The Color Red : Show Review :
Chicago: 10.29.2002
by Dave Dalka
Seeing Red
I had the distinct pleasure of
seeing The Color Red in Chicago at the House of Blues on October 29, 2002.
They demonstrated that they can belt out the songs on this Johnny K produced
gem of their album Clear almost as well live as they sound on the album.
In a rather odd pairing opening
for the much harder act Flaw, they had to diffuse an aggressive crowd as well
as perform their set. Jon Zamora was more than up to this task, interacting
directly with various, unruly members of the Flaw chanting crowd. In the future,
I would hope their booking agent would try to pair them with acts where audiences
would appreciate them more like Mad at Gravity, Hoobastank, Audiovent or other
alternative/active rock bands. As you likely know, they were supposed to tour
with Alien Ant Farm this summer, but due to the tragic AAF bus accident, this
sadly did not come to fruition. Alternative crowds would enjoy them more than
metal crowds and would help their case at getting much needed alternative
radio airplay. They risk being categorized wrong if they play with acts like
Flaw in the future.
The set list included most of
the best songs on the album; the only disappointment was the exclusion of
Clone. All of these songs have interesting, emotional lyrics and the tandem
of Jon Zamora's distinctive voice coupled with the back-up vocals of his brother
Marc Zamora, who also anchors the band with his strong bass playing, are pleasant
to the ear and thought provoking to the mind. The guitar tandem of Billy Meyer
and Adrian Verloop stand on opposite sides of the stage, play in sync with
each other while never even gazing a look at the other. This is rather impressive
and shows how long they've been playing with each other. All of the songs
they played were good, but The Other One stands out a little above the rest.
This is a good thing, because they plan to release this song as their next
single. I would strongly urge their label to organize street team efforts
to assure this song gets the Alternative radio airplay it justly deserves.
The band's music and performance is certainly worthy of better promotion in
this regard.
I'd suggest you pick up their
CD which, like Mad at Gravity's Resonance and Pulse Ultra's Headspace,
is among the most underrated and unrecognized gems of 2002. Listen to
it a few times, you never need to hit skip track on this album, it's
consistent yet each track has it's own different personality. Overall,
The Color Red's show was enjoyable and if they pass through your town
you should definitely go check them out. I look forward to the next
time they come through town and hope to see them again and do a formal
interview at that point as they've proven themselves to be a worthy
addition to my music collection and a good use of my time. I hope you
do too….
The Color Red Setlist
01 Cleansing
02 Your New Self
03 Sore Throat
04 Everything New
05 Wrong Replacement
06 The Other One
07 The Nothing
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