Third Eye (Jewl)

Redd Kross, Redd Kross | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Encore
• ASIN: B0018DPC6K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,088 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

These LA punk pranksters hit the big time in 1990, signing to Atlantic and surprising fans (and detractors) with this excellent alt-rock LP!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked, but Why??, February 18, 2006

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Keven McQueen (Richmond, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Eye (Audio CD)

This album is one of the great overlooked albums of all time. Every song on it is a power-pop gem; it's worth buying just for "1976" alone (check out that Paul Stanley vocal impersonation!). In a better world, Redd Kross would be topping the charts and Britney Spears would be taking orders at a fast food joint.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars more pop than punk, more great than not, June 20, 2001

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Mark Bychowski (houston tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Eye (Audio CD)

redd kross has not been a "punk" band since 1982. they are conoisseurs of junk pop culture and somewehere along the line they picked up this talent for great melodies. this is a terrific album. it is ALMOST serious, but they have the knack for taking the wind out of the (potential crossover) sails by following up heartfelt ballads with tributes to shonen knife, the cowsills, and kiss. as its only an import, i suggest finding a used copy of the domestic release, its not hard to locate.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly lost gem - sticky fun, July 18, 2005

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B. Rosenthal "cowpunk1" (North Bergen, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Eye (Audio CD)

Having acquired this from one of those deadbeat music clubs in the early nineties that I couldn't stand, currently I should extend my apologies, as I understand this CD is out of print, too bad for you. I haven't given this a spin in a few years, as I remember it being a good listen, but not a great one, well my opinion has changed, just a sheer slice of power-pop heaven. The McDonald boys never replicated this 'major label' release, sure it had little of no airplay and I imagine they were unceromoniusly dumped by their label after this, but who give a F?
11 tracks of great rock & roll - dig the opening excuberance of 'Faith Healer' coincidentaly the much missed 'Big Dipper' have a killer cut of the same name. Followed by serveral toe-tapping, head boppin' tunes of 70's kitsch and they pay homage to Asian hipsters - Shonen Knife, I love when bands namedrop other bands, it always seems to work -check out Tullycraft.
A truly remarkable album from 1990 - see music did exist like this well before the bloated grunge era. Tape a copy if you have to!