Project: Driver

AMG Review of Project: Driver

Andy Hinds
All Music Guide

After progressive guitar/keyboard virtuoso Tony MacAlpine debuted on Shrapnel Records with his all-instrumental album Edge of Insanity, he teamed up with drummer Tommy Aldridge, singer Robert Rock, and bassist Rudy Sarzo to form a sort of all-star heavy metal band called M.A.R.S. While it masquerades as a Whitesnake-styled group effort, Project: Driver seems like another MacAlpine album with vocals added. MacAlpine's dizzying /p>

eoclassical guitar and keyboard solos are the strongest elements here, as vocalist Robert Rock embodies all the big-hair clichés of '80s heavy metal. Casual listeners won't be amused. Still, Project: Driver includes some interesting ideas, which can mostly be credited to MacAlpine, whose fans will love those solos.