Neruda [Import]

Red Rider | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 16, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000007390
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,282 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Light in the Tunnel

2. Power (Strength in Numbers)

3. Human Race

4. Can't Turn Back

5. Napoleon Sheds His Skin

6. Walking the Fine Line

7. Winner Take All

8. Sights on You

9. Crack the Sky (Breakaway)

10. Work Out

11. Light in the Tunnel/Human Race [*]

12. White Hot [*]

13. Lunatic Fringe [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Album From This Canadian Band !!!, May 5, 2004

By 

Bill Appel (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neruda (Audio CD)

Red Rider scored a major hit single with the great "Lunatic Fringe" prior to their 1983 release "Neruda", however, this album was their most mature, stronger overall set of straight ahead rockers with an excellent songwriting flair penned by leader Tom Cochrane. Cochrane's raspy but smooth delivery is superb throughout as the album's first four songs are coordinated one right after the other with blitzing power, style and some frills. The surreal, subtle and smooth guitar intro by the lead guitar of Ken Greer in "Light In The Tunnel" suddenly explodes in "Power" with great musical cohesion by the whole band. The fantastic "Human Race" takes off with a great guitar riff by Greer combined with the depth of Cochrane's vocal delivery. Jeff Jones' nice thumping bass line sets the table for the excellent, kickin' "Can't Turn Back". The mood shifts a little with a slower moving, but well crafted "Napoleon Sheds His Skin" as Cochrane's vocals again shine. The rest of the album is just a little bit uneven but there are some very fine highlights with the cool "Winner Take All", "Walking The Fine Line" and "Crack The Sky" (Breakaway").

The CD also contains 3 bonus tracks. "Light In The Tunnel/Human Race" is a different version combining these 2 great songs instead of "Light In The Tunnel/Power" as on the original album and also works very well. Two of their most popular songs finish the CD, the excellent "White Hot" and the classic "Lunatic Fringe".

This is an interesting album worth owning as you will find yourself really getting charged up from it after multiple listenings. Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Canadian Rock Music At It's Finest Hour!!, December 22, 2002

By 

Gus Mauro "coolbrezze" (Brandon,mb) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neruda (Audio CD)

This Cd is one definatly for the Collection. To Me this
is Red Rider At It's musically gifted best. Tom Cochrane's
vocals just exploded on sesational tracks like
"POWER(Strength In Numbers) CAN'T TURN BACK, And
NAPOLEIN SHEADS HIS SKIN. The power chords and just the
sheer intensity of the group at it's prime here can
easliy be recognized as a classic rock recording
Canadian style. Along with Bryan Adams's RECKLESS(1984)
AND Rush's 2112(1976) Red Rider's NERUDA(1983) has to be one of

the best examples of how great Canadian Music is and
how such memorable songs can stand the test of time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I could only keep one CD/Albumn, this would be it, April 15, 2001

By 

George M. Kane (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neruda (Audio CD)

I first heard Red Rider in the late '70's and wound up taping Neruda off the air, as radio stations used to play an entire albumn late on Friday night. I really loved the entire albumn but never did buy it until many years later I found it in the bargin bin, on vinyl, for $2.00. I couldn't believe how much I had missed listening to that inferior tape. There are things going on in the background that I had never heard clearly before. When Neruda came out on CD, I bought it immediately and was happy to have White Hot and Lunatic Fringe included (from earlier Red Rider albumns) on it. Each time I listen to it, I pick up something new. The production is excellent, but the music and lyrics are incredible. Ken Greer is a wonderful guitar player but the whole band was strong, expecially songwriter/singer Tom Cochrane. If I had to pick only one albumn to live with forever, this would definitely be it. It is different, unique, but ultimately it is a classic that causes you to think.