A Red, Red Rose may have been inspired by the concept of deep time put forward a few years earlier by geologist James Hutton in his "Theory of the Earth" in 1789 . Hutton and Burns were contemporaries, and would have mixed in similar circles in Edinburgh. A Red, Red Rose "A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose", "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" or "Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a
Love Is Red with them until 2010. Adam Riser played live guitars with the California hardcore band Betrayed, and has since started his own metal project called Lone Wolf. Roger Kilburn joined the hardcore punk band Sinking Ships, which broke up in 2008, and is currently playing in the hardcore band Wait in Vain, featuring members from the Seattle hardcore band Trial. Jeff Yancey spent the next few years filling in on bass for Bracewar (Richmond) and Cast Aside (rip). On December 18, 2010, Love Is Red got back together to play a reunion show in Nashville, TN at Rocketown with Hollywood, traitor,