- Music
- 02 Apr 01
Although it technically came out earlier this year, it's only since Independent got their hands on the album that Road Music can now be deemed to have a proper release in this country, and with a distinct chill entering the air, Grand Drive's warmth is definitely welcome.
Although it technically came out earlier this year, it's only since Independent got their hands on the album that Road Music can now be deemed to have a proper release in this country, and with a distinct chill entering the air, Grand Drive's warmth is definitely welcome.
Given that Road Music comprises three limited edition, limited budget singles plus some unreleased material - all recorded on the hoof - perhaps Road Map would be a more appropriate title, as it offers fascinating hints as to where Grand Drive might be headed without taking the listener on the full journey.
Formed around the Scottish-born/Australian-reared/London-based brothers Julian and Danny Wilson, Grand Drive prowl a patch of Country Soul previously patrolled with aplomb by the first incarnation of The Flying Burrito Brothers, a place where the Wilsons' plaintive, ingeniously intertwined harmonies cross with a rhythmic skill and instrumental suss (most notably in the organ/piano area) which recall the glories of the Muscle Shoals house band.