I’ve had an extended break from reviewing hard rock, although as a genre it remains my first love.  There is a cynicism that comes with age and I simply struggle to get excited about most new releases.  I find myself shaking my head (like the old man I am) and coming to the predictable but inevitable conclusion that they just don’t make rock records like they used to.  I suspect that a similar sentiment was the starting point for Animal Drive’s new covers EP Back to the Roots.