Rose Hill Drive

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rose Hill Drive

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Origin = Boulder, Colorado, USAflagicon|United States
Genre = Hard rock
Blues rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Megaforce
and SCI Fidelity Records

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URL = [http://www.rosehilldrive.com Official website]
Current_members = Nathan Barnes
Daniel Sproul
Jacob Sproul
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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. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/13883400/rolling_stones_10_artists_to_watch/10 Rolling Stone Magazine ] ] [ [http://www.westword.com/2006-08-17/music/rose-hill-drive/ Westword ] ]

History

Rose Hill Drive was formed in 2003 in Boulder, Colorado by brothers Jacob Sproul (bass guitar and vocals) and Daniel Sproul (guitar, backup vocals), and high school friend Nathan Barnes (drums).

Rose Hill Drive has performed with The Black Crowes, The Who, Robert Randolph, Wilco, Queens of the Stone Age, Van Halen and Aerosmith and also performed at Graspop, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Red Rocks, Austin City Limits and the Warped Tour.

On August 22, 2006, the band released their debut self titled album on Megaforce Records. That summer, the band played the same stage as The Who at the Wireless Festival in Leeds and the Hyde Park Calling Festival in London. In the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007, Rose Hill Drive supported The Who on select US and European dates. The band was even joined on stage in Chicago at a taping of the show "In The Attic" by Pete Townshend, who jammed on The Who classic “Young Man Blues” and Rose Hill Drive's very own “Raise Your Hands.”

In the April 2007 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, Rose Hill Drive was named one of the "10 New Artists to Watch" in 2007.

Though influenced by many other hard rock and blues bands from the 60's and 70's, the band reported in Rolling Stone that they are growing weary of being compared so closely to other bands, as they want to be known for their sound, not how much they sound like somebody else. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/13883400/rolling_stones_10_artists_to_watch/10 Rolling Stone Magazine ] ]

Their song, “Goal!” is the official anthem for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. [ [http://www.adidas.com/us/campaigns/mls/content/site.asp adidas MLS Soccer ] ]

Discography

tudio Albums

ee also

*Music of Colorado

References

External links

* [http://www.rosehilldrive.com/ Official Rose Hill Drive site]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/RoseHillDrive Rose Hill Drive collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive
* [http://www.earvolution.com/2007/02/speeding-ahead-with-rose-hill-drive.asp/ Earvolution Interview/Profile]