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Red Rockers

Musical Group

American punk/new wave band formed in New Orleans in 1979, noted for the 1981 album Condition Red and the later Good As Gold era featuring the single "China".

Formed in New Orleans in 1979. Early work is punk-oriented (Condition Red); the band moved toward a new wave/pop sound by the time of Good As Gold (early 1980s).

The review praises Condition Red as a near-masterpiece of punk'n'roll with strong Clash influences and standout tracks like "Guns Of Revolution" and "Grow Up". It contrasts the album's raw, anthemic attitude with the band's later shift toward a softer new wave sound. The reviewer draws comparisons to Social Distortion and notes a cover of "Folsom Prison Blues" featuring Jello Biafra. Overall, Condition Red is celebrated while the subsequent direction is viewed as a decline.

For:Fans of late-70s/early-80s punk and new wave; listeners who like The Clash, Social Distortion, and punk'n'roll anthems.

 They made me think a lot of Social Distortion’s “Mommy’s Little Monster”, the Red Rockers of “Condition Red”, if only I replaced a little naive revolutionary political philosophy with the epic and street poetry of Mike Ness, for that timeless desire to resist the rising, furious hardcore tide and continue to wave the banner of blatantly ’77 punk’n’roll, clinging to the pylons of the tower bridge more often than to the bars of the golden gate.

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