December 22, 2010 by O. von Ordovich
The first Redgrass Opera ever. Under the Burning Sun deals with a man immersed in a life of brutality, who, after being delivered from several major crossroads, develops the courage to pave his own utopian existence.
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1. Overture, the Scarlet Star, No. 1, Op. 7
2. The Pauper’s Prelude
3. Scholastic Machine
4. Long Wavy Hair
*5. Medicine Man (LISTEN)
6. Ranks of the Unemployed
7. Factory Machines
8. Hat & Uniform
9. Going to Be A Soldier
10. Boot Camp Choir
11. Similar Fate
12. Cannon Fodder
13. Intermission, the Scarlet Star, No. 2, Op. 7
*14. A Matter of Time (LISTEN)
15. Broken Mind, Broken Heart
16. Stranded
17. Punch In, Punch Out
18. The Landlord
*19. Letter to the Working Man (LISTEN)
20. The Eve of Upheaval
21. Under the Burning Sun
22. My Army
23. Dice
24. Epilogue, the Scarlet Star, No. 3, Op. 7
Written in Brazil during the summer solstice of 2008. Recorded and released in the Pacific Northwest in the year 2010. Under the Burning Sun is dedicated to the workers of the world upon whose backs civilization now stands.