About
Hardcore punk band from Houston, TX active between 1978 until 1985. The Really Red line up consisted of John Paul Williams on bass guitar, Ronnie "U-Ron" Bond vocalist/lyricist, Bob Weber on drums and Kelly Younger on guitar. Under occasional variations of their names, these were the original and only band members.
They released their first 45 single recording, "Crowd Control/Corporate Settings" in 1979. Really Red were the first Texas punk band to have a full length album distributed nationally; "Teaching You the Fear" was released in 1981. "Rest in Pain", Really Red's second album, was released in 1985 and most of side two departed from the punk genre into a dark soundscape that was a homage to the Red Crayola's "Parable of Arable Land" album.. Really Red broke up in 1985 after releasing 2 albums, 2 45 singles, 2 7-inch EPs, and tracks on various compilations.
Their song "Prostitution" appeared on the Alternative Tentacles compilation album "Let Them Eat Jellybeans". The song "Nobody Rules" was included on the compilation "Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death". The song "Modern Needs" was included on Rhino Records compilation "Faster and Louder Hardcore Punk Vol 1". Their cover of Petula Clark's "Downtown" was included on the 1996 7-inch 45 "Rather See You Dead: Houston Punk 1978-1979" from the Hot Box Review label. The song "I was a Teenage Fuckup" appeared on the soundtrack to the film American Hardcore. Their 1st single's A side "Crowd Control" was included on the bootleg album release "Killed by Death Vol 2" while both sides of the single were legally included on the compilation album "Deep in the Throat of Texas". Their 2nd single A side "Modern Needs" was included on the bootleg album release "Killed by Death Vol 4". The 1981 LP "Teaching You The Fear" was re-issued on Empty Records in 2004. 2015 saw the reissue of all of Really Red's material, as well as unreleased rarities, by the Alternative Tentacles label. This release came as a two CD set "Teaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection" and three full length vinyl albums.
2020 saw "Teaching You the Fear... Again" a tribute album released with contributions from bands including Sugar Shack, Verbal Abuse, The Hickoids, Mudhoney, Gary Floyd/Dicks, Jello Biafra, The Bellrays, Darwin's Finches and MDC among many other notable groups.
Members:
John Paul Williams - bass
Ronnie "U-Ron" Bond - vocals/lyricist
Bob Weber - drums
Kelly Younger - guitar
They released their first 45 single recording, "Crowd Control/Corporate Settings" in 1979. Really Red were the first Texas punk band to have a full length album distributed nationally; "Teaching You the Fear" was released in 1981. "Rest in Pain", Really Red's second album, was released in 1985 and most of side two departed from the punk genre into a dark soundscape that was a homage to the Red Crayola's "Parable of Arable Land" album.. Really Red broke up in 1985 after releasing 2 albums, 2 45 singles, 2 7-inch EPs, and tracks on various compilations.
Their song "Prostitution" appeared on the Alternative Tentacles compilation album "Let Them Eat Jellybeans". The song "Nobody Rules" was included on the compilation "Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death". The song "Modern Needs" was included on Rhino Records compilation "Faster and Louder Hardcore Punk Vol 1". Their cover of Petula Clark's "Downtown" was included on the 1996 7-inch 45 "Rather See You Dead: Houston Punk 1978-1979" from the Hot Box Review label. The song "I was a Teenage Fuckup" appeared on the soundtrack to the film American Hardcore. Their 1st single's A side "Crowd Control" was included on the bootleg album release "Killed by Death Vol 2" while both sides of the single were legally included on the compilation album "Deep in the Throat of Texas". Their 2nd single A side "Modern Needs" was included on the bootleg album release "Killed by Death Vol 4". The 1981 LP "Teaching You The Fear" was re-issued on Empty Records in 2004. 2015 saw the reissue of all of Really Red's material, as well as unreleased rarities, by the Alternative Tentacles label. This release came as a two CD set "Teaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection" and three full length vinyl albums.
2020 saw "Teaching You the Fear... Again" a tribute album released with contributions from bands including Sugar Shack, Verbal Abuse, The Hickoids, Mudhoney, Gary Floyd/Dicks, Jello Biafra, The Bellrays, Darwin's Finches and MDC among many other notable groups.
Members:
John Paul Williams - bass
Ronnie "U-Ron" Bond - vocals/lyricist
Bob Weber - drums
Kelly Younger - guitar
Discography
37 releasesTeaching You The Fear: The Complete Collection 1979-1985
Really Red · 2015
New Strings For Old Puppets
Really Red · 2015
Too Political
Really Red · 2014
Really Red
Really Red · 1992
Rest In Pain
Really Red · 1985
New Strings For Old Puppets
Really Red · 1982
Despise Moral Majority
Really Red · 1981
Teaching You The Fear
Really Red · 1981
Modern Needs
Really Red · 1980
Crowd Control / Corporate Settings
Really Red · 1979
Rather See You Dead: Houston Punk 1978-1979
Various · 1996
Blank Generation (A Story Of U.S. / Canadian Punk & Its Aftershocks 1975-1981)
Various · 2023
Escape Plan Foiled
Warehouse · 2008
Orphan Tracks
Deniz Tek · 1989
Let Them Eat Jellybeans!
Various · 1981
The Punknews.org Banned From The P.C. Mixtape
Various · 2017
American Hardcore: The History Of American Punk Rock 1980-1986
Various · 2006
Hyped To Death #1: U.S. & Canadian Punk Bands "R": 1975-84
Various · 2006
Deep In The Throat Of Texas
Various · 1997
Faster & Louder (Hardcore Punk, Vol. 1)
Various · 1993
Cottage Cheese From The Lips Of Death
Various · 1984
Dementia 5
Various
Hyped To Death #22: US And Canadian LP Punk R-to-Z
Various
A Showcase Of Texas Political Hardcore / Texas But Not Instrumented
Various
What's Old Is New!: Htown Punk&DIY Classics (1978-1990)
Various
Homework #4: U.S. DIY Punk R-to-Z LPs
Various
Crowd Control / Corporate Settings
Really Red · 2011
Outlaws In My Eye, Texas!
Various · 1997
World's Finest Hardcore Volume One
Various · 1997
The Nico Box (Death Is Something Beautiful 1938|88)
Nico · 1993
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