How Did I Miss The New Hardline?

Back in May, Hardline released the album Danger Zone via Frontiers. I can't believe I missed this one. Have you seen the video for "Fever Dreams?" Do you own this release? What do you think?

Comments

[Brian L]

Pretty dang good. Is that the original lead singer

[Roy]

I like the song.Johnny Gioeli has a GREAT voice..

[Rita]

Sounds good. Classic Hardline. I like it. I wonder what the rest of the CD is like.

Obviously not all original members (No Schon) and they didn't use to have a female bassist before.
Singer sounds the same though.

[GEO II]

Not sure, but I think the singer is the only original member. Maybe one other. The guitars are the guy from Eden's Curse. Quality!

[Metalboy!]

The real band to check out is Brunette! That was the singer's first band and way more killer than Hardline!

[Him]

Another deep dig Metalboy! Killerhit as well?

But this band lives by Johnny's singing. In AOR, he is vastly underrated. Though the Schon era actually proved a curse, their most recognized song (a cover no less) "Hot Cherie" is an incredible bit of glam-ish sleaze (check those non-PC lyrics out).

Spanos version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_cFfwMo9Lw

Hardline version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ6sR0UBvDM

Gioeli sells it while Spanos suggests it. Schon's contributions are minimal. Their latest album proves that.

[Metalboy!]

HIM! Nice YouTube pulls, Bro. As you can probably tell, I'm a bit of an accidental AORer myself really from scouring for everything in the 80's Hair Metal Pantheon, more than anything else. I just checked my iTunes only to find the last time I listened to "Hot Cherie", let alone anything else from Hardline, on October 29th, 2010, and I have to be honest, as great a singer as Gioeli is, I don't miss 'em.

On the other hand... And now for Brunette:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBcN63kiXeY

Not only is their music WAY more bada*s than anything Hardline ever did, they look cooler, too. Further proof that, in the final analysis, it doesn't mean sh*t how many albums you sell, it's the quality of the music that really counts!

[Him]

Gotta' say, I can't disagree on any of your points this time Metalboy!

[BC]

It is great to see a Hardline album in 2012. I've heard the album and I'm impressed. 'Fever Dreams', '10,000 Reasons', and 'Stay' are highlights.