I don't think there's a single clean guitar piece that's more iconic to me than this one

This 16-track CD collects music from, and inspired by, Red Vs Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles. The music was written and performed by Nico and his Boston-based trio Trocadero. Roses are Red, Violets are Blue includes four pieces of incidental music from your favorite RvB episodes (including the Intro theme), and twelve full-length tracks.

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue

Contact - RvB Season 11 Theme By Trocadero

Red vs. Blue Warthog Song (real song name in discription)

This one is kind of a departure for us. While we've flirted with disco in the past, we've never really tried to make out with the genre. Don't worry, we won't do it again. This tune also distinguishes itself from our other material as having a guest musician: Guitarist Philadelphia Telepants recorded a beautiful, blistering solo to close this song.

Lyrics:
Gun metal green 
Prettiest that I've seen 
I've nothing to hide
And you've nothing to hide

I'd trust you at the wheel,
Even if we're going down
Our love is made of steel
Last us 'til the underground
Steady and surreal, 
In a world of lost and found

Took out the trash
Paid my bills all in cash
Nothing to hide
And it's summer outside

I'd trust you at the wheel,
Even if we're going down
Our love is made of steel
Last us til the underground
Steady and surreal, 
In a world of lost and found
Trust you at the wheel,
Know you'll keep us safe and sound

We don't need a key
We were already free
Cruising along
To a mexican song

Credits
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, drums, vocals
Wendy: Kurtzweil K2661, vocals
Philadelphia: Fender guitar


Steady Ride (Gun Metal Green)

With grateful acknowledgments and appreciation to Mr. Cash and the genre of Cowboy Poetry dating back to the 1800s, we submit a ditty about the RvB character Tex.  This tune originally aired on RvB Episode 33.

Lyrics:
Have you heard the story of 
A girl named Beth, now known as Tex 
Her life's tale is a bloody trail 
Her name fits like a glove 

Her daddy sighed as she slammed the door 
She'd said to him I'm Beth no more 
My life's dream is to kill for green 
But first I'll join the Corps 

Her daddy said, you're just a girl
What makes you think that you won't sink
My name is Tex and I'm like a hex
My playground is the world

Basic turned her gun to gold 
Soon had it made, she'd hit by trade 
Amassing kills, she proved her skills 
Make your blood run cold 

I once saw texas at a bar 
Sippin rye, with some apple pie
With a distant stare, like she didn't care 
She said what's with the guitar

I must admit my lips went numb
Some butter bar said, his face all red
She's too good, you're driftin wood
Said boy you'd better run

Texas said sir keep your peace
My heart is free, and so is he
I'll give it to, any man who's true
The safeties were released

He drew before he replied
But Tex was hot, and he was not
He lay dead, While texas bled
Crimson on her side

Yellow of rose of Texas clad in black
Lonely star tattooed upon her back
Double Tex, she'll hit you like a truck
Double Tex and she'll mess you up

Texas said
This could be my last I guess
I gotta go, and now you know
I want a song, to live for long
It's a fair request

Texas made it out I heard
But her one need, I did heed
I think of Beth, while mocking death
Like a mocking bird

Credits:
Nico: Words & music, Danelectro baritone guitar, slide, Moog Opus 3, vocals
Brandon: Drums, Moog Taurus pedals
Sandy Casey: Guest vocals
Jay Faircloth: Artowrk

A Girl Named Tex

The theme that plays at the start of RvB episodes is the same recording Nico submitted to RvB back in '03. The RT folks (in their awesome and obstinate way) never agreed to replace it with any of the improved versions that have been submitted, so the crazy string sliding noise, and the little buzz at the end... they're features, not bugs!
Credits:
Nico:  Music; Danelectro baritone guitar


Intro

This tune has gone through a few versions.  The very first version, which we fondly call the 1.0 mix, had Nico playing drums recorded in stereo at our old, usually flooded rehearsal space.  Brandon re-recorded the drums for the "final version."  This tune has been revisited in the Bloody Mix, which played at the start of Season 2, and Return, which opens opens RvB Season 5 as well as Ghosts That Linger.
Credits:
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, vocals
Wendy: Moog Opus 3, Kurtzweil 2661, vocals
Brandon: Drums, Moog Taurus pedals
Heather Cristofaro: Artwork

Blood Gulch Blues

Nico: a while back, I saw the (incredible)Alvin Ailey dance company perform at the Wang theatre; I was blown away by the technical dancing and the intense musical repertoire, which included Civil War-era spirituals. Later on, Wendy and I talked about writing one of our own, this is what came out.

Lyrics:
Jesus, I'm a broken man…
Can you make me whole again?

Jesus, I'm a broken toy…
Can you make me whole again?

Can you make me
Can you make me whole again?

Jesus, people play with me
They toy with me
Yeah, they mess with me
Jesus, make me whole again
Can you undo what's undone?

Can you make my
Can you make my soul again?

Credits:
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, slide, vocals
Wendy: Moog Opus 3, Kurtzweil K2661, vocals
Brandon: Drums, Moog Taurus pedals


Spiritual

Using ’persephone and demeter’ as a rock song lyric is unforgivable; somehow, the band forgave Nico. Brandon’s slinky bossa nova and Wendy’s Casiotone vibe sound save this one... this tune appears in Ep20 of RvB. That's right, Blue Command digs us!

Lyrics:
Where is the one
Who will mourn me when I'm gone
Who will pour water on my bed of dirt
Who will breathe fire on my neck at night

I heard someone say
There's a chance that I will meet her
I could be perse-
phone and she demeter
To pull me from the underground that I call home

Her name is no one...
She blinds me with her eyes 'cause she's
The one, the one
She lives somewhere not here...

My lovers are as smooth
As a politician's tongue
The more I look for goodness
The more that I find none

I heard someone say,
That she's honest and good...

Her name is no one no one no one...

I measure out my days
With sips of a Corona
I'm pretty sure she drives
An old fucked up Corolla
To pull me from the underground
That I call home

I've a funny feeling
There's no chance that I will meet her
so I'll measure out my nights
To my metronome's meter

Credits:
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, vocals
Wendy: Moog Opus 3, CasioTone, vocals
Brandon: Drums

No One

Wendy came up with that theme that plays at the start of the tune, and she and I played it with it for a while. The whole song sort of all came together. If you're a Bungie fan, no doubt you'll have an easy time figuring out the inspiration for this song. If you're not, then you're doing it wrong!

Lyrics:
I was once, underground
07 years without a sound
Ten Shadow Punch
In my arm
Leads me to the funny farm...

I'm a rogue, samurai
Devil spins me and I fly
Kicking far, kicking wide
It's the secret that I hide...

Rise, and shine
Burn, and glow
Rise, and shine
Here, I go

Credits:
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, vocals
Wendy: Kurtzweil K2661, Moog Opus 3, vocals
Brandon: Drums
Artwork: Jay Faircloth

Funny Farm

Words can't even begin to describe the depth and power of Alan Moore's Watchmen and neither can music, but we had to try. This tune features original Trocaderist Susan Hsia, who co-wrote it. Sadly, she left the band for inconsequential things like Harvard, work, love and marriage.  Superhero appears in Episode 28 of RvB

Lyrics:
True American love,
Is like a green Coke bottle
They don't make it anymore
Part of me died back in '64...

I want to be a superhero
I've got a mask I've got a name
Your days calling me freak are numbered
Don't bother with surrender

We were so wrong
All dressed up, with somewhere to go
We wanted to do right, but
The costume fits just a little too tight...

I want to be a superhero
(I want to be a superwoman)

I don't have any super-powers
(I'll hang out with my super girlfriends)

I want to be a superhero, I don't need any super...
(Talk about our days)

I'm gonna be a superhero
I don't need (have) any super-powers

Your days calling me freak are numbered
(and pushing me around, well)

My broken heart's a super-power
(they're over, they're over, over)

Credits:
Trocadero + Susan Hsia: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, vocals
Susan: Moog Opus 3, CasioTone, vocals
Brandon: Drums


Superhero

"Xenophobia" By Bill Sutton

A (re)orchestration of the Fallout New Vegas theme, mostly made to practice with new bits and bobs and to test some things I'm working on. I stayed true to the original but added bits of my own style here and there and made it a little more action packed.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion, Harp, Percussion, Great British Brass, Symphonic Strings, Cinesamples CineBrass Core, CineBrass Pro, CineWinds Core, HollyWoodwinds, CineSnares, Drums of War, Deep Percussion Beds, Piano in Blue & CineBells, Orange Tree Samples Evolution Electric Guitar, 8dio Requiem, SoundIron Mars, My voice, Heavyocity Damage, VSL Cube Pro & Epic Horns, Zero-G Animato, BRSO Brass & Woods

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