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Standing alone, the name evokes a knee-jerk reaction of brutal imagery, shorthand for a popular automotive method used by organized crime families and youth gangs to dispatch their rivals. Get past that initial response however, and the term takes a different meaning, one that implies casualness toward life and the things it has to offer. Less bloody perhaps, but just as troubling. It was the latter implication that inspired Todd Price to shake off his past and come out rocking. And Drive By’s debut on Riot Squad, I Hate Every Day Without You, Kid, is a testament to kicking your own ass to do something in this world while your clock is still running.
“The images we got from the phrase concern not having life pass you by,” says Price. “All of us have gone through so much bullshit, we didn’t know if we would ever be in a band, and in my case, never knowing-or caring-if I’d ever play again. Drive By is a huge metaphor for how we feel about life.”
The Detroit-born Price had been writing songs and playing in bands since the late-’90s. His first band, Plain, released a record locally, and logged some van miles throughout Michigan. (Their biggest achievement was “Life Without Ambition,” a track that appeared on A Million Miles Away, the second volume of the Deep Elm label’s Emo Diaries compilation series.) Not long after Plain’s demise, Price joined a straight-ahead rock outfit called Rev, but the experience was disastrous: He couldn’t write the kind of songs he heard in his head, and he was constantly second-guessed by his bandmates.
“The images we got from the phrase concern not having life pass you by,” says Price. “All of us have gone through so much bullshit, we didn’t know if we would ever be in a band, and in my case, never knowing-or caring-if I’d ever play again. Drive By is a huge metaphor for how we feel about life.”
The Detroit-born Price had been writing songs and playing in bands since the late-’90s. His first band, Plain, released a record locally, and logged some van miles throughout Michigan. (Their biggest achievement was “Life Without Ambition,” a track that appeared on A Million Miles Away, the second volume of the Deep Elm label’s Emo Diaries compilation series.) Not long after Plain’s demise, Price joined a straight-ahead rock outfit called Rev, but the experience was disastrous: He couldn’t write the kind of songs he heard in his head, and he was constantly second-guessed by his bandmates.
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SuperFknMario wrote:
i still love themmmmmmm.
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kevlarskills wrote:
Wow. I'm bumping the Drive by record from 2005... Booya Blaze and ABK!
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blckmariah wrote:
I saw them live in April opening for Billy Talent and My Chem. They're awesome!
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noeliamollet wrote:
I love them!!!!
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FamousLastMCRmy wrote:
Love the new CD, can't wait for the official release tomorrow so i can purchase it
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Great-Antique wrote:
i like it so much.. they're great..
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gianrafaelcarlo wrote:
Bayside on their similar artist!!! Omg, I can't wait to see these guys open for My Chem in April, they look like they could be pretty good.
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gianrafaelcarlo wrote:
Bayside on their similar artist!!! Omg, I can't to see these guys open for My Chem in April, they looke like they could be pretty good.
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SuperFknMario wrote:
http://ilike.com/artist/Drive+By/
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Frynyster wrote:
<3333
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xnikolanx wrote:
good band..
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SuperFknMario wrote:
wow wtf.
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hollyy___x wrote:
LOL people still listen to Fallout Boy get it right losers, or don't listen at all.
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SuperFknMario wrote:
amazon is your friend.
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noeliamollet wrote:
I love their music, but I can't buy the CD!!!!!
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SuperFknMario wrote:
i could upload it.
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Coolman_mike wrote:
So good live. I NEED to hear their music, but their album sold out at the gig! :(
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SuperFknMario wrote:
fucking amazing live!
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SuperFknMario wrote:
FINALLY have music up! maybe they should be full previews. Seeing them soonnn :]
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SuperFknMario wrote:
Todd has been awesome. ^_^
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