Label: AOR Heaven 2014
Review by Rich Dillon
Drive is the first full length issue from
Mother Road, a band named after the iconic US highway, Route #66. Smacked in the face with a very southern hard
rock sound on the opening track, “The Sun
Will Rise Again”, by track two, “Feather
in Your Hat”, I couldn’t help but make comparisons to bands like The Black
Crowes. This album simply oozes a
seventies blues rock feel throughout and the band is the work of collaborations
between American vocalist Keith Slack and German guitarist Chris Lyne. Joining these two are drummer Zacky Tsoukas
and bassist Frank Binke along with Hammond organist Alessandro Del Vecchio who
has lent his talents to such outfits as Hardline, Silent Force and Eden’s Curse
among others.
“These
Shoes” screams of Deep Purple and Whitesnake all in
one to me while “Dangerous Highway”
could easily fit in on one of today’s classic rock radio playlists. “Poor
Boy (Long Way Out)” and my personal top two picks of the album “Dirty Little Secret” and “Still Rainin’” keep things moving along
nicely. Things wrap up with “On My Way”, a slower pace acoustic
track rising into an electric bluesy delight before finishing
acoustically. For me the album improved
as it went along and is a good solid choice for fans of bands like Bad Company,
Deep Purple, Whitesnake or just the 70’s blues rock genre in general.
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