One of the nice things about the Internet bubble was MP3.com.
No, not that silly site that is there now.
MP3.com was where known and unknown bands could post MP3s of
full-length songs that you could download for free.
The bands were even getting paid if they were popular
(for a while, at least).
I discovered some signed bands
(Lacuna Coil, Blind Guardian, Strapping Young Lad)
and a bunch of unsigned ones
(The Fur Ones,
Volition,
Borgo Pass,
Ohm (Boston)).
MP3.com would make CDs you could buy from music and artwork the bands uploaded.
Red Delicious
was one of the unsigned bands and I bought the
full-length CD and the two EP-length CDs they had for sale.
Good stuff: really outstanding songs and fabulous singing.
They had quite a following online which resulted in their
being signed to a small label.
Production on their album was proceding when the label went belly up,
which meant the masters were in legal limbo for a while.
Well, Red Delicious are back from record industry hell with the self-released
Addictions & Scars.
It has remakes of some of their MP3.com "hits",
such as the five-star
Casualties,
as well as new songs like
Blues & Stars.
Are you looking for a rock band with strong female vocals and great songs?
Look no further.
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