RED KROSS
Red Cross E.P.
2020 U.S. reissue
Special Edition [expanded]

How insane is it that the MacDonald brothers were only 12 and 16 years old when they did this?!

6 really scrappy (but very tuneful) punk rock songs. It’s incredible to think that Neurotica is just six short years away.

In 1981, Red Kross were alongside some legendary California bands; Black Flag, Desendents, Minutemen. And listening to these songs, you become very aware of the importance of RK’s contributions to that early scene.

The bonus tracks here are excellent too, including a live take of “Fun With Connie”; recorded at The Church in Hermosa Beach, birthplace of Black Flag.

I will always prefer the latter Red Kross; excellent records like Phaseshifter, Neurotica, Third Eye, and Show World. However, listening to THIS (and their first two official records) is a fascinating A to B history lesson.

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