Rose Hill Drive - excellent young blues rock power trio

Hi, I’ve not seen anything about this band on the forum before, so I thought you’d like to hear about Rose Hill Drive, who would certainly appeal to many of Joe’s fans. I'm going to see them in Glasgow next week.

Rose Hill Drive is a young American rock power trio. The band is often aligned with other innovators in the revival of traditional hard rock and early metal/psychedelic. Combining hard-driving rock and blues with modern touches and arrangements, they are often described by reviewers as reminiscent of 1970's rock bands Led Zeppelin and Cream.

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.

In 2003, guitarist Daniel Sproul, his bassist brother Jacob and drummer friend Nathan Barnes began practicing in the basement of the house on Rose Hill Drive in Boulder, CO, that the Sproul brothers grew up in.

Early on the band attracted major label interest, but the band was reluctant to go that route. "I just thought we weren't ripe for the picking," says Jake. The band went into the studio to record an album they planned to sell to the major labels, but when the recording was finished they found that the finished product just didn't reflect their true identities.

Choosing to sign with Megaforce Records, the band went back into the studio in January 2006 to record their self-titled debut album -- written by all three band members, produced by Rose Hill Drive and Nick DiDia and recorded at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia. The album was released in August 2006.
After generating great reviews and building an even bigger fan base around the world, 2007 proved to be a major step forward for Rose Hill Drive. They were honored to play with some of their biggest idols. The boys did a string of dates opening for The Who in 2007 and they were even joined on stage in Chicago by none other than Pete Townshend, who jammed on The Who classic "Young Man Blues" and Rose Hill Drive's very own "Raise Your Hands." Rolling Stonenamed them one of the "Top 10 Artists to Watch" in 2007.

After months of relentless touring, hard work and travel around the Universe, Rose Hill Drive returned home to Boulder, CO to write and record their second album, Moon is the new Earth . The new album represents the intense "live" feeling of their show and showcases some the band's finest songwriting. 12 songs run the gamut of emotions from the head-spinning "Sneak Out" to the muscle-bound "Trans Am" to the tongue-in-cheek "Do You Wanna Get High?" It's an album that is shaped by an organic nature and is a clear record of their maturity, life experiences and musical explorations. Moon is the new Earth unveils the sound that is Rose Hill Drive.

Rose Hill Drive's raw, emotive rock has earned the group high praises from both critics and fellow musicians alike. The band have done dates with Wilco, The Black Crowes, Queens Of The Stone Age, Van Halen, Aerosmith and The Who; and also performed at Bonnaroo, Red Rocks, Bumbershoot, Austin City Limits, Azkena Festival, Hyde Park Calling and the Warped Tour. Their song, “Goal!” is the official anthem for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

"The songwriting is fierce and sharp." -- David Fricke of Rolling Stone

"This band deserves every bit of hyperbole that's been spewed its way." - Westword

"If this doesn't make you want to pick up a Les Paul, you have no soul." -- Guitarist

"Youth be damned, these three guys are already composing some impressive music. Earning praise from rock luminaries such as Pete Townshend, Rose Hill Drive have a promising future ahead of them." -- Relix

Rose Hill Drive’s live shows include covers of Hendrix, Zeppelin, Elmore James and Humble Pie as well as songs from their own albums. They are taper friendly and various live recordings can be heard and downloaded at:

http://www.archive.org/details/RoseHillDrive

Here are a couple of youtube clips

Sneak Out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIh83M-Y … re=related

Look On Yonders Wall (Elmore James Cover):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SUU9WiLmjg

Rose Hill Drive are about to embark on a UK tour and their tour dates here and forthcoming in the US can be found at:

http://www.rosehilldrive.com

Enjoy!