Search - Red Flag :: Bitter End

Buddhalicious technopop for the masses

10/06/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The night finds me in a peculiar mood to say the most, so i'll begin saying that Red Flags 'The Bitter End' has been everything i expected. I love the album cover, the colors and the images make me want to show it off to my friends like the pair of numchucks i bought last week. The only trouble is that the inside cover has a strange industrial smell for whatever reason. Red Flag is such a cool band because their sound is rare and is becoming near extinct. This album almost inspires me to do a Depeche Mode bashing review but i'll try to do otherwise. The Bitter End is moody and almost comparable to other Red Flag albums but still manages to find it's own uniqueness. The lyrics have an element of maturity that surpasses other bands that still dwell in the realms of teenage mope rock. Even if some of the lyrics are bent with a touch of angst, the sounds are memorable and make for great night time driving music. It surprises me how many of my friends dig Red Flag, i find myself having to explain who they are and then i always get asked how i found such a band. Never-the-less i am a big Red Flag fan and recommend any of their albums."

RED FLAG continues to keep it dark, sad and soft........

shervin nooshin | Helotes, TX United States | 05/15/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I got this album 2 weeks before its official release date...I just couldn't wait to hear RED FLAG's new album. I have to admit that it is as thought but I wanted a little more. If you enjoy the newer style of RED FLAG sound, you will like this album. This album is sounds somewhere in between 'CRYPT' and 'THE FEAR OF THE RED PLANET', yet more mellow. The album is in a typical RED FLAG fasion as all lyrics are about love, loss, life and reality. The album is dark, sad, and on the slow side. The only song that you may find yourself dancing to is "The Pyramid Song". My other favorate tracks on this album include: "A life Worth Living", "Metropolis Kiss", "One Plus One" and "The Bitter End". I find this album to be less upbeat and GOTH sounding than the previous release of 'THE FEAR OF THE RED PLANET', and certainly not quiet as good as 'CRYPT'(one of RED FLAG's best...). Over all this is a good album and I was pleased. A must buy for all fans of synth-pop music."

I love Red Flag!!

Jules | Houston, Texas USA | 06/01/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This new album is absolutely wonderful!! I love all the songs,lyrics,music!! My favs are the pyramid song,thin air,nobody's perfect,and barbed wire cuts. I now have all their albums from Naive Art, Naive Dance,The Crypt,Fear of a red planet,the lighthouse,eagle and child,caveat emptor,ep,megablack series, fear series, the bitter end, and now finally today i got Who are the skulls?. Wow! You can see I love Red Flag!! Thanks Mark and Chris!!"