Red Rockers

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:15 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmevO2V2JxA

it's a nice JG 4001

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:42 pm

I've always loved that song..Brings back great memories of some of the best years of my life.

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:56 am

I was in high school..

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:47 am

I was in my second year of college..Life was so much simpler then..

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:14 pm

I was 31 and firmly in the mainstream... wife, kids, looking for work (almost ended up in AZ)...

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:10 pm

Hey it woulda been closer to Socal!

danbind · Post by **danbind** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:13 pm

I remember getting that album as a "Nice Price" cassette.

What's that song about, anyway? Were the Red Rockers early advocates of globalization and outsourcing? Or was it ceramic plates and cups?

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:13 pm

I don't know about the verses, and I've never heard of the Red Rockers, but I liked the chorus. Good singer.

JimK

captsandwich · Post by **captsandwich** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:55 am

I've never heard of them before, but as soon as the video started I recognized Jim Reilly of the Stiff Little Fingers as the drummer.
SLF were much better.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:11 am

Agreed!

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:00 pm

I saw them open up for U2 on the 'Unforgettable Fire' tour. I remember one of the guitarists played a RIC 620-12. I too bought the "Nice Price" cassette. lol

Stiff Little Fingers......overseas high school memories.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:21 am

Wow, that song takes me back...it was a staple here on KROQ.

Thanks for bringing it up, Jaymi. I'll look for it on i-tunes!

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:41 pm

Yeah Jerry,I remember those days of KROQ well..Good 'ol Poorman,Blade,Ramondo,Swedish Egil and all the others in the early 80's..

I'll never forget the time Poorman froze a cockroach and then thawed it out in the sun to see if would still be alive..While waiting,he played "Melting in the Sun" by INXS..Every time I hear that song,I think of that day sitting on the beach listening..Every radio was on the same station.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:51 pm

Yeah. KROQ was the hippest thing on the planet in those days.

First station to play Van Halen, BTW. Probably only that one time!

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:45 am

Yeah,and I believe it was Rodney Bingenheimer that played 'em too.