Drive, She Said: Glam or Not?

Drive, She Said recently released a new album called Dreams Will Come (via Metal Heaven). I always put them more in the AOR category but last night, I came across a few websites where people were throwing the New York band into the Glam category. Of course, that often happens when a band has long hair and was from the mid-80s to early nineties.

In fact, Drive, She Said released their self-titled debut in 1989. The band is lead by Mark Mangold and Al Fritsch, the former being a big time songwriter. I actually didn't know the band even had a new record until I started clicking around online last night. I don't even remember what it was that made me think of Drive, She Said but off I went, on a virtual wild goose chase for information on the quasi-obscure band. I say "quasi" because Drive, She Said has released something like six albums. Still, I'd argue they are not a household name.

Back to the original question at hand: Glam or not? For those wondering, the band is still active live. They played Firefest last year. I guess it doesn't matter if they are Glam or not - you like what you like of course. Still, I'm putting Drive, She Said in the AOR category. Also, I think their name did not help them - not great from a marketing perspective, but I digress.

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