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For those of us diehards that still value the odd smattering of lyric intelligence in popular music, Red Rider has been a constant source of pleasure.

This was supposed to Red Rider’s year. After the Neruda album established Tom Cochrane as a thoughtful, ambitious songwriter and Red Rider, at last, as a smart, cohesive unit,

Red Rider: This band is a model of persistence. During the past four years, Red Rider has kept it’s power-rock sound in circulation with plenty of live performances

Red Rider, the all-Canadian band playing tonight at Six Flags Over Georgia, prefers the cerebral approach to rock ‘n’ roll, but has been concluded that does not necessarily sell records or please concertgoers.

For those of us diehards that still value the odd smattering of lyric intelligence in our popular music, Red Rider has been a constant source of pleasure…

“We believe that we have a sound, a style,” says Tom Cochrane of Canadian Rock Band Red Rider, “but we don’t think that we have a formula.” And with their just released fourth album, the low-key Red Rider will appear Sunday at the West Hartford Agora.

Red Rider continue their rise in rock popularity with the release of Breaking Curfew, the Toronto quartet’s fourth Capitol album.

Tom Cochrane’s vocals are a highlight in this set, produced by David Tickle.

Rock with a political conscience has become legitimate once again, if not commercially viable. It is due to such bands as The Clash who have become millionaires despite of, or perhaps even because of, their radical politics.

In the 1960s it was Dylan, in the 1970s it was Springsteen, and in the 1980’s it’s Red Rider. The common theme is music with a message. Says RR vocalist-composer Tom Cochrane.

Tom Cochrane, leader of Red Rider, believes the band is gaining its remarkable recognition because it finally establishes an identity. The band will play at 7 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday.