Red Exposure 1980 Album

Chrome

Even though it's a departure from the earlier Chrome sound there's nothing mainstream in the least about Red Exposure, which is the closest they ever got to recording for a major label (Beggars Banquet). The jagged Stooges-psych-punk edges have been smoothed down for the most part, replaced by a warped anti-social retro/futuristic mentality with vague roots in New Wave. The previous EP release Read Only Memory functioned much in the same fashion, but in a repetitive dance vein. In some respects, this material is even darker than anything on HMLP or Alien Soundtracks - how does the garbled grind of "Jonestown" suit you?