Greg Suarez
Well-known member
I have two: Hardline and Giant
Hardline was one of Neal Schon's approximately 8,000 side-bands during the late '80/early '90s. Their 1992 album "Double Eclipse" was lumped into the dying hair metal genre, but it was written and produced so much better than the typical Poison of White Lion album. Plus, the quality of the musicianship far surpassed a typical hair metal offering. "Double Eclipse" is one of only a very small handful of albums on which I actually like every single song.
Highly recommended, especially for a guitar enthusiast, as Schon has never sounded harder or shredded more amazingly than here. Unfortunately, he left the band soon after, and the remaining members carried on. The rest of their output was... ungood.
Giant is another forgotten late '80s/early '90s band. Their first album was pretty weak A&R stuff, but their second album, "Time to Burn" was a powerhouse (another gem from 1992). The best part of it was Dann Huff's guitar playing (Huff never got to be as huge of a guitar "hero" as he should have been). "Time to Burn" was a slamming album, but the one song on it that stood out was "Chained." It starts with a bluesy acoustic guitar riff and explodes into the kind of guitar thunderstorm you just don't hear anymore.
Hardline was one of Neal Schon's approximately 8,000 side-bands during the late '80/early '90s. Their 1992 album "Double Eclipse" was lumped into the dying hair metal genre, but it was written and produced so much better than the typical Poison of White Lion album. Plus, the quality of the musicianship far surpassed a typical hair metal offering. "Double Eclipse" is one of only a very small handful of albums on which I actually like every single song.
Highly recommended, especially for a guitar enthusiast, as Schon has never sounded harder or shredded more amazingly than here. Unfortunately, he left the band soon after, and the remaining members carried on. The rest of their output was... ungood.
Giant is another forgotten late '80s/early '90s band. Their first album was pretty weak A&R stuff, but their second album, "Time to Burn" was a powerhouse (another gem from 1992). The best part of it was Dann Huff's guitar playing (Huff never got to be as huge of a guitar "hero" as he should have been). "Time to Burn" was a slamming album, but the one song on it that stood out was "Chained." It starts with a bluesy acoustic guitar riff and explodes into the kind of guitar thunderstorm you just don't hear anymore.
