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True Love & High Adventure

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I usually don't write reviews... just too lazy I guess. But, I couldn't bare to see this record get less than 4 stars. I bought the first album "Road Music". It's a good album, but this one is a masterpiece (or near). The guitar parts and the organs are amazing. Not in a sense that these guys are musical virtuosos, but more in the arrangement of each song. It's very well done...

It took me a long while to get into this cd, but something kept drawing me to play it again. It was well worth it.

If you like Wilco or the Jayhawks (harmonies), you'll like this. If you like The Band, you'll like this album. If you "really" enjoy "listening" to music, you'll like this album!

By the end of the cd, I always feel uplifted and full of life. Sounds cheesey... probably is... but it's true. Track 6 "Nobody's Song In Particular" is supremely well thought out and arranged.

Love it.

When I think of soulful, folky, raw guitar music I think of driving down that long dusty highway...lost on an American backroad. Grand Drive brings those images to mind. Reminiscent of the Jayhawks and Wilco, Grand Drive is the best kind of Roots Rock. It blends meaningful lyrics with catchy tunes and heartfelt vocal interpretations. Too bad they are in the UK and I've never seen them play live in the States. Well, worth the import price.

A truly beautiful, melodious album full of soul-stirring tracks. The vocals are sweet and harmonious, the lyrics poetic, the music sublime...what more could you ask for

"Grand Drive" are a band who I'd heard a lot about, and just sort of assumed I'd like. On the surface they're just the sort of band who I'd go for - intelligent, guitar based, folky, soulful. But for some reason this just never hits the spot. Their sound is too mushy, too honey-coated and gooey. There are some nice numbers on here; "Sleepy" stands out, and "A Ladder to the Stars" combines a nice tune with thoughtful lyrics but the rest melt away into a sort of nice, mellow but ultimately unsatisfactory mist. It's all well and good, but it lacks real impact.

After their excellant collection of eps which later became 'road music' this there first album is a real disapointment, having had the cd since it was released and gave it many spins it simply hasn't clicked , the first three tracks are ok 'wheels' being the best , but nothing here is as memorable as 'shadow of a man'or 'tell it like it is' from 'road music' so do yourself a favour and check out 'road music' first.