Red Rider’s Neruda Packs Punch
Toronto’s Red Rider, who topped record charts two years ago with White Hot and Lunatic Fringe, remain an industry enigma with the release of their…
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Themes For The Eighties Individual
“I miss the snow,” Tom Cochrane, Red Rider’s lead vocalist and songwriter says via telephone from his hotel room in sunny Tallahassee, Florida. “Like hell…
Red Rider Pays Homage To Poet
When Pablo Neruda was offered a high-ranking government position by his good friend Salvadore Allende, president of Chile, the South American poet could not accept.
New Sophistication For Red Rider
Red Rider: Neruda (Capitol. You don’t have to be familiar with Red Rider to enjoy the most recent efforts of this Canadian rock band. Although…
Red Rider Gambles On Neruda
The alarming image if an urban mob’s perverse fascination in Power (Strength in Numbers) opens Neruda, Red Rider’s most lyrically powerful release to date.
Red Rider’s Return Solid & Satisfying
Red Rider – Neruda. Mention contemporary Canadian Rock and a number of names spring readily to mind – April Wine, Loverboy, Rush, Rough Trade, Saga…
Tricks’ Appeal To Red Rider
Red Rider is an enigma. On one hand, you have a band than can display heavy metal excellence. On the other, you have a band…
The Great Pretenders
That is where Red Rider stands today as they tour the Midwest with The J. Geils Band. One of their songs, “Lunatic Fringe,” has been…
Riding The Beach Boys’ Wave
It’s odd enough the Beach Boys will play their summery rock in the dead of fall on their current tour. It’s even odder they chose…
As Far As Siam – Red Rider (Review)
The second LP by Red Rider, As Far As Siam, (Capitol) is a considerable improvement over Don’t Fight It, which suffered from unexciting production and…
Gators C-Fox Monday Night Live Red Rider
Red Rider, a band that facilely combines the rockabilly sound of the ’50s, the hard age of the ’80’s, and the futuristic concepts of tomorrow,…
Band’s Best When It’s Soft
There’s an interesting chemistry about Red Rider. When leader Tom Cochrane’s husky haunting voice clicks with the subtle slide-guitar of Ken Greer, the band zeros…