┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Giant - Promise Land + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-05-03 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2010 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Giant ║ │ │║ Album : Promise Land ║ │ │║ Label : Frontiers ║ │ │║ Cat.No : FR CD 449 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ GIANT? With a new album? Hell yeah! Ooopsàwait a minuteàno ║ │ │║ Dann Huff on the list? HmmmàOK, permanent lineups do not ║ │ │║ last forever but this is a critical action for this ║ │ │║ American Rock outfit. David Huff and Mike Brignardello ║ │ │║ remain in this revamped GIANT lineup and "Promise Land" is ║ │ │║ a new studio release after many many years the band was put ║ │ │║ on ice. 2001Æs "III" record was released with GIANT being - ║ │ │║ I think - inactive and long gone are the days of the unsaid ║ │ │║ success of both "Last Of The Runaways" (1989) and "Time To ║ │ │║ Burn" (1992). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As said in the official Press release, "it became apparent ║ │ │║ that Dann Huff could not be a full part of this concept ║ │ │║ \[à] original members drummer David Huff and bassist Mike ║ │ │║ Brignardello \[à] started an endless research for the right ║ │ │║ musicians that could be part of a renewed GIANT lineup". ║ │ │║ These replacements are definitely good news for everyone ║ │ │║ deep in the melodic/hard Rock scene. John Roth (WINGER) and ║ │ │║ Terry Brock (STRANGEWAYS, SEVENTH KEY, SLAMER) are not ║ │ │║ names that can go unnoticed, but the crucial questions ║ │ │║ remains: are they capable of filling in for DannÆs absence ║ │ │║ at least (I had no hope Alan Pasqua would be featured in ║ │ │║ this 2010 rebirth)? Phewàthis album needs a lot of ║ │ │║ attention to do some elementary justice. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Nearly one hour of unheard GIANT material is featured in ║ │ │║ "Promise Land" and I must confess I had some sparkling ║ │ │║ demons torturing my verdict while listening to this CD ║ │ │║ again and again. The production is everything a GIANT fan ║ │ │║ would expect: clear, classic and powerful, it upgrades the ║ │ │║ music anyway. TerryÆs voice is convincing and there should ║ │ │║ be no strong doubt Æbout it anyway since his deeds with ║ │ │║ both STRANGEWAYS and SEVENTH KEY are solid credentials to ║ │ │║ his value. The music, now, is OKàyeap, OK. ThereÆs melody ║ │ │║ allover, there are some great leads shining in front of a ║ │ │║ conscious rhythm section and the overall result is surely ║ │ │║ good. Fast rockers, mid-pace groovers, calm AOR-like ║ │ │║ melodiesàthe bandÆs style is not altered in regards to the ║ │ │║ classics delivered years ago (the video for "Promise Land" ║ │ │║ shown below is a good proof) but I have the impression ║ │ │║ GIANT has chosen some more in-your-face plain paths to ║ │ │║ build their melodies upon. I do not know if this due to ║ │ │║ Dann HuffÆs absence or it was intentional anyway while ║ │ │║ writing stuff for the new album. And thatÆs just a remark ║ │ │║ and nothing you should be afraid but surely keep in mind, ║ │ │║ of course. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Dann himself is performing some leads in two songs and ║ │ │║ shares songwriting credits for some cuts and I wonder what ║ │ │║ the whole album would sound like with his voice/technique. ║ │ │║ The sweetness of "Promise Land", the firmness of "Two ║ │ │║ Worlds", the attitude of "Plenty Of Love" and the ║ │ │║ simplicity of "Through My Eyes" will possibly put a spell ║ │ │║ on you and - to sum it up - this new GIANT effort is worth ║ │ │║ your interest. Still, if you feel youÆre betrayed not ║ │ │║ seeing Dann Huff in the lineup I do not know how much ║ │ │║ strength the tunes themselves should carry in order to ║ │ │║ bring you comfort. ThereÆs some nice safe music here but ║ │ │║ nothing intriguing, to put it straight. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Believer (Redux) 4:35 │ │ 2. Promise Land 5:40 │ │ 3. Never Surrender 4:44 │ │ 4. Our Love 4:16 │ │ 5. Prisoner Of Love 4:19 │ │ 6. Two Worlds Collide 4:36 │ │ 7. Plenty Of Love 4:41 │ │ 8. Through My Eyes 4:05 │ │ 9. Ill Wait For You 4:43 │ │ 10. Dying To See You 3:58 │ │ 11. Double Trouble 4:29 │ │ 12. Complicated Man (Bonus Track) 3:12 │ │ 13. Save Me 3:44 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:57:02 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘