Artist: Grand Drive
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Maybe I'm A Winner
Year: 2004
Tracks: 3
Grand Drive's brothers Danny Wilson (pencil lead vocals/guitar) and Julian Wilson (keyboards) were in the number 1 place from Australia, just grew up in the bouldered southwest London suburban area of Sutton in the '70s. In school, they met bassist Ed Balch and formed their showtime radical, Soul Green, with several impermanent drummers. It wasn't until 1992 that they establish a more than permanent stickman in Paul Wigens and changed their describe to Grand Drive, taking their describe from a long, meandering road in South London that connected Raynes Park (where one of the Wilsons lived) with Sutton. Grand Drive's low acquittance was "Tell It Like It Is" (it had in the first place been recorded in October 1995, merely wasn't released until November 1997 as 7" on the Vinyl Junkie label and afterwards reissued on an EP by the Vaclav imprint). The single -- like much of their real, which combines up-tempo country-rock with gloriously soulful arrangements -- was named Single of the Week by NME, wHO called it "one of the most luscious, soul-tugging singles of the year." Julian Wilson, in the meantime, took time sour to play Hammond harmonium for Gene and besides appeared on the Drawn to the Deep End record album. In May 1998, Vaclav issued Grand Drive's On a Good Day EP as a limited edition CD and 7" single. Grand Drive then came to the attention of Tom Bridgewater and Mark Rogers' London-based Loose Recordings (launched in 1998 with their genre-defining New Sounds of the Old West aLT country/American compilations). Loose issued their Wrong Notes EP in December 1998 and, in April 1999, compiled their low album, Road Music, from the three previously released EPs and deuce singles. The mathematical group returned to the studio and in September 2000, Loose released their adventurous Unfeigned Love and High Adventure album. Comprised of 11 new songs boosted with flowery train and organisation arrangements, the album -- co-produced by the Wilsons and producer Pete Hoffman -- raised the bar for orchestral country-rock. After its release, Julian moved to Paris to be with his girlfriend and the band had set any plans on hold until RCA Victor purloined the group and signed them to a substantial platter deal. The label re-released True Love and High Adventure and Road Music in April 2001. In June, RCA Victor issued the band's Wheels EP.
Approaching off a hot performance at the yearbook SXSW music league in spring 2003, Grand Drive were more than ready to departure their stateside debut in May. Grand Drive collects 13 tracks from the band's trey late albums, which were initially useable in the U.K.
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