 | Red (USA) Innocence and Instinct
3.8
excellent
| Ranking: #26 for 2009 | |
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| 3.0 good | ninjuice | October 12th 09 |
Innocence and Instinct marks a definite improvement for Red, and anyone saying differently is a loon. The problem, however, is that the band has gone from derivative and boring to derivative and "okay"; riffs have improved, strings work better and songs don't drag as much, but it's still a trip through extremely familiar mainstream rock territory. It's nice to see a band moving towards potential when the opposite seems to happen so often, but Innocence and Instinct is just a growing boy cleaning up his mess, nothing more.
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| 3.5 great | AlexTM510 | March 12th 09 |
On their second album: Red pull just enough tricks to create a more focused and slightly more experimental album. This isn't precisely game-changing but this time the band give more careful attention to the use of keyboard/orchestra patches & textures. This helps give the band a stronger unique aesthetic that fits in their sound perfectly and never comes of as smothering (Which was a problem in the first album). In addition, the band has created a more muscular and tighter sound that makes the album more enjoyable. The album is odd in the sense that it's not entirely ear-grabbing upon it's first listen due to the cliche guitar attack, but if given careful attention to the extra textures you'll realize this band isn't just some other 21st century alternative metal chugga-chug band. More so, this is a band on the verge of breaking into a sound that's more like their own.
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| 3.0 good | Britch2tiger | December 1st 15 |
Surprised how long these nu-metal qualities can still work for certain bands. At least this band attempted to mend their sound alongside classic instrumentation such as the violin & piano. The problem is that this album did not incorporate MORE of these instrumentations in the majority, or all, of their tracks. Even the "hard rock" guitar sound was too subtle to have any real spotlight in this album. Only tracks 7 and 8 had guitar effects that mildly worked in the tracks' favor. The hints of electronica were not bad but personally thinks they were unnecessary (esp on tracks 10 & 12) 'cause this album is supposed to be a RED album, not a Linkin Park "could've been" album. This album stands as a 3/5 (or a VERY light 3.5/5).
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| 5.0 classic | toxin. | June 26th 11 |
Honestly, if I listened to Innocent and Instinct now, I probably wouldn't give it a 5.
However, it's still a fantastic, extremely well-crafted mainstream rock album. The riffs are
tight and crunchy, shown in the punchy 'Fight Inside' and rocking 'Death of Me.' 'Out From
Under' has enough edginess to make up for the sheen of the bulk of the album, which contains
perfectly executed midtempo songs. Not often do you see a band ambitious enough to have the
music mirror the lyrics, but that's exactly what 'Start Again' does, as the metaphorical
rebirth of the instrumentation reflects the lyrics of the chorus. 'Mystery of You' and
'Never Be the Same' have catchy choruses, that while not unique, are extremely pleasant. And
'Shadows' manages to reconcile all the previously listed strengths with a monster guitar
riff and fantastic chorus. Likewise, the spiritual lyrics are all inspired and passionate.
Overall, though the album probably suffers from not being terribly unique, Innocence and
Instinct is a fantastic mainstream rock album.
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| 5.0 classic | 777012 | February 27th 09 |
It's true... I gave it a 5 - the reason is because the second I let the first track off my Deluxe Edition (Canto III) play, I let it play through the whole CD multiple times... I just can't get enough of it and the tracks are aboslutely amazing...
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| 3.0 good | PABLO PICASSO NUMERO UNO | March 24th 22 |
professional production but at the cost of that newband energy. death of me is a rocker but the slow tracks have too many hymnal overtones
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| 5.0 classic | christopher164 | November 23rd 20 |
Every time I listen to this album, I'm always blown away by how much I love it. It's such a cohesive project that flows so beautifully. There are songs that I can rock out to ("Death Of Me"), but also songs can make me cry ("Ordinary World"). I cannot praise this album enough. (My only negative is that a few songs aren't as strong as stand-alone tracks.)
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| 3.5 great | davezillaMP3 | May 7th 20 |
An improvement over the first album that balances both the "innocence" and the "instinct"
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| 4.0 excellent | savaah | November 3rd 14 |
If there is such genre as "Christian Rock", then this album is the cream of the crop.
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| 0.0 | Scamp4553 | June 21st 13 |
Innocence and Instinct is a classic album, with songs that are instantly catchy and fun to sing along to.
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| 0.0 | | February 14th 12 |
Taking what they had in their debut, expanding upon it, making their string arrangements more complex, intensifying the riffs and improving just about every aspect, Red have put forth and effort that triumphs their debut and allows them to expand more into their own sound.
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| 3.0 good | Lineman | March 30th 11 |
I just loved this album when I heard it for the first time... I even bought it... but it's been a long time ago and my point of view has changed a little bit, but still it's a good rock album for me.
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| 4.5 superb | fr33convict | February 12th 09 |
I like this album. It's a definite improvement over their debut.
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