Red House Painters - "Songs For A Blue Guitar" label_Wolf Pack Global Music The band's characteristic sound was

The band's characteristic sound was not yet found but Show No Mercy is not to be ignored by any means

with songs structured around a melody and a few instruments

and is full of color- drawing much of its multichromatic sound from the bright colors of pop art

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Red House Painters - "Songs For A Blue Guitar" label_Wolf Pack Global Music The band's characteristic sound wasRed House Painter's 1996 alternative classic Songs for a Blue Guitar was a fan and critic favorite. It is effectively a Mark Kozelek solo album, since no other members of the band are listed in the liner notes. The album introduced heavier, electric guitar driven rock to their sound in songs like "Make Like Paper", and Kozelek's cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Silly Love Songs". Recorded while still under contract to the Painters' original label,