Drive Home is an EP released by British musician Steven Wilson, featuring music videos, previously unreleased tracks, and live renditions of several songs recorded at Hugenottenhalle, Frankfurt on 23 March 2013. The EP, which was released on 21 October 2013, was available in two versions: DVD/CD and Blu-ray/CD.[1]
| Drive Home | ||||
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| Released | 21 October 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Studio tracks: East West Studios, Los Angeles, 15–21 September 2012 Live tracks: Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, 23 March 2013 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 62:24 (DVD/Blu-ray) 50:22 (CD) | |||
| Label | Kscope | |||
| Producer | Steven Wilson, Alan Parsons | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[3] |
Thom Jurek of AllMusic praised the title track's "gorgeous meld of Pink Floyd's nocturnal atmospherics, the Moody Blues' melodic majesty, sprawling guitar solos, and Alan Parsons' crystalline production", while also describing the live tracks as "killer readings" which the band members "take ... far outside their studio boundaries." Although the EP would seem to be "for hardcore Wilson fans only, the video disc is alone worth the price of admission", according to Jurek.[2]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Steven Wilson.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive Home" (music video) | 8:22 |
| 2. | "The Raven that Refused to Sing" (music video) | 7:48 |
| 3. | "The Holy Drinker" (live in Frankfurt) | 10:22 |
| 4. | "Insurgentes" (live in Frankfurt) | 4:27 |
| 5. | "The Watchmaker" (live in Frankfurt) | 11:50 |
| 6. | "The Raven that Refused to Sing" (live in Frankfurt) | 8:09 |
| 7. | "The Birthday Party" (5.1 surround audio) | |
| 8. | "The Raven that Refused to Sing" (orchestral version, 5.1 surround audio) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive Home" (edit) | 4:08 |
| 2. | "The Birthday Party" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "The Raven that Refused to Sing" (orchestral version) | 7:29 |
| 4. | "The Holy Drinker" (live in Frankfurt) | 10:25 |
| 5. | "Insurgentes" (live in Frankfurt) | 4:30 |
| 6. | "The Watchmaker" (live in Frankfurt) | 11:52 |
| 7. | "The Raven that Refused to Sing" (live in Frankfurt) | 8:12 |
Personnel
editMusicians
- Steven Wilson – vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar on "The Holy Drinker"
- Nick Beggs – bass guitar, backing vocals, Chapman Stick on "The Holy Drinker"
- Guthrie Govan – lead guitar
- Adam Holzman – keyboards
- Marco Minnemann – drums
- Theo Travis – flutes, saxophones, clarinet
Additional personnel
- Strings arranged by Dave Stewart and performed by the London Session Orchestra (soloist – Perry Montague-Mason)
Production
- Steven Wilson – production, mixing
- Alan Parsons – associate producer, recording engineer
- Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer
Videos
- "Drive Home" – directed by Jess Cope; produced by Tom Kaye; edited by Topher Holland
- "The Raven that Refused to Sing" – directed by Jess Cope and Simon Cartwright; produced by Tom Kaye; edited by Topher Holland
- Live tracks – directed and edited by Bernhard Baran/B-light-pictures; cameras operated by Rüdiger Jonitz, Jochen Fink, Bernhard Baran, Dirk Meissner, Olof Kreidl, Philipp Werle, Manuel Theobald, Simon Loge
Other
- Hajo Mueller – illustrations
- Carl Glover – design
- Ray Shulman (at I-sonic) – Blu-ray/DVD authoring
Source:[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 158 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 45 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 77 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 68 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Steven Wilson premiere: Drive Home". Classic Rock. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Drive Home - Steven Wilson". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Ezell, Brice (10 January 2014). "Steven Wilson: Drive Home (EP) | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Drive Home liner notes.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Steven Wilson – Drive Home" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Steven Wilson – Drive Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.