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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-02 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2002 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.hardlinerocks.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Hardline ║ │
│║ Album : II ║ │
│║ Label : CD-Maximum ║ │
│║ Cat.No : CDM 0902-982 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This is the hard rock album that I had been looking forward ║ │
│║ to since I heard it was being recorded. Ten years after ║ │
│║ their outstanding debut album, Double Eclipse, Hardline ║ │
│║ returns with their second album simply titled II. The ║ │
│║ Gioeli brothers are back, but Neal Schon (Journey) did not ║ │
│║ participate on this album. So, does this album surpass or ║ │
│║ at least match the quality of its predecessor? Short ║ │
│║ answer: No. It's not a bad album, but unfortunately it is ║ │
│║ nothing special either. ║ │
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│║ After listening to the first track, Hold Me Down, I had a ║ │
│║ terrible feeling in my stomach. This song is a plodding, ║ │
│║ down tuned affair with too much of a modern rock feel to it ║ │
│║ for my tastes. Luckily, the classic hard rock sound of the ║ │
│║ band returns for the rest of the album, albeit less melodic ║ │
│║ and less hard hitting that the debut album. Now there are a ║ │
│║ number of melodies on this album, but they are not nearly ║ │
│║ as catchy or urgent as I was expecting. Also, there aren't ║ │
│║ many hard rocking songs on this album except for Paralyzed ║ │
│║ and Do or Die. Y, Paralyzed, Do or Die, Your Eyes, Weight, ║ │
│║ and Way It Is Way It Goes are the standouts of the disc, ║ │
│║ but none of these songs will knock your socks off with ║ │
│║ intensity. Johnny Gioeli's voice is in top form and ║ │
│║ certainly makes these tracks worth hearing even though the ║ │
│║ melodies and the overall tempo might be a bit less ║ │
│║ impressive than on the debut. The production is excellent ║ │
│║ as expected and the harmony vocals are very thick, serving ║ │
│║ as a great back backup for Giolei's emotional and energetic ║ │
│║ voice. There are four ballads on this disc (Face The Night, ║ │
│║ Hey Girl, Only a Night, and This Gift). Only a Night is a ║ │
│║ worthwhile ballad featuring some notable guitar work. ║ │
│║ However, the other three are very easy to skip after a ║ │
│║ couple of spins and they weigh the album down given there ║ │
│║ aren't enough hard hitting tunes to balance the album in my ║ │
│║ opinion. ║ │
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│║ Overall, this is not a bad hard rock album to own. Fans of ║ │
│║ Johnny Gioeli's outstanding vocals will probably like this ║ │
│║ album for his voice alone. However, the reduced melodic ║ │
│║ quality of the album coupled with the overall softer ║ │
│║ delivery of the album will lessen your desire to play it ║ │
│║ over and over again. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Hold Me Down 4:01 │
│ 2. Y 4:34 │
│ 3. Paralysed 4:52 │
│ 4. Face The Night 4:23 │
│ 5. Do Or Die 4:15 │
│ 6. Hey Girl 4:33 │
│ 7. Only A Night 4:10 │
│ 8. Your Eyes 3:35 │
│ 9. Weight 3:21 │
│ 10. Way It Is, Way It Goes 5:19 │
│ 11. This Gift 3:39 │
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│ Total Length : 00:46:42 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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