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On Thursday, Aug. 23, The Red Water Revival took the stage in Cicero's back room around 10 p.m. Playing second in a three band local show, The Red Water Revival opened up with a darkly melodic piece called "of snow caves and your weak heart." This set the tone with a Radiohead and Coldplay feel.
Not a particularly upbeat piece, "of snow caves and your weak heart" was an interesting choice of openers but it certainly did the job of teasing the audience into paying attention, as opposed to shocking everyone into submission.
By the time lead singer Daniel began spitting out the chorus-literally, he sounds like the words taste foul-the audience was captivated.
The Red Water Revival's third song of the evening, "the secret life of spaceghost macgee" connoted a dramatic tempo change for the set.
The whole set flowed well from song to song, changing the vibe with every tune so as not to lose the audience.
"The weather report on the radios" is a solid song that comes complete with "Video Killed the Radio Star" intro-like vocal distortion, while "in the fairest of seasons/an odd numbered year" falls into the more bluesy side of The Red Water Revival's sound. "Rattlesnake babies/seafoam earphones" moves back to the mellow rock.
Often the songs end in psychedelic instrumentals reminiscent of Pink Floyd but the audience does not have to be high to appreciate The Red Water Revival's riffs. The band currently plays St. Louis and the Midwest region, occasionally traveling up to Chicago or down to Nashville. The sound quality of their Cicero's show was surprisingly excellent, as Cicero's is not known for its speakers.
The Red Water Revival will be returning to Cicero's for a battle of the bands on Oct 4.
Most of the evening's music selection came from the 2006 release "in the frostbidden years" which shows the record labels are not always necessary.
The Red Water Revival is out to tell their story their way. While they admit it is more difficult without corporate backing, the band is thrilled to be touring and spreading excellent music.
The Red Water Revival is made up of guitarist and keys player Andrew J., percussionist Jeffrey H., bassist Rebecca P. and guitarist Daniel H. Daniel is the lead vocalist backed by Andrew and Rebecca.
Bassist Rebecca was replaced for the evening by Scott of the St. Louis band Laite, as Rebecca has returned to UM-Columbia for classes. The band missed her vocal talents during the performance, particularly on "in the fairest of seasons/an odd numbered year" but her vocals can be heard on "in the frostbidden years."
All three bands that performed at Cicero's hail from the St. Louis area. The Red Water Revival played between Copperview, the rock band formerly known as Six by Silver, and Modern Red, an amped up U2 style band.
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