Live at the Gods Festival 2002
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Live at the Gods is a live album by Hardline
which was released on DVD and CD in 2003. It was recorded at the Gods Festival in Bradford
, England
on 2 June 2002, where Hardline
were the headliners for this festival. The concert was an all day festival which featured eight other bands, such as Jeff Scott Soto
, whom marked his first live performance as a solo artist, and Harem Scarem
. Hardline were the last band to play at 2 a.m. and during the first couple of songs on the show, the band were suffering from technical and sound problems on stage. The microphones and equipment were worn out after being on all day. This also affected the back up singer's microphones the most, causing them to not hear their own voices over the loud music. While performing the ballad "Face the Night", an angry Johnny Gioeli
storms off stage to talk to the Tech Staff to fix the microphones, but keeps his cool and comes back on stage to perform the rest of the show. Three back up singers were used (two female, one male) at the concert. The female backup singers also toured with Johnny's other band - Axel Rudi Pell
- on their 2002 Shadow Zone tour. The line up for the band members in the show is the same as for the Hardline 2 album.
The CD version contains 3 bonus tracks, originally written for the album II
. The DVD features the entire concert with no bonus footage, however there is a slide show containing photos taken from the concert at the end after the credits, while the unreleased track "Hypnotized" plays as background.
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...
which was released on DVD and CD in 2003. It was recorded at the Gods Festival in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 2 June 2002, where 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...
were the headliners for this festival. The concert was an all day festival which featured eight other bands, such as Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
, whom marked his first live performance as a solo artist, and Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem were a Canadian melodic rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008...
. Hardline were the last band to play at 2 a.m. and during the first couple of songs on the show, the band were suffering from technical and sound problems on stage. The microphones and equipment were worn out after being on all day. This also affected the back up singer's microphones the most, causing them to not hear their own voices over the loud music. While performing the ballad "Face the Night", an angry 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...
storms off stage to talk to the Tech Staff to fix the microphones, but keeps his cool and comes back on stage to perform the rest of the show. Three back up singers were used (two female, one male) at the concert. The female backup singers also toured with Johnny's other band - Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell
Axel Rudi Pell is a German guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell...
- on their 2002 Shadow Zone tour. The line up for the band members in the show is the same as for the Hardline 2 album.
The CD version contains 3 bonus tracks, originally written for the album II
II (Hardline album)
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...
. The DVD features the entire concert with no bonus footage, however there is a slide show containing photos taken from the concert at the end after the credits, while the unreleased track "Hypnotized" plays as background.
Tracklist
- "Intro" - 0:16
- "Hot Cherie" - 6:15
- "Life's a Bitch" - 4:33
- "Everything" - 4:14
- "Face the Night" - 4:30
- "Takin' Me Down" - 4:00
- "Weight" - 3:27
- "In the Hands of Time" - 8:04
- "Only a Night" - 4:10
- "I'll Be There" - 4:00
- "Drum Solo" - 4:13
- "Rhythm from a Red Car" - 5:24
- "Keyboards Solo" - 3:00
- "Dr Love" - 6:53
CD version bonus tracks
- "Hypnotized" - 4:30
- "Only a Night" (Acoustic) - 3:46
- "Mercy" - 3:48
Line up
- 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...
- vocals - Josh Ramos - lead guitar
- Joey Gioeli - rhythm guitars
- 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"...
- keyboards - Bob Burch - bass guitar
- 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....
- drums