Rose Hill Drive

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Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive performing at Wakarusa 2006.
Background information
Origin	Boulder, Colorado, USA
Genre(s)	Hard rock Blues rock
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Megaforce and SCI Fidelity Records
Website	Official website
Members
Nathan Barnes Daniel Sproul Jacob Sproul

For the band's self titled debut album, see Rose Hill Drive (album).

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. ^[1] ^[2]

1 History
2 Discography
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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. ^[3]

Their song, “Goal!” is the official anthem for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. ^[4]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

Rose Hill Drive Album Cover

Year	Title	Label
2006	Rose Hill Drive	Megaforce and SCI Fidelity Records
2008	Moon is the New Earth	Megaforce

[edit] EPs & Live Discs

Year	Title	Label
2005	Live at the Fox Theatre
2006	December 30 2005 Live at the Boulder Theatre
2006	Rose Hill Drive EP	Megaforce and SCI Fidelity Records
2007	Rose Hill Drive Sneak Out Sampler	Megaforce and SCI Fidelity Records