Project Driver
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Project: Driver is a studio album by the heavy metal supergroup M.A.R.S., released in 1986 through Shrapnel Records (United States)[1] and Roadrunner Records (Europe).[2] Formed by bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge, the band was originally named Driver and underwent several configurations, at various times including vocalists Jeff Scott Soto and Jeff Fenholt, and guitarists Mark St. John, Kurt James and Craig Goldy.[3] The band's name is made up of the initial of each musician's last name: guitarist Tony MacAlpine, Aldridge, singer Rob Rock, and Sarzo.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[5] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[6] |
In a very positive contemporary review, Rock Hard called the album "exemplary" and associated the music to Yngwie Malmsteen's 1984 album Rising Force, "not only because of the breathtaking solos of Tony MacAlpine, but also because of some songwriting parallels", offering "a colorful bouquet of musical diversity" with "something for everyone."[6]
Modern reviews are less positive. Andy Hinds at AllMusic wrote that "while it masquerades as a Whitesnake-styled group effort, Project: Driver seems like another MacAlpine album with vocals added." Rob Rock was criticized as embodying "all the big-hair clichés of '80s heavy metal", while songs such as "Slave to My Touch", "Stand Up and Fight" and "Fantasy" were labeled "cheesy" and "cringe-inducing." Praise was given to MacAlpine's guitar playing, which Hinds described as "dizzying" and interesting.[4] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff defined the project as "one of those doomed and hasty assemblages of rock journeymen utterly without synergy" and called the music "unbranded ear-splitting speed metal".[5]
Track listing
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Personnel
- M.A.R.S.
- Rob Rock – lead vocals, background vocals
- Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboards, background vocals
- Rudy Sarzo – bass, background vocals
- Tommy Aldridge – drums, background vocals
- Additional musicians
- Mike Mani – keyboard programming
- Bret Douglas, Tommy Cosgrove, Mark Tate, Dino Alden, Mike Varney – background vocals
- Production
- Mike Varney – producer
- Steve Fontano – engineer
- Dino Alden, Randy Vance – assistant engineers
- George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Groups/Non-Solo Discography". Tony MacAlpine Official Website. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacAlpine-Aldridge-Rock-Sarzo – Project: Driver". Discogs. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.MacAlpine, Tony. "Session Notes: M.A.R.S. - "Project: Driver". Tony MacAlpine Official Website. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hinds, Andy. "Session Notes: M.A.R.S. - Project: Driver review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Trojan, Frank (1986). "Review Album: MARS - Driver-Project". Rock Hard (in German). No. 20. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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External links
- In Review: MacAlpine/Aldridge/Rock/Sarzo "Project: Driver" at Guitar Nine Records
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