The Driving Conditions are full blown graduates of Oz's old school rock which counts AC/DC, The Angels and Rose Tattoo among its illustrious alumni.
They make no apology for the formula, and neither they should.
Like those established bands
'Eat You Alive', 'Str8 2 Hell' and 'Be Mine' are pub rock, strip joint, meat'n'potatoes hard rock, where the unembellished riff - a primal force that drives raw, knowing, often tongue in cheek vocals - is king.
But also like those established bands, DC elevate the music to art form, where the apparent simplicity of battle hardened songs actually takes years of graft, treading the boards and checking out audience response.
A glance at the track list might see you write the band off as clichéd at best, dinosaurs at worst. But behind songs like 'Daddy's Girl', 'Crazy Bitch' and 'Striptease' there's an extremely talented band who seem to be spinning gold out of grime.
One to watch.
Style: hard rock
Rating: 7.5/10Posted by
Brian - Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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