Really Red

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Really Red was one of Houston, Texas' first punk bands and existed from 1978 through 1985.

Biography

The Really Red line up consisted of John Paul Williams on bass guitar, Ronnie "U-Ron" Bond vocalist/lyricist, Bob Weber on drums and Kelly Younger on guitar. Under occasional variations of their names, these were the original and only band members. Really Red evolved into one of the most prominent and popular Texas punk bands of that era and helped to kick-start the early punk scene in Houston and Texas. Really Red toured the United States several times and played some dates in Canada, including a benefit for the Squamish Five in Vancouver.

Along with their "paying gigs" they were known to do benefit shows for causes as diverse as

Stranglers, Dayglo Abortions, 999, Big Boys, The Dicks, MDC, Negative Approach, the Butthole Surfers, Sado Nation, Die Kreuzen, Personality Crisis, Culturcide, Mark Arm's Mr Epp and also the Fastbacks. On special rare occasions Austrian avant-garde film maker, Kurt Kren
, would project his films as a backdrop for the band's performance.

They released their first 45 single recording,

Parable of Arable Land
" album.. Really Red broke up in 1985 after releasing 2 albums, 2 45 singles, 2 7-inch EPs, and tracks on various compilations.

Their song "Prostitution" appeared on the

Rest in Pain
album but due to a mix up it ended up on "Cottage Cheese" while the alternative version intended for that release showed up on "
Rhino Records compilation "Faster and Louder Hardcore Punk Vol 1". Their cover of Petula Clark's "Downtown" was included on the 1996 7-inch 45 "Rather See You Dead: Houston Punk 1978-1979" from the Hot Box Review label. The song "I was a Teenage Fuckup" appeared on the soundtrack to the film American Hardcore. Their 1st single's A side "Crowd Control" was included on the bootleg album release Killed by Death Vol 2 while both sides of the single were legally included on the compilation album Deep in the Throat of Texas. Their 2nd single A side "Modern Needs" was included on the bootleg album release Killed by Death
Vol 4.

The 1981 LP "Teaching You The Fear" was re-issued on Empty Records in 2004. 2015 saw the reissue of all of Really Red's material, as well as unreleased rarities, by the Alternative Tentacles label. This release came as a two CD set "Teaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection" and three full length vinyl albums (see below).

For years, as well as fronting Really Red, lead singer U-Ron (as Perry Coma) created and hosted the original "

Pacifica's Houston station KPFT
.

The only member to continue making music has been drummer Bob Weber who did a California tour with the notorious Culturcide and then joined The Anarchitex. Both bands were also from Houston Texas.

2020 saw

Darwin's Finches and MDC
among many other notable groups.

Members

Really Red’s members sometimes appeared under various other names:

  • Ronald "U-Ron" Bond - Vocals/lyrics
  • Kelly Younger - Guitar
  • Robert Weber - Drums
  • John Paul Williams - Bass guitar

Discography

Singles and EPs

Full lengths

  • Teaching You the Fear (CIA Records) - 1981 LP
  • Rest in Pain (CIA Records) - 1985 LP
  • Really Red 1980 - 1984 Compilation (Angry Neighbor) CD
  • Teaching You the Fear (Empty Records) reissue - 2004 LP CD
  • Teaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection (Alternative Tentacles) 2015 reissue 1979-1985 2XCD
  • Volume 1: Teaching You The Fear (Alternative Tentacles) 2015 reissue LP
  • Volume 2: Rest In Pain (Alternative Tentacles) 2015 reissue LP
  • Volume 3: New Strings For Old Puppets (Alternative Tentacles) 2015 reissue LP

Compilation appearances

References

External links

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