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{{Infobox album

Name = The Red Tree |

| Type name = [[AlbumThe (music)|Album]]Red |Tree

| type Artist = [[Moneen]] |studio

| Cover artist = [[Moneen-redtree.jpg |]]

| cover = Moneen-redtree.jpg

Background = orange |

| border = yes

Released = [[April 11]], [[2006]] |

| alt Genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]] |

| released = {{Start date|2006|04|11}}

Length = |

| recorded = November 2005 – January 2006

Label = [[Vagrant Records]] |

| venue Producer = |=

| studio =

Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki> |

| genre = [[Indie rock]]

Last album = ''[[The Switcheroo Series: Alexisonfire vs. Moneen|The Switcheroo Series: Burning Down The Pine Room]]'' <br /> ([[2005]]) |

| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=44}}

This album = '''''The Red Tree''''' <br /> ([[2006]]) |

| label = [[Vagrant Records]]

Next album = |

| producer = Brian McTernan

| prev_title = [[The Switcheroo Series: Alexisonfire vs. Moneen|The Switcheroo Series: Burning Down The Pine Room]]

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = [[Saying Something You Have Already Said Before: A Quiet Side of Moneen]]

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk.net]]| rev1Score = 95% [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=128504 link]

| rev2 =[[Allmusic]]|rev2Score= {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r827100|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev3 =Contactmusic.com |rev3Score=9/10 [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/moneenx05x06x06 link]

| rev4 =Emotionalpunk.com |rev4Score=9/10 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060906043944/http://www.emotionalpunk.com/cdreview/352/ link]

| rev5 =Europunk.net|rev5Score= {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.europunk.net/reviews.php?id=1091 link]

| rev6 =Punktastic.com |rev6Score={{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.punktastic.com/reviews/1916 link]

}}

'''''The Red Tree''''' is the third full-length album by the [[Rock (music)|rock]] band [[Moneen]]. There was also a documentary that chronicled the writing and recording of this album. A music video was released for ''If Tragedy’s Appealing, Then Disaster’s An Addiction'', and it has had some play-time on [[MuchMusic]] and [[Fuse TV|FUSE]].

==Track listing==

{{track listing

| total_length = 42:44

| all_writing = Moneen

| title1 = Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do

| length1 = 2:58

| title2 = If Tragedy's Appealing, Then Disaster's an Addiction

| length2 = 3:20

| title3 = Bleed and Blister

| note3 = Version 3

| length3 = 3:27

| title4 = The Day No One Needed to Know

| length4 = 6:05

| title5 = This Is All Bigger Than Me

| length5 = 3:05

| title6 = The Frightening Reality of the Fact That We Will All Have to Grow Up and Settle Down One Day

| length6 = 3:56

| title7 = The Politics of Living and the Shame in Dying

| length7 = 3:37

| title8 = The East Has Stolen What The West May Want

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Seasons Fade… Fevers Rage... It's a Slow Decay

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = There Are a Million Reasons for Why This May Not Work… And Just One Good One for Why It Will

| length10 = 5:39

| title11 = The Song I Swore to Never Sing

| length11 = 3:22

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Vinyl Bonus Track(s)

| total_length = 47:29

| title12 = His Own Anomaly (39 42' 10" N 044 16' 30"E)

| length12 = 4:45

| title13 = Prepare Yourself... The Worst Is Yet to Come (Vinyl Repress)

| length13 = 4:02

}}

==Additional information==

*''Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do'' is a reference to [[John Locke (Lost)|John Locke]], a character on the television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''.

'''''The Red Tree''''' is the third full-length album by the [[Rock (music)|rock]] band [[Moneen]]. There was also a documentary that chronicled the writing and recording of this album.

*''The East Has Stolen What the West May Want'' tells the story of two lovers who were separated by the [[Berlin Wall]].

*If you rewind it on your CD player for 1:09 seconds there is a short acoustic clip of The Last Song I Will Ever Want to Sing, which vocalist [[Kenny Bridges]] recorded by himself and added to the cd without the band's knowledge. The clip is supposed to make the transition between the Red Tree and the band's previous release, [[Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?]]

*A limited run of The Red Tree was available on vinyl in early 2007 through the band's website and at shows only. Each copy is numbered, only 300 were available and includes a bonus track not available on the CD version.

*The Red Tree was repressed on white and red vinyl for [[Record Store Day]] 2012. It featured bonus tracks "His Own Anomaly (39 42' 10" N 044 16' 30" E)" and previously released "Prepare Yourself...The Worst Is Yet To Come". A 7" single was also included, featuring two demos, "Hating Makes Hate OK" and "I'm Afraid Of The Lost Parade". The pressing was limited to 500 copies.<ref>[http://dinealonerecords.com/2011/index.php/releases/view/150 Moneen The Red Tree (Repress)] The Red Tree Repress. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611205337/http://dinealonerecords.com/2011/index.php/releases/view/150|date=2012-06-11}}</ref>

==TracklistingReferences==

{{Reflist}}

# Don’t Ever Tell Locke What He Can’t Do

# If Tragedy’s Appealing, Then Disaster’s An Addiction

# Bleed and Blister (Version 3)

# The Day No One Needed To Know

# This Is All Bigger Than Me

# The Frightening Reality Of The Fact That We Will All Have To Grow Up And Settle Down One Day

# The Politics Of Living And The Shame In Dying

# The East Has Stolen What The West May Want

# Seasons Fade…Fevers Rage...It’s a Slow Decay

# There Are A Million Reasons For Why This May Not Work… And Just One Good One For Why It Will

# The Song I Swore To Never Sing

{{Moneen}}

==Additional Notes==

*''Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do'' is a reference to the character of [[John_Locke_(Lost)|Locke]] from the TV show ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''.

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*The album leaked in April 2006, and so far has met much acclaim from fans.

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