“Top Score.. This is an album full to the brim of hard rocking, melodic tunes with choruses that tattoo themselves to your brain. There's not a duff song in sight, with even the mellowest numbers having enough power to charge up an army of Sinclair C5s. Songs like 'Air It Out', 'Piece Of The Action' and 'Hello Mr Heartache' will have fans of "Pyromania" stocking up on adult diapers in anticipation. One of the best hard rock albums of 2009, by a spandex clad mile –Zetaboards (UK”

“..9.5 outta 10.. “Time Elevation” is the result. It..s a beautiful record, wellproduced and crafted with the same exquisite touch from Lepps “Hysteria” era. We..ve got well structured layered guitars, overdubbed vocal choruses made famous By Elliot and co, and easy on the ear songs that just dribble like candy from go to wo.I..m sure there might be one or two albums that might nudge this one for album of the year, let..s see what the last three months of the year have to show. In the meantime the phrase “buy or die” is resurrected once more –Glorydazemusic (UK) ”

“..4.5 outta 5.. Grand Design has recorded a fantastic debut album that will be on my Top-10 albums of 2009. Now we don’t have to complain that Def Leppard don’t go back to their classic sound because now we got Grand Design. This is an album you don’t have to hesitate to buy because this is a MUST for everyone. –Melodic.net”

“..Top Score.. It is hard to deliver a more electrified and catchy sound then this. Infection is the word! This is by far a welcome return for the big arena and stadium rock again. Grand Design proves with the debut album "Time Elevation" that they have once and for all carved their names in stone, very deep! Grand Design are here to rock you hard and they will blow your mind all the way to Memphis and back. No doubt! –johnny Forslund editor/promoter (Swe)”

“..5 outta 5.. With TIME ELEVATION, GRAND DESIGN have managed to encaptulate the spirit and the style of mid-eighties hair music and have released one of the greatest debut albums in modern history. I expect to see it in many peoples top ten lists at the end of the year and am certain it will end up in mine. Highly recommended to anyone that listens to any sort of rock music and especially to DEF LEPPARD fans that miss the old PYROMANIA and HYSTERIA days. –ZeeZeeDawson (UK)”

“..10 outta 10.. When I got “Time Elevation” on my hands…a tiny smile appeared on my face, when the CD had finished…the smile become bigger. The vocals are very melodic and clear, excellent!! The guitars have a strong rhythm and a solid rock sound!! The riffs just make you feel in love. “Time Elevation“ is an awesome melodic release album and Grand Design gonna be sure on the top bands at the melodic rock scene. The least I can do is…10/10 -BeRock (Greece)”

“..5 outta 5.. GRAND DESIGN was recommended to me by Johnny Forslund Melodic Editor Promoter in Sweden and he nailed it. This is one release you will see on many top ten CD’s of the year… who knows, possibly 1! But it will be on ours no mater what. This is a stunning CD that should be picked up!!!! –RockEyez (USA)”