{"product_id":"alan-vega-collision-drive-vinyl-lp","title":"ALAN VEGA - COLLISION DRIVE - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollision Drive is Alan Vega's second solo studio album, originally released in\u003c\/p\u003e\n1981. If his debut laid the groundwork for a raw, minimalist take on rockabilly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand blues, Collision Drive expands the palette with a grittier, more layered, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunfiltered energy. Here Vega's lyrics channel universal themes rooted in his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efascination with street life, science fiction, politics, comics, love and the mysteries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the universe. It's a record that pulses with feeling and rebellion, displaying the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efull spectrum of human experience and Vega's evolving vision.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlan was always reinventing himself, creating and refining his mastery of varia-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etion while maintaining his own unparalleled and identifiable aesthetic. Sonically,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis album is more dynamic than his first. Ditching drum machines for a live\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edrummer, and enlisting a hard rock band to back him, Collision Drive offered a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edifferent view of Vega's artistic vision. The aching punk rockabilly of \"Magdalena\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e82\" unfolds with a hypnotic blend of guitar slides and frenetic energy, while\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVega's cover of \"Be Bop A Lula\" transforms Gene Vincent's classic into an aggres-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esively charged, manic howl. Elsewhere, tracks like the hard-driving cosmic rock\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003en roll \"Raver\" push into psychobilly territory. Vega was relentlessly innovative, continuously paving new ground.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNewly remastered by Josh Bonati from the original tapes, Collision Drive receives\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea reverent reissue from Sacred Bones Record.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHere we witness the full ascension into his own mythology: part rockabilly out-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elaw, part cosmic preacher, part outsider visionary. Broader in scope than his debut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut just as uncompromising, Collision Drive is a bold and personal exploration\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof sound and identity. Raw, electrifying, and groundbreaking, it remains a cult\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecornerstone of outsider rock and a touchstone in the evolution of art-punk and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexperimental pop from one of New York's most fearless icons.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\" id=\"aec-musictabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" id=\"mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tracksonly\" id=\"aec-jukebox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Magdalena 82\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Be Bop a Lula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Outlaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Raver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Ghost Rider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e I Believe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Magdalena 83\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Rebel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e Viet Vet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ROCK \u0026 ROLL HALL OF FAME RECORD STORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46779542634665,"sku":"843563194324-R","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/5982\/5577\/files\/ALAN_VEGA-COLLISION_DRIVE-VINYL_LP.jpg?v=1770227349","url":"https:\/\/shop.rockhall.com\/es\/products\/alan-vega-collision-drive-vinyl-lp","provider":"Rock \u0026 Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}