ROCK • A • RAMA
RED ROCKERS — Good As Gold (415/Columbia):: The general tone of this, the second album by the politically-oriented Red Rockers of San Francisco (by the way of New Orleans), is aptly struck by the inscrutable jauntiness of the delightful “China,” a song whose lilting sound can best be described as "implied' Byrds."
ROCK • A • RAMA
RED ROCKERS — Good As Gold (415/Columbia):: The general tone of this, the second album by the politically-oriented Red Rockers of San Francisco (by the way of New Orleans), is aptly struck by the inscrutable jaun-" tiness of the delightful “China,” a song whose lilting sound can best be described as “implied' Byrds.” Meaning that, although there’s certainly an underlying consciousness in there somewhere, it’s neither the point nor the effect of the track overall. The softer, less obsessive cuts here are the ones that work best and help separate Good As Gold from the band’s correct-but-cold debut LP, cuts like the charged “Change The World Around,” and “Fanfare For Metropolis,” with its fine, melancholy-laced piano. Remember, guys, the medium is the message, and the next album should be even better than this promising one. B.A.
