II (Hardline album)
Encyclopedia
II is the second album by American hard rock
band, Hardline
. It was released in 2002.
The album was originally going to be named Hyperspace, but vocalist Johnny Gioeli
decided to change the name simply to II because "it's a natural prosecution of what we started with our debut album Double Eclipse
".
It features former The Storm
guitarist Josh Ramos.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band, Hardline
Hardline (band)
Hardline is an American hard rock band. Originally formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, the band consisted of 5 members, Johnny Gioeli, Joey Gioeli, Neal Schon, Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo. The bands' most recent album release is the 2009 Leaving the End Open which featured...
. It was released in 2002.
The album was originally going to be named Hyperspace, but vocalist Johnny Gioeli
Johnny Gioeli
Johnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...
decided to change the name simply to II because "it's a natural prosecution of what we started with our debut album Double Eclipse
Double Eclipse
Double Eclipse is the first album released by the band Hardline.The first track released from the album was "Takin' Me Down", written by the Gioeli brothers with Neal Schon...
".
It features former The Storm
The Storm (band)
The Storm is an American rock group, formed in the Bay Area of San Francisco during the early 1990s. The band is best known for their first single, the power ballad "I've Got a Lot to Learn About Love", which peaked at #6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100.The...
guitarist Josh Ramos.
Track listing
- "Hold Me Down" (Bob Burch, Johnny GioeliJohnny GioeliJohnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...
) - 4:01 - "Y" (B. Burch, J. Gioeli) - 4:34
- "Paralyzed" (J. Gioeli, Paul MirkovichPaul MirkovichPaul Mirkovich is a Los Angeles native, and has been the band leader, keyboardist and duet singing partner for Cher for the last 16 years. He has also been the band director for Janet Jackson and Anastasia and a member of the multi-platinum bands Whitesnake and Nelson...
, Marc Tanner) - 4:52 - "Face the Night" (J. Gioeli) - 4:23
- "Do or Die" (B. Burch, J. Gioeli) - 4:15
- "Hey Girl" (B. Burch, J. Gioeli) - 4:33
- "Only a Night" (J. Gioeli) - 4:10
- "Your Eyes" (B. Burch, J. Gioeli) - 3:35
- "Weight" (J. Gioeli, Joey TafollaJoey TafollaJoey Tafolla is an American guitarist. Initially a member of the heavy metal band Jag Panzer from 1984 to 1985, he joined Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records label soon after; releasing his debut album Out of the Sun in 1987, alongside the releases of other shred players such as Marty Friedman, Jason...
) - 3:21 - "Way It Is, Way It Goes" (B. Burch, J. Gioeli, J. Tafolla) - 5:19
- "This Gift" (J. Gioeli, Neal SchonNeal SchonNeal George Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to have recorded on all of Journey's albums...
) - 3:39 - "Only a Night" (acoustic, Japanese edition bonus track) - 3:45
Band members
- Johnny GioeliJohnny GioeliJohnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, executive producer - Josh Ramos – lead guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Joey Gioeli – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Bobby RockBobby RockBob Brock is a Los Angeles based rock drummer. He was a student of the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and has worked with several bands....
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Christopher MaloneyChristopher MaloneyChristopher Maloney is an American bass guitarist, singer-songwriter, and music educator. He is widely known for his work with instrumental hard rock band Cosmosquad, his stints in Hardline and with Dweezil Zappa, as an independent solo artist, an instructor at the Musicians Institute, and the...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Michael T. RossMichael T. RossMichael T. Ross is a rock keyboardist, located in Hollywood, CA.In 2002, Michael joined as keyboardist for the group Hardline releasing " II", with special guest Neal Schon on Frontiers Records . A DVD was also released, headlining the 'Gods' Festival in the UK.In 2003, Ross joined "Angel"...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Production
- Bob Burch - producer, engineer, mixing
- Andy Haller - engineer, mixing
- Gary HoeyGary HoeyGary Hoey is a surfer-rock musician.- Early life and early career :At fourteen, Hoey often lingered outside Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, making friends and offering to pay for lessons. To devote his time to music, he dropped out of high school and began playing Boston's local clubs...
- mixing - Mike S. Robinson - executive producer