Moon Is the New Earth

Rose Hill Drive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Megaforce
• ASIN: B00197U0N0
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,214 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Rose Hill Drive's raw, emotive rock has earned the group high praises from both critics and fellow musicians alike. Rose Hill Drive grew up worshipping guitar-shredding groups like The Who and Van Halen. They never imagined the band they formed in high school would open up for both groups before even releasing an album. "If this doesn't make you want to pick up a Les Paul, you have no soul." -- Guitarist

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One Step Closer to an Epic Album, July 8, 2008

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Notorious Nate (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Is the New Earth (Audio CD)

This was an album I was nervous about hearing. I liked their debut album so much that I wondered how this young trio would follow it up. Well they did it. Moon is the new Earth has much more variation in song structure than their previous effort with lyrics that are both entertaining and intelligent. The best song on the album is Laughing in the Streets which has almost a QOTSA feel to it with its rhythmic guitars and sarcastic lyrics. Overall the album starts out very strong, slows in the middle, then gains momentum towards the finish. This is a very good sophomore effort that hints to bigger things in the near future.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Sloppy Seconds Here, June 24, 2008

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Sor_Fingers (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Is the New Earth (Audio CD)

The long-haired, 70's throwback power-trio outfit from Boulder, CO, Rose Hill Drive follows up their 2006 self titled debut with "Moon is the New Earth." Rose Hill is known for rocking their live audiences with their creative riff based tunes, extended jams, trash-can endings and amplifiers turned up to 11. On their self-titled debut, the band showed a lot of youthful energy, simple but catchy tunes, a strong political message and promise to become a great band after a little maturity. "Moon is the New Earth" is a step in the right direction. The contrast in cover art from the first record to this one is analogous to the musical contrast. The new record features more color, more sparkly production, better crafted song-writing, and a capture of the band's live energy that was especially lacking on the debut. Guitarist Daniel Sproul's guitar chops have seen incredible improvement and his musical vocabulary has expanded dramatically. If only he could get a little more time to develop a solo as he does live. Brother Jake Sproul's vocals have that playful delivery and his bass playing as also at a higher level. Drummer Nate Barnes gives more energy, more thunder and more power to the ensemble. Lyrically, the band has backed off the political slant and has written an album that's more about chicks, cars, and feeling good. This album just has a better overall feel to it, more optimistic and in love with life than in protest against the world. I just wish we could have at least one song of the epic scale that "Reptillian Blues" was on the debut (all the songs hover around 3-4 minutes) and we could have a little bit of really good acoustic writing (just one song, not a whole four song suite like on the debut, it's a good change of pace to the blistering rock n roll). Either way, this album is a good step forward for Rose Hill Drive. Keep an eye on these guys, they're headed in the right direction.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you miss good-old-fashioned rock?, June 25, 2008

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R. Key "*Real* Rock Fan" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Is the New Earth (Audio CD)

Rose Hill Drive, simply put, can rock your brains out. I have seen the band live on 3 different occassions and they have impressed me each time. Short of seeing a live performance, you can can purchase Moon is the New Earth and get a taste of the force and power these guys put forth on the stage. Honestly, at first listen I didn't think they had matched the first albumn but after another listen, I was hooked again. This new albumn not only satisfies the craving for honest rock-n-roll but leaves you wanting more. I have been listening to 'classic' rock for several years simply because none of the new, 'popular' music out there offers any of the bone jarring, head-smashing, intensity that I have been looking for...these guys are for real and if you are like me and wish for a return to the glory days of rock-n-roll you owe it to yourself to hear them. Buy this albumn and you will want to hear the earlier stuff too...pick up the debut albumn and thier EP "Live at the Fox Theatre" - you will be hooked...