in seeing the "making of" documentary. The packaging was a little misleading in the sense that I felt I was getting a lot more than actually exists on the DVD. What exactly does the deluxe edition include?
CD
-Innocence and Instinct album
-3 bonus tracks at the end of the album (the last of which is an alternate version of "Fight Inside")
-Bonus intro track
DVD
-"Making of" documentary
-Music video for the single "Death of Me"
-"Making of Death of Me" video
-Photo Gallery
While it all sounds great, there really isn't a whole lot there. The documentary barely scratches the surface of the writing and recording process and runs under 10 minutes. Death of Me's "making of" is also short, but it does its job and didn't leave anything out as far as I could tell. Also, the photo gallery clocked in at just under a minute, so don't get too excited about that. I was able to watch everything included on the DVD in about 20 minutes.
Innocence and Instinct is another solid album from Red, but as I stated before, I'm not going to go into much detail about the music since it's been covered pretty well by other reviewers already. What I will say is that this is definitely a more mature and refined effort than Red's debut album, but it too has its bleak spots where nothing too exciting seems to be going on. Highlights for me include Fight Inside, Death of Me, Shadows, and Take it All Away.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First off, the 5-stars + my title give you a quick preview.
For people who've heard the first album, this album is very much like the first in style. The lyrics are as well written, the riffs are still heavy and satisfying, and everything about this album will scream Red at you. However, from the intro all the way till the end, the first album beats this one by a narrow margin. Songs like Fight Inside, Never Be the Same, Shadows, and Death of Me are probably the songs that stand out the most to me right now. The couple of songs in between will need to grow onto me eventually.
For people who haven't heard the first effort, Red's style is best described as melodic modern rock. The songs run the mix from displaying hard and heavy headbang-inducing riffs (Death of Me, Fight Inside) to softer, chill-at-night 'ballads' if I must (Take It All Away, the cover of Ordinary World). Don't expect any soloing, this band is all about well-written lyrics that convey a very positive message, and well-executed vocals from both the lead + backup vocalists. Overall, I think the style can be likened to a cross between 10 Years (melodic) and Pillar (hard and heavy).
Probably one of the strongest bands out there that you haven't heard of. I strongly suggest getting the first album if you haven't yet. That said, I think this album merits as much play as my copy of the first has gotten over the last 2 years!
For people who've heard the first album, this album is very much like the first in style. The lyrics are as well written, the riffs are still heavy and satisfying, and everything about this album will scream Red at you. However, from the intro all the way till the end, the first album beats this one by a narrow margin. Songs like Fight Inside, Never Be the Same, Shadows, and Death of Me are probably the songs that stand out the most to me right now. The couple of songs in between will need to grow onto me eventually.
For people who haven't heard the first effort, Red's style is best described as melodic modern rock. The songs run the mix from displaying hard and heavy headbang-inducing riffs (Death of Me, Fight Inside) to softer, chill-at-night 'ballads' if I must (Take It All Away, the cover of Ordinary World). Don't expect any soloing, this band is all about well-written lyrics that convey a very positive message, and well-executed vocals from both the lead + backup vocalists. Overall, I think the style can be likened to a cross between 10 Years (melodic) and Pillar (hard and heavy).
Probably one of the strongest bands out there that you haven't heard of. I strongly suggest getting the first album if you haven't yet. That said, I think this album merits as much play as my copy of the first has gotten over the last 2 years!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Now they ended the silence
Red has really made an impression on me with this album. The first song I heard of them was Never Be The Same. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bizzy
Cut Back On The Strings...
....And focused more on hammering away at that unique guitar sound. Sometimes, it works brilliantly (Confession), and sometimes, the songs just drag along (Death of Me). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Arrogance Breeds in Isolation
awsome cd and band
Ive been listentening to the band red for a while now they are a great band with great lyrics I have all three of theyre cd's and I would seriously recomended you all listen to... Read more
Published 6 months ago by sean
Red: Innocence and Instinct
If you liked their first one then you will love this one as well. And the CD was in perfect condition along with the case and book!
Published 6 months ago by Chad
probably still one of my favorite cds
This is a great cd, probably my favorite by them. They use their orchestra in just the right places. The songs are all meaningful. Read more
Published 7 months ago by mnm
Great Album
this is an amazing album! The songs are dynamic and deep. I have already spent a week listening every moment to it!
Published 7 months ago by S. Borgosz
One of the best records of all time
Red is a fantastic band, and Innocence and Instinct is one of the greatest albums ever made. It carries a lot of hard rock elements, and some of their softer side. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Scamp4553
Red metal for the master
If you like hard head rocking music this is for you...We seen them at the 2011 Winter Jam. My youngest son loves this album... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Catherine Benedikter
Amazing!!
This is one of my FAVORITE CD's, i love every single song. Red is the perfect marriage between awesome lyrics, wonderful music. Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Todd
Innocence& Instinct CD
I think this CD is awesome for listening if you want to pump it up in your spirit
and faith and get loud about it :)
It's annointed Christian hard rock for sure! Read more
and faith and get loud about it :)
It's annointed Christian hard rock for sure! Read more
Published 14 months ago by suebear
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