Year : 1992 (AEM Record Group Edition 1993)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 100 mb
Bio:
DC Drive is a hard rock/AOR band from Detroit, Michigan, USA, that was formed in 1987 after the split of Adrenalin.The band was comprised of two pair of brothers - former Adrenalin members - Brian Pastoria, Mark Pastoria and Jimmy Romeo, Mike Romeo plus bassist Doug Kahan and singer Joey Bowen. They released one album in 1992, produced by Vini Poncia.
Adrenalin is an American rock band from East Detroit Michigan, that is perhaps best known for their song "Road of the Gypsy," featured in the 1986 film Iron Eagle.Adrenalin is made up of six friends from elementary school (St. Veronica) to high school (Grosse Pointe North). Brian and Mark Pastoria, Jimmy and Mike Romeo, Bruce Schafer and Mike "Flash" Haggerty started the band in the mid-seventies with the help of lead singer David Larson.Adrenalin created a huge buzz among fans and the music industry alike, as well as quickly earning the respect of musicians such as Bob Seger and Aerosmith.[citation needed] They continually won awards throughout the late '70s and well into the '80s when Marc Gilbert joined the band and were getting radio airplay across the country.Their albums boasted heartland rockers like "Don't Be Lookin Back," "Faraway Eyes," and "Road Of The Gypsy," a song featured in the film, Iron Eagle. Adrenalin was even in rotation when MTV was still a fledgling station that actually played music videos. They produced an EP, Don't Be Looking Back in 1983, and two albums, American Heart (1984) and Road of the Gypsy (1986) both produced by Vini Poncia.By the end of Adrenalin's run as a band, the members had coped with the suicide of their original lead singer, David Larson.They were dropped by Polygram during the mid-'80s collapse of MCA records. "Through all of this," remembers Brian Pastoria, "we never considered packing it in. We believed in what we were doing...Giving up was not an option."The Pastoria brothers and the Romeo brothers formed a new band, DC Drive. With the addition of Doug Kahan on bass and Joey Bowen on vocals, DC Drive picked up where Adrenalin left off. They debuted by warming up for Cheap Trick in front of 50,000 fans.During all of these changes, the band realized that they wanted to record and produce themselves. "With a $125,000 recording budget, you can pay per diems (to studios on the East or West Coast) or buy the equipment (yourself)," reasoned Brian Pastoria. The band was soon rewarded for their efforts with a recording deal from Capitol Records/EMI of Canada and began working with famed hard-rock producer, Vini Poncia. The result was a self-titled disk full of rock and soul. As bassist Doug Kahan so gracefully put it, "Imagine the MC5 in bed with the Supremes."The album and the single, "You Need Love," were a success across Detroit and in Canada. In 1993, DC Drive and PR Music garnered many awards and much recognition, including seven nominations and four awards including Best Rock Group and Best Single ("You Need Love") at the Motor City Music Awards. DC Drive disbanded in 1993, when Joey quit to "do his own thing" and Doug went to Nashville.Adrenalin re-united for a show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on May 25, 2002 with singer Graham Strachan fronting the band.
Album:
By the end of ADRENALIN’s run as a band, the members had coped with the suicide of their original lead singer, David Larson. Soon after they were dropped by PolyGram Records in 1987. The core of the band, The Pastoria and Romeo brothers, continued working in music business.Whith a bunch of newly written songs and dreams intact, at the end of the Eighties the four founded DC DRIVE. With the addition of Doug Kahan on bass and Joey Bowen on vocals, DC DRIVE essentially replaced ADRENALIN.Soon after DC DRIVE received a recording deal from Capitol Records / EMI of Canada and began working again with Vini Poncia (KISS, RINGO STARR). The result was a self-titled album “DC Drive” with all the melodic feel of ADRENALIN with an updated sound design: that wonderful early ’90s American Melodic Rock timbre. In many ways, DC DRIVE sound brings to mind LOVERBOY at the time.“DC Drive” was remastered & reissued in 1993.The album and the single “You Need Love” were a success across Detroit and in Canada, with DC DRIVE touring with HAREM SCAREM.The band garnered many awards and much recognition, including seven nominations and four awards including Best Rock Group and Best Single (“You Need Love”) at the Motor City Music Awards. But the gem here is “All I Want”, one of the greatest AOR songs of all time.DC Drive disbanded in 1993, when Joey quit to make solo music and Doug went to Nashville. That the group’s brief moments in the national spotlight - three albums and a minor hit, “Road of the Gypsy” in the movie “Iron Eagle” – does not diminish the passion ADRENALIN / DC DRIVE displayed as they slogged through the trenches.They endured the suicide of their lead singer, the jailing of the owners of the record label, the loss of their master tapes, and a revolving door of high-profile vocalists.Still, ADRENALIN and its later incarnation, DC DRIVE remains a legend in the Motor City.
Line Up:
Joey Bowen – Lead Vocals
Michael Romeo – Lead, Rhythm, And Slide Guitars
Doug Kahan – Bass, Vocals, Lead Vocals On “Fool In Love”
Brian Pastoria (R.I.P. 2026) – drums
Mark Pastoria – Keyboards And Vocals
Jimmy Romeo – Tenor Alto, Baritone Saxes And Vocals
+ Percussion – Akunda
Production:
Recorded At – PR Music
Recorded At – DC Drive Studio
Mixed At – Pearl Sound Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Directed By – Barney Ales
Engineer – Jimmy Romeo
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Pastoria
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Ben Grosse
Mixed By [Assistant Engineer] – Matt King, Walter Balfour
Photography By – Denise Grant
Photography By [Live Shots] – Sue Plummer
Producer – DC Drive (tracks: 1), Vini Poncia
Programmed By – John Vitale
Written-By – B. Pastoria* (tracks: 3, 4, 8), D. Kahan* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9, 10), J. Bowen* (tracks: 3, 8), M. Romeo* (tracks: 3, 8), V. Poncia* (tracks: 3 to 5, 9, 10)
Tracklist:
01. You Need Love
02. Outta Bounds
03. Young Gun
04. All I Want
05. Into You
06. Don’t Let It Get You Down
07. Obsession
08. Streetgirl Named Desire
09. Fool In Love
10. Just Don’t Get It
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