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Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue (album)

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Released
  
1 June 2003

Producer
  
Trocadero

Release date
  
1 June 2003

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Length
  
45:25

Artist
  
Trocadero

Label
  
Rooster Teeth

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Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue is the first album by the alternative rock band Trocadero, released in 2003. It contains "songs from and inspired by Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles". The album was independently released, with manufacturing and distribution by Rooster Teeth Productions.

Contents

Several distinct musical techniques were implemented on the album. Most songs use polyphonic lead vocals, usually between Nico Audy-Rowland and Wendy Mittelstadt. Many of the electric instruments have a recognizable reverberation effect.

The album contains genre elements influenced by the blues, disco, spirituals, western narrative and types of rock.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" (Audy-Rowland) – 0:18
  2. "Blood Gulch Blues" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt) – 2:24
  3. "Steady Ride (Gun Metal Green)" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt) – 4:24
  4. "Spiritual" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt) – 2:42
  5. "No One" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt/Erdos) – 2:49
  6. "Funny Farm" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt) – 5:10
  7. "A Girl Named Tex" (Audy-Rowland) – 3:27
  8. "Punch It" (Audy-Rowland) – 0:38
  9. "Space Invader" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt/Erdos) – 3:32
  10. "(617)" (Audy-Rowland/Hsia/Erdos) – 3:32
  11. "Superhero" (Audy-Rowland/Hsia/Erdos) – 3:34
  12. "Vale Deah" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt/Erdos) – 3:01
  13. "All as One" (Audy-Rowland/Hsia/Erdos) – 4:09
  14. "Oh Five!" (Audy-Rowland) – 0:51
  15. "Half Life" (Audy-Rowland) – 4:39
  16. "BATE" (Audy-Rowland/Mittelstadt/Hsia/Erdos) – 0:26

Trocadero

  • Nico Audy-Rowland – vocals, Danelectro, Yairi baritone guitars, Dean banjo; keyboards and pedals on "A Girl Named Tex", drums on "Steady Ride (Gun Metal Green)"
  • Wendy Mittelstadt – vocals, Moog, Casio, Kurzweil keyboards, Wurlitzer EP, piano, violin, viola; string arrangement on "Half Life"
  • Brandon Erdos – drums, percussion, Moog Taurus pedals

    • Guest musicians

  • Jeff Williams (under the pseudonym "Philadelphia Telepants") – Fender guitar solo on "Steady Ride (Gun Metal Green)"
  • Sandy Casey – chorus vocals on "A Girl Named Tex"
  • Susan Hsia – vocals, Moog Opus, Casio keyboards on "Superhero"
  • Karen Langlie – cello on "Half Life"

    • Songs

    1Intro0:17
    2Blood Gulch Blues2:24
    3Steady Ride (Gun Metal Green)4:23

    References

    Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue (album) Wikipedia
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