Michael Drive recorded most of these songs in France and Germany, and this self-titled album is as Grammy Award Winner Paul Buckmaster says; “Powerful and Inspiring”. This album is full of penetrating grooves and rhythms, capturing melodies, and a sheer, raw, biting punch of great musicianship! 10 dynamic songs, from the emotionally intense gradual build-up of the studio track: “Power,” to the ‘in-your-face,' contemporary and 'slamming love song' "Dance For You a Lifetime," to the very original sounding track; “The Unsuspecting (Fastdrive version)." Simply raw energy can be felt in these tracks, and as Buckmaster also quotes; “very well produced studio tracks”, further stating; “driven by a desire for truth in his lyrics,” this is a gem of an album from Michael Drive.

Those who have heard Michael Drive do acoustic solos in the middle of his band shows, or any of his “evenings of acoustic bliss” know what I’m talking about! Unplugged excellence and raw talent. 12 songs; this is a very intimate, up close and personal collection of songs representing the ‘musician’ in his pure form, with excellent production. In noticing the strength of this album, this one quote says it all: Sony Music producer and recording Star Chi Coltrane, says; "Usually in the case of a rock band, if you take away the band and just leave the singer with the guitar, it's not very impressive; but in Michael Drive's case, it's completely different. If you were to take away the band, you would see that he shines like a multi-faceted diamond. His voice is unique... his musicianship, and his songwriting are excellent." Grammy Award Winner Paul Buckmaster, says; “Michael Drive is a skilled and talented singer/songwriter, who crafts powerful and inspired songs… In his lyrics, Michael is Driven by a desire for truth, and his music reflects that.” The Acoustic Collection is Intimate, smooth, raw and aggressive, all at the same time.

Featuring Kai Reiss. Michael recorded this album at the same time as he was recording the Barren Cross album "Rattle Your Cage." Living in Northern California, he literally drove 8 hours every week to So. Cal. to record, then back up to No. Cal. for the weekend, and did that for 6 months! The hard work paid off, and this resulting gem immensely shows the talent that Michael & Kai exhibited together.