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DRIVEBLIND BIO The North-east of Scotland may seem an unlikely place to begin the story of the most exciting band to break out of Los Angeles this year…but for Driveblind, fact is truly stranger than fiction. Welcome to what will be the most talked about success story of the year…

Like all great tales we start with humble beginnings: in this case a grey, run-down lane in the backstreets of Aberdeen nicknamed ‘Murder Alley’, thanks to a notorious history. It was here that Driveblind had found a small basement rehearsal space which they could barely afford. Despite it’s less than desirable location, it was prime real estate for a band that had previously been restricted to jamming in lead singer Terry’s cramped apartment. Now they had a space where they could set up the drums, guitars and organ and still have enough room for a vocal PA, a small bar and a number of ashtrays… The resulting sessions often went on all night as, under the gaze of their musical heroes (The Who, The Beatles, The Band to name a few) who adorned the rehearsal room walls, Driveblind evolved. They worked hard on pushing the songs into a new place which combined the soulful melodies and harmonies of their acoustic origins with the rocking, unrestrained sound of a band that likes to play loud. The empty beer cans piled up, the ashtrays overflowed, the neighbours complained… Initially, Driveblind emerged only occasionally from their self imposed songwriting exile to play live.

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negblanc wrote:
18 days ago

Great.

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Rev1205 wrote:
September 2009

i neeeeeed the new EP, please someone... :(

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Rev1205 wrote:
February 2008

also stumbled upon them by accident...don't even remember how... shame they haven't received a greater media coverage...

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KarinBerry wrote:
December 2007

My toes are all a-tingle in anticipation of their mini-album next month. I'm crossing my fingers to see City Called Despair, The State of Things, and Heroes, just to name a few of the mind-blowingly awesome songs I've been hearing at their shows recently. If Geffen doesn't do something, they're going to have passed up an incredible opportunity to remind the world what good music sounds like.

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hairyhaw wrote:
May 2007

Yeah, promotion was piss-poor (album put out with minimum promotion, no lead singles etc.), album itself was too long in the making and recorded in too many different places. I don't understand why Geffen bothered if they weren't going to push the band.

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n8dawgaic wrote:
May 2007

These poor guys didn't see much promotion at all, I found them by accident or I would have never discovered them. Great, unique sound.

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demonspeed1102 wrote:
March 2007

Driveblind is an absolutely great band. Timeless music. Geffen execs should get off their asses and get these guys some exposure. They NEED to be heard. Light Sleeper is a great great song.

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