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Red Roses For A Blue Lady

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About Me

Red Roses For A Blue Lady was 1998-2001 and will never be again. RIP
I get a lot of emails from fans and band members expressing their appreciation for RRFBL. But since this is just a fan site run by a friend of the band they won't see these emails.
So I created a blog to speak directly to RRFBL band members. I know that some of them do visit here from time to time.
Please share your love for Red Roses here, instead of via email!

The Return to Melancholy review, by Ink 19:
Only in America could such ideologically and aesthetically disparate genres as metal-core, emo-rock, and death metal come together in a musical clash - let alone one so caustic and cathartic - as they do on Red Roses For a Blue Lady's debut album, The Return to Melancholy. To this writer's knowledge, no other bands are of Red Roses' ilk, but if they do exist, The Return to Melancholy will soon become the gold standard for the Gainesville, Florida quintet's contemporaries to aspire to.
The most marked element on The Return to Melancholy is its chaos, which is hardly a pejorative term in the slightest. From song structures to the band's studied looseness, chaos permeates the whole record, staccato riffs raining down from every direction, blood boiling over during nearly every second, vocalist Kyle Borchgardt's pained growls barely steering the violence in a semi-linear direction, the whole bludgeon subtly belying the fact that Red Roses actually have tight chops but prefer to let the intensity breathe to its fullest extent. This bludgeon, however, is more than just a little sprinkled with weeping, mournful melody and, at times, stunning breakdowns replete with clean, chorused guitar; sure, Red Roses may go for the jugular more often than not, but there's more on their minds than mere anger.
Granted, hardcore and metal have been more-than-convenient bedfellows during the past 15 years, but the way guitarists Kenneth Sulak and Mark Mitchell make hardcore riffs sound so death metal (and vice versa), in the end, it just makes perfect sense. Relatingly, a cursory read of the lyrics - all dealing with such teary-eyed subjects as loneliness, broken relationships, sensitivity, and other things quintessentially "emo" - may convey a certain wimpiness at odds with the attack-minded content, but in the general context of the album, again, it just makes sense. And at the end of the day, shouldn't great music just make sense?
Adventurous music for adventurous minds, The Return to Melancholy is a record which will garner "love it" or "hate it" reactions (and little in between), but the album is that much better for it. Let's just hope Red Roses don't pull the standard hardcore vanishing act before they've even had the chance to spread their wings. Original article: Ink 19

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Member Since: 2/19/2006
Band Members: Original Members:
Kyle Borchgardt - lead vocals
Brian Sulak - lead guitar, vocals
Mark Mitchell - guitar
Chris Irving -bass guitar
Joe Creasman - drums

Other/Later Members:
Alex Vernon - drums for final tour
Bryan ??? - bass for final tour
Josh Williams (Culture) - drums at one Gville show
Dan Mazin (Until The End/Keepsake) - bass for final surprise show at Gville Fest

This is permission given fansite page for Red Roses For A Blue Lady (RRFBL). They broke up in 2001 and will never play again. Check out the blogs for additional RRFBL info. Also, to your surprise... a 'dude' does not run this. Thanks.
Influences: Please share your love for Red Roses here, instead of via email!
Sounds Like: If you want RRFBL merch try eBay.

And No, we don't need buttons, shows, or merch... the band broke up in 2001!
Record Label: Don't buy from the label, RRFBL makes no profit.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Info about the 1999 RRFBL 7 Inch

Red Roses For A Blue Lady 7 InchThis was the only RRFBL 7 inch ever released.Recorded April 1999, at Golden Tones Studios (Gainesville, FL) by Rob McGregor.Out of respect to the proper copyright owner...
Posted by Red Roses For A Blue Lady on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:42:00 PST

Please share your love for Red Roses HERE, instead of via email!

I get a lot of emails from fans and band members expressing their appreciation for RRFBL. But since this is just a fan site run by a friend of the band they won't see these emails.So I created a blog ...
Posted by Red Roses For A Blue Lady on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:45:00 PST

Info about the 1999 RRFBL Demo: Valentines

Red Roses For A Blue Lady Demo - ValentinesRecorded April 1999, at Golden Tones Studios (Gainesville, FL) by Rob McGregor.Cover art by Gordon TarpleyTrack listing:1) i wish i were 10 againThis was the...
Posted by Red Roses For A Blue Lady on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:15:00 PST

Clearing up the The Return to Melancholy track number confusion.

In 2000, Red Roses For A Blue Lady released their one and only album The Return to Melancholy.Now there seems to be some confusion as to how many tracks are on the album.There are 9 tracks although I ...
Posted by Red Roses For A Blue Lady on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 06:05:00 PST