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FEBRUARY
2010
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Band: Giant Album: Promise Land Genre:
Melodic Rock Label:
Frontiers Records Catalogue Number: FR CD 449 Released On: 26.02.2010 |
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Tracklisting:
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Believer (Redux) |
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After recording two albums
with Christian rockers Whiteheart in the early 80's and having made a
name as session players in the Pop and Rock scene, guitarist /
vocalist Dann Huff and his drummer brother David hooked up with Alan
Pasqua, an experienced keyboards player which lent his talents to
loads of Jazz and Rock artists and Nashville session bass player Mike
Brignardello to form Giant. They eventually signed with A&M Records and released 1989's 'Last Of The Runaways', featuring a classic, melodic hard rock sound, which yielded a top-twenty hit with 'I'll See You In My Dreams', Giant's debut album is still regarded nowadays as one of the highest points in melodic hard rock of the end of the eighties melting diverse influences such as Van Halen, Journey and U2 to create an instantly recognizable sound. After countless tours and live performances in the US and Europe, the band recorded the follow up album 'Time To Burn' in 1991. Slightly more aggressive than it's predecessor, but still magnificent in the production and song writing departments, this album is also regarded as a main source of influence for many melodic and hard rock bands nowadays. Soon after the release of 'Time To Burn', Alan Pasqua decided to quit the band and went back to session work. The band toured once again Europe and US without him, but soon after disbanded. Dann Huff then became of the most respected producers of our era, working in the Rock, Pop and Country Music with countless artists including Shania Twain, Megadeth, Faith Hill and several others. His brother David also started to become more and more involved in the production business and thanks to a mutual friend he was introduced in 1999 to Frontiers Records managers Serafino Perugino and Mario de Riso. This eventually brought to a meeting in Chicago were the label proposed David to bring back the name and the music of such a great band. The 'III' album was released in 2001 with major acclaim in the Classic and Melodic Hard Rock community. However, Dann's busy
schedule along with the other member's commitments, made the reunion
impossible to carry on. However, the vision of bringing back
Giant as a living band unit with a recording and touring line-up and
with of course the possibility to carry on the enormous legacy of the
music produced so far with the same quality was raised a few times in
conversations between David Huff and Frontiers.. As time went by
it became apparent that Dann Huff could not be a full part of this
concept, even though he loved everything that Giant was. Thus
original members, drummer David Huff and bassist Mike Brignardello,
who wanted to go back to Rock, started an endless research for the
right musicians that could be part of a renewed Giant line-up.
And in the end the choice fell on singer extraordinaire Terry Brooks (Strangeways,
Seventh Key) and on John Roth (Winger) on guitars. 'Promise Land' was mixed by Ben Fowler (Van Zandt, Cher, Meat Loaf) and mastered by Joe Palmaccio (3 Grammy awards won). Giant and their legacy are back! They're now here to stay! |
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LINE-UP: Giant are: Terry Brock - Vocals John Roth - Guitars Mike Brignardello - Bass David L Huff - drums Additional Musicians: Dann Huff - Lead guitars on 'Believer (Redux)' and 'Save Me' Keyboards: Tim Lauer, Jack Holder
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