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The Driving Conditions (TDC) are quickly earning themselves a reputation as one our countries most exciting live Rock n Roll bands. 2007 has seen the band hold their own opening shows in front of our countries most seasoned rock legends. Roof-raising live shows with Jimmy Barnes, The Angels, The Radiators, Dallas Crane & a stage destroying show at The Headstock Festival 2007 (Mal Eastick, Pete Cornelius, Ross Ward) is gathering the band a huge following down the East Coast of Oz. With the release of their debut EP simply titled, Rock n Roll, they’re set to take to the world stage.
Formed in late 2006, TDC deliver hard, no-bullshit, rock n roll played with heart and soul. In April 07, the boys recorded their debut 6 track EP, Rock n Roll, with Aria Hall-of-Famer Geordie Leach from Rose Tattoo. The music captured on this recording is one very much reminiscent of good old-fashioned Aussie Rock n Roll, like Rose Tattoo, ACDC and The Angels. Geordie’s experience from years of recording with the legendary Vanda and Young production team at Alberts, has captured that authentic Aussie Rock sound on this recording. The band will be hitting the studio again with Geordie in early ’08 to record their debut full length album.
The band has received great exposure in 2007 with Geordie Leach wearing his Driving Conditions t-shirt on stage in front of thousands of fans for their world-wide support of Guns n Roses and their Australian tour with Motorhead. More exposure was gained as the T-shirt again appeared nationwide as Big Brother host, Mike Goldman, wore his Rock n Roll T-shirt live on the Up-Late show. He also wore the shirt on the eviction advertisement played 6 times a day in the first week of July, with over 4 million viewers watching. Songs from the EP were played on the Up Late show as part of a deal signed with Endemol Southern Star.
The Driving Conditions is formed around the long-term friendship between Nathan Ward and brother-in-law, Sol Freeman. Both are second generation musicians, having been brought up on blues based rock music like ACDC, The Angels, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, Hendrix… the list goes on. The exposure to this guitar driven, raw, rockin’ music has entrenched in the pair a love and passion for this style. Nathan and Sol formed the blues-rock trio, Nathan Ward’s Driving Conditions (NWDC) in 2005. The band recorded their rootsy self-titled album, NWDC, in April ’06 again with Geordie Leach. The Album received superb reviews amid a great deal of airplay on blues shows across the country. Highlights for this line-up were playing the Thredbo ‘05 and Blues on Broadbeach ’06 festivals.
In search of more of a rock edge to their songs and live shows in late 2006, the pair brought in their old mate Woody on lead vocals. Another second-generation muso, Woody, is a highly talented and seasoned performer well respected by his peers. To complete the line-up, another friend, the rock-specialist, Dave Stapleton was recruited on the skins to form The Driving Conditions. It was the right choice, as the musical chemistry between the four members was apparent immediately. New songs quickly followed, demonstrating Woody’s powerful set lungs, belting out hard and high. Dave’s rock solid, dynamic attack on the drums added the rock edge that Nathan and Sol were looking for. The result in a super tight rock band built on long-term friendships.
Adding to the band’s strength and stability is the fact that all band members support themselves as full-time musicians. When not performing TDC shows, the guys regularly play 3 and 4 nights a week with Brisbane’s top cover bands, Jabba and Berst. The constant playing at South-East Queensland’s top venues over the last 5 years has collectively notched up over 2000 gigs. This prolific workload has provided TDC with an enormous Uni following and taken them on tour as far north as The Arnhem Club in Gove, Northern Territory, up to Airlie Beach, Great Keppel Is., as far west as Meandarra in central Qld, throughout the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Lismore, Yamba down to Coffs Harbour.ROCK!
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Geordie Leach (bassist with Rose Tattoo) talks about The Driving Conditions Geordie engineered and produced our EP "Rock n Roll"