New Songs...New Beginnings

    Posted on CBR's Myspace:

    Well hello there, you look like someone in need of some music to listen to. Well, guess what! It's your lucky day! Ya see, ColorBlindRed just uploaded 4 great songs to this very myspace. For real guys, whether you like them or not, we'd like to hear your input and know that you still care about us...even if we're the worst thing you've ever heard in your entire life. Ya, for real. So the music posted, but here's a little detail on each, in order:

Entropy: This is by far the oldest of the four. It dates back to the days when we got to play with Bobby a lot more. And, actually, he started the song, musically. Alex finished the guitar parts, and wrote the actual lyrics...just like every song lol. This song is somewhat intense in its own way. It's a bit hard, and sounds kinda dark, but the lyrics are really moving. It talks of how we lose our way from God sometimes, but also of how great it is when we find our way back. This is the songs that made us believe we can actually do this song-writing stuff, and the other three songs are spawned from it. It's also our first-ever attempt at a breakdown. Luke continues the break, and Alex thrashes toward the end of the breakdown.

Polarization: When you listen to this song, you get a feeling of just "not knowing", but wanting to so bad. It's really a praise song, asking God to let us know what He wants us for, and letting us feel His presence more. It's really a good unconventional praise song. It could be sung......or........prayed. That's my opinion on it. Get's a little crazy toward the end. Nice scream at the end Alex!

Tautology:  Hey, we let Luke start the song! This song is very interesting, it can be taken in different ways. It's sounds somewhat like it was written out of frustration. We have so much in us that we want to let out for God, or should want to. But, we don't, and it...sucks. But, it's also saying "hey, ya know what, I'm not gonna take this anymore...let's do this God!". By far, this has the bets breakdown of any song and a great solo toward the end of it. Entropy had a good breakdown, this kicks its butt. Musically, it's probably my favorite. When we first started this song, and I heard how it started and the bass line, I wasn't too excited about it...but now it's a favorite of mine.

Hysterics: Originally "My Cry", this song is our newest and THE MOST emotional song I've ever played. Possibly the most emotional you've ever heard too. If you don't feel it by listening, try to sing it and see where it takes you. Sadly, it also sounds the worst of the four songs...which is why I put it last on the list. That way, if you get sick of us, you won't hear the worst recording, and we can say we gave you our best! I'm not exactly sure why the name was changed...maybe so that it fit in with the others, that's my guess. I've never played a song that brought me closer to God.

    We really hope you enjoy these songs. We've had three of them for a while and we've wanted others to get to hear them for sooo long. But, with our busy schedules, we never had time to record them. And, now that we did, it's not professional by any means. It's a simple computer mic and my laptop with some recording software. It took about 2 hours to position the microphone right, and record all four songs. Hysterics, the most emotional and touching song, was recorded in one straight shot (no do-overs) toward the end of it. A nice ending to what was likely the last time we will record for at least a few years. Before you critique and tell us that the vocals could be louder(especially in Hysterics) or the drums are too loud, please realize that we know it too and would fix it if we could. We're sorry for their poor quality, but we hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy playing them. We've wanted to play these songs for other people for a long time...unfortunately, they don't quite fit in well with our conventional praise and worship songs, even though we've spiced those up also. And now, after we've gotten our first taste of playing at an actual show with people who come to hear what we've written (not what we've copied), we won't get to play them. We simply could not go on with life before we were certain that others knew what we could do musically...what was in our hearts...what we wrote for God and for you.

    Luke and I are moving off to Florida, Alex is going to NSU...ColorBlindRed will be no more in less than 2 weeks now. It makes us outrageously sad, because it has been so much fun doing God's work and writing our own songs for more than 2 years now. But, who knows what can happen after a few years? We'll all be out of college and able to do what we want. ColorBlindRed could get back together, and if we've forgotten the songs..guess what..they're right here, on our Myspace. I'm going to pursue a degree in Music Engineering at UF, so hopefully someday I can open my own recording studio. ColorBlindRed could be my first project. We'll see what happens. Until then, tell us what you think of our songs, we want to hear it all...good or bad. Keep in touch with me (swampchomp07@yahoo.com), Alex(hard_rocker_band_nerd@yahoo.com), Luke (dragonslade_07@yahoo.com), and hopefully things will work out for the best in the future. Pray for us as we start life in the "real world" and find what God has in store for us. To all of you who supported, listened, praised, worshiped, and followed us wherever we played at..we say thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, we hope we touched you in one way or another. Because you listened, and that means a lot. Never forget us, we'll never forget you. We love all of you...God Bless.
-Curt

If you haven't heard the songs, you can check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/colorblindred.