Song:Break In The Storm
Album:Break In The Storm
This 1998 CD was the major label debut and breakthrough CD for the alt country group The Great Divide. It did well on the country charts but the group never was able to repeat that and they are now disbanded. The Great Divide were part of the Red Dirt music scrne in Oklahoma. The lead singer, lead guitarist and main songwriter was Mike McClure. The group was formed in Stillwater,OK in 1992. other members were rhythm guitarist Scottie Lester, bassist Kelley Green and drummer JJ Lester. After opening up for other country acts and releasing an independent CD in 1994, The Great Divide signed with Atlantic Records and released Break In The Storm in 1998. The album reached #69 on the country album charts. It was produced by veteran producer Lloyd Maines and McClure wrote most of the songs. Their 1999 follow up CD Revolutions didn't do as well. The group was unhappy with Atlantic's promotional attempts and asked to be released from their contract. They released a couple of albums on Broken Bow Records but were unhappy there as well. Mike McClure left The Great Divide in 2003 and was replaced by Micah Allis but the group wasn't as good and split up after releasing one more CD in 2005. Mike McClure has released some solo albums and is also producing groups including Cross Canadian Ragweed. JJ Lester has also gone into production. Break In The Storm is recommended to country fans. Here's the video for Pour Me A Vacation by The Great Divide.
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