Really Red

Really Red was one of Houston, Texas' first punk bands and existed from the late 1970s through 1985. The band's 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. 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".That version was intended for their "Rest in Pain" album but due to a mix up it ended up on "Cottage Cheese" while the alternative version intended for that release showed up on "Rest in Pain".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". Really Red broke up in 1985 after releasing two albums, two singles, two EPs, and the tracks on various compilations.Their 1981 LP "Teaching You The Fear" was re-issued on Empty Records in 2004. In 2015 all of Really Red's material was reissued, along with 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 (see below). For years, as well as fronting Really Red, lead singer U-Ron (as Perry Coma) hosted the "Funhouse" radio show, on Pacifica's Houston station KPFT. Drummer Bob Weber did a California tour with the band Culturcide, and then joined The Anarchitex.Both groups were from Houston.