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11 tracks | 64 minutes
Released May 2004
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:04 Out Of The Storm lyrics BUY MP3 06:04 Out Of The Storm lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:04 Out Of The Storm
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:03 Fight On lyrics BUY MP3 05:03 Fight On lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:03 Fight On
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:31 The Mount lyrics BUY MP3 05:31 The Mount lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:31 The Mount
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:46 Nocturnal Vision lyrics BUY MP3 05:46 Nocturnal Vision lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:46 Nocturnal Vision
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:05 Hold On To Me lyrics BUY MP3 07:05 Hold On To Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:05 Hold On To Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Skybound lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 Skybound lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Skybound
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 Times lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 Times lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 Times
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:21 Kind Of Life lyrics BUY MP3 05:21 Kind Of Life lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:21 Kind Of Life
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:19 Inner City lyrics BUY MP3 07:19 Inner City lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:19 Inner City
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:25 I Can't Be There/See Ya lyrics BUY MP3 07:25 I Can't Be There/See Ya lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:25 I Can't Be There/See Ya
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:11 Lost lyrics BUY MP3 06:11 Lost lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:11 Lost
This is the first release from the band Driven. The songs are in the style of Rock/Progressive Rock. Enjoy a musical journey from this band with their first full length c.d.
Bio / Background
Driven is Jason Garbacz, Steve Lentz and Brad Martens. They have released three CDs; Optimism Kills, Wreckage, and Minor Mirrors. The CDs are full-length releases. The music is characteristic of rock/progressive rock. With strong melody lines, big guitar, and keyboard sounds, the band has found a sound of their own. The lyrics relate to past experiences and feelings of society.
Jason Garbacz is the bass player and has several years of experience. Steve Lentz is the guitarist and has many years of live performances throughout the Midwest. Brad Martens is the drummer and keyboardist and has been playing for several years. All three members sing lead and back-up vocals at various times.
The members of Driven joined forces in 1994 while working together in a band with various musicians. Jason and Brad have been working together since their high school days. Steve came along during in the early stages of the band’s development in 1994.
↓ more ↓After several years of doing cover tunes, Jason, Brad, and Steve decided to form Driven and write and record their own music. With nearly the same background is musical interest, the combination works well, and they have produced their own sound. They recorded Optimism Kills in the winter of 1998-99 and released in that spring. They then recorded Wreckage in the winter of 1999-2000 and released it early 2000(re-released 2004). They released their third CD, Minor Mirrors, in Dec., 2006. Their music has been featured on radio stations WIBA Fm 101.5 in Madison, Wi, The Fox97 in Neenah/Menasha, Wi, and KTST Fm in Orange County, California, on the show Rockwired. They have done live interviews on these stations also. Their music has also been featured on the internet receiving Track of the Day at Garageband.com three times with the songs; Let it Go On and Wreckage. These songs are from the CD Wreckage. The band has been featured as Artist of the Day on Webcds.com several times. The band shot a live video, which was featured on NetJamsTV.com from September through December of 2004. In September 2006, Driven was inducted into the Independent Artist Registry (I.A.R.) (www.independentartistregistry,com/driven) out of several thousand bands across the Midwest United States. Right now the band has just released their third CD, Minor Mirrors
CDs are for sale at Cdbaby.com, TowerRecords.com, Bathtubmusic.com, Panartist.com, and Amazon.com. All songs for sale in download form at AppleiTunes.com, MusicMatch.com, Rhapsody.com, Napster.com, Buymusic.com,, Etherstream.com, Music4Cents.com, Mp3tunes.com, QTRnote.com, NetMusic.com, Vistas.com, MSNmusic.com, Emusic.com, LoudEye.com, and several others.
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