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Red Alert

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Red Alert is a huge step forward for Warp 11. I've listened to very few CD's where I can sit through the entire thing and enjoy every song, but Red Alert is an exception. It's a solid album all the way through, and is a good example of Warp 11's diversity of musical styles.
From the rockin' tunes of "Red Alert" and "Sto Vo Kor" to the upbeat "Space Happy" and "Trekie Girl" to the truly orginial "Q" and "Suds Me Up Sulu" (A friend of mine had to hear that one twice on a recent car trip back from Chicago), I was very happily surprised at the variety of Red Alert. They even added a touch of country with The Ballad of Bones, which has actually become one of my favorites.

To be perfectly honest in this review, I do have one complaint.. though it is of a technical nature. This disc may have trouble playing on various older or media sensitive hardware. I usually play my audio discs on a RCA RC6000P DVD player though a Pioneer receiver, etc. However, this audio disc will not play in the RC6000P. I am aware this player is senstive to disc types, but I was still somewhat surprised because this certainly wasn't a issue with Suck My Spock. Though, if your audio setup is newer, you probably will not run into this issue.

That being said, I love this album. Karl Miller has really gotten to show off his vocals in this round, Jeff Hewitt and even Brian Moore were able to show off thier vocal talent more for this album too.

If you like Star Trek and you like to rock, you'll love Warp 11.

Okay, I am biased. I love rock. I love sci-fi. But I have to say that the music on this album is beyond amazing! I listen to a lot of music. I own over 300 CD's. Warp 11's Red Alert is the first thing I turn on when I am looking for something that will entertain me and my friends.

First, Karl Miller's vocals are incredible as are the bass lines he lays down. Just listen to the opening of the title song and you will understand what I mean. Then listen to the guitar stylings of Mr. Brian Moore. He rivals just about any other rock guitarist out there. If Jeff Hewitt's drumming doesn't drive you to dance, you can't be breathing. What you don't hear on the albums that you get in the live shows is rock goddess, Kiki Stockhammer. The combination of these four powerful talents is something to be reckoned with.

Now, just be warned, they are a Star Trek band. With every song they pay a tongue-in-cheek homage to the beast the is the Star Trek franchise. You will fall in love with songs like "Trekkie Girl" and "Replicate (My Love)".

Having been to many shows and planning to go to more and to get any future releases, I definately recommend Red Alert and Suck my Spock to anyone looking for good music, good sci-fi and good humor all in one package!

Warp 11 is a really good band, and the great thing about it is, you dont have to be a star trek fan to enjoy their music, just great words theyve used to piece together. Im not just saying that because they are from my hometown, but they trully are exceptional, Karl Miller the head band guy has good ideas, maybe he should take over the star trek franchise, im sure the fans would like that over Rick Berman anyday of the week!

Warp 11 can play music in a variety of styles. Their musical ability, combined with their clever lyrics make this one fun CD to blast as you cruise down the highway.

If you get a chance to see them live, don't miss out. They put on one hell of a show.

I just saw these guys play live last night in San Fran. They were the opening act for Richard Cheese. All I can say is that I laughed from start to finish. Their lyrics are hilarious, even more so if you're familiar with the Star Trek universe. Surprisingly, the music rocks and I bought both their cds last night. Skip the first one, "Suck my Spock", but buy this cd. It's great from beginning to end.

Imagine a mirror, mirror universe where a young James T Kirk is the leader of a punk-rock group while stationed on the USS Farragut. His main interest is not subduing alien worlds but seducing alien women while drinking as much beer or Tranya as he and his band can get their hands on.
That is warp 11. Musically the style of most of the songs reminds me of Green Day or Offspring. If you are hard core Trek fan and don't like somebody doing tunes about Trek with tongue in cheek (preferably Yeoman Rand's) then you probably will not like this. However if you can take trek with a grain of salt, like some hard driving rock on the raunchy side-- Make it so! These guys know their trek and how to rock!

Imagine a mirror, mirror universe where a young James T Kirk is the leader of a punk-rock group while stationed on the USS Farragut. His main interest is not subduing alien worlds but seducing alien women while drinking as much beer or Tranya as he and his band can get their hands on.
That is warp 11. Musically the style of most of the songs reminds me of Green Day or Offspring. If you are hard core Trek fan and don't like somebody doing tunes about Trek with tongue in cheek (preferably Yeoman Rand's) then you probably will not like this. However if you can take trek with a grain of salt, like some hard driving rock on the raunchy side-- Make it so! These guys know their trek and how to rock!

This cd is fun! The lyrics are witty and I find myself wanting to sing along with them. Also, the beats are groovy and I like the variety of songs and to sum it up I really have fun listening to this cd. It's definitely worth purchasing!

Somewhere between Green Day and Frank Zappa, Warp 11 shows true talent and a great sense of humor. Not since The Who's "Tommy", Rush's "2112", or Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" have I felt compelled to listen to an entire album from start to finish.

No member of this band will likely be voted anything 'of the year', but together they create music that makes you want to dance, shout, laugh, bang your head, sing along, and mosh in your Star Trek uniform, all at the same time.

Red Alert is the album that made Warp 11 a household name to Star Trek fans all over the world. They were definitely beginning to find a lot of fame, from being interviewed more by radio stations and even appearing in and performing two songs on the Trek documentary Trekkies 2. What makes this album so great is the songs that make you think about after it is over. The album has a lot of songs that are like that, you just can't get them out of your head. The five songs that do that the most are; "Red Alert", "Everything I Do (I Do With William Shatner)", "Old Country Doctor", "Rand" and "Suds Me Up Sulu".

"Red Alert" has great music and is just fun. It has what you want in a Rock song, very memorable and catchy (my two favorite words) music that gets inside your head once you hear it. The vocals match the song perfectly. You have to hear it to understand, but once you do, you will agree that this is a song that you will be tapping you finger to at just thought while driving in your car.

"Everything I Do (I Do With William Shanter" is Warp 11's biggest hit to date. I can totally relate to this song with the line "I don't want to go to work, just want to hang with Captain Kirk, and if I had my way I'd make it so". What Trekkie can't relate to that?! That, in those few words, define a Trekkie on a hard work day. Wouldn't we all like to just stay at home and watch Star Trek?! This song was also featured on the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner.

What makes "Old Country Doctor" so great is that the chorus is easy to remember and sing. The song does a great job at describing McCoy, our favorite country doctor. Even if you don't like country music, this isn't so country that you can't get joy out of hearing it.

The same can be said about the song "Rand". Excellent chorus that is once again fun to sing along with. The song is a love story about how much we love Rand, even though she had a thing for Kirk, we still loved her. Too bad she only lasted six episodes, which is stated in the song.

"Suds Me Up Sulu" is definitely the funniest track of the album, even Karl can't singing straight and you can hear a laugh in his voice. It's funny and has become even more true recently after George Takei came out of the closet, which makes the song even more enjoyable.

Every song listed above are songs that you immediately remember just by the mentioning of the name. Defintely an album to buy