┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Hardline - II + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-04-02 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2002 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url..http://www.hardlinerocks.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Hardline ║ │ │║ Album : II ║ │ │║ Label : CD-Maximum ║ │ │║ Cat.No : CDM 0902-982 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:46:42 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘