Double Eclipse

Steelheart	Time to Burn	Danger Danger	Good To Be Bad The premier household name in melodic hard rock returns with a vengeance! Whitesnake is back with "Good To Be Bad", their 10th studio album and first in over a decade. This brand new album features a slew of instant-classic Whitesnake songs that are destined to stand side by side...	Rough Cutt/Rough Cutt Wants You!
Screw It!	Blue Murder	II Long awaited sophomore album for melodic hard rock act, the followup to 1992's Double Eclipse. The lineup includes original members Johnny & Joey Gioeli along with new additions Bob Rock (Nelson, Vinnie Vincent's Invasion), Josh Ramos (The Storm, Two Fire	Bulletboys	Last of the Runaways Giant featured the late Van Stephenson of Blackhawk on backing vocals and keyboards. The Huffs writing and playing comes through on this album and their other two albums for different labels that track the band from their California beginnings to their Nashville sessions with jus...

Double Eclipse
A great album.Definitely would put it on the list of my Top 25 rock albums.

Flashback to the good ol' days!
Doesn't get much better than this! Love the hard driving metal bands and this one is right up there with the best of them! A great addition to your collection whether you are a baby boomer fan of the head bangin' hair bands or one of the new generation looking to discover the good stuff from the eighties and early nineties. Definitely some real talent here. Beats most of the stuff out there today by a long shot.

Hardline
The products arrival was timely and in great shape. I like this album a lot.

Underappreciated and overlooked rock album
THE BAND: Johnny Gioeli (vocals, guitar), Neal Schon (lead & rhythm guitars), Joey Gioeli (rhythm guitar), Todd Jensen (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums & percussion). THE DISC: (1992) 12 tracks clocking in at approximately 52 minutes. Included with the disc is a 6-page foldout containing band photos, song titles/credits (no lyrics), and thank you's. Label - MCA Records. COMMENTS: I lost this disc back in the mid 90's and came across it again in 2006 and had to order it here on Amazon. Hardline's "Double Eclipse" is truly a lost gem for anyone growing up in the 80's listening to hard/hair/glam rock. Overlooked and underappreciated - the band put together a smoking rock album that simply went nowhere (or at least not as far as it should have gone). Hardline consisted of the relatively unknown Gioeli brothers, legendary guitarist Neal Schon (from Santana, Journey), Jensen on bass (from David Lee Roth days and Alice Cooper), and drummer Castronovo (Bad English, and newer Journey albums among other smaller bands). Hardline's sound was reminiscent of the late 80's hair bands (perhaps just missing the hair/glam wave that was so big) falling right along side other bands (Firehouse, Slaughter, Winger, House Of Lords, Warrant, Skid Row, White Lion, Kix, Lynch Mob, etc) that were big just a few years prior to this '92 release. Why did this album get overlooked? A few reasons in my opinion... the rock/hair/glam music was fading in the early 90's and grunge was becoming the "in" thing to listen to. Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, all released huge albums in 1991-92. Not to mention Rage Against The Machine's award winning debut... as well as heavy metal surging back into the spotlight with Metallica ("Black" album) and Megadeth ("Countdown To Extinction") leading the way during the same time frame. As for the songs on "Double Eclipse" - standard hard rock formula with a few power ballads kicked in for good measure. Two solid mid tempo rockers start it off with "Life's A Bitch" and "Dr. Love". The first ballad is track 4 ("Change Of Heart") and Schon's guitar is the highlight here. The 2nd best slow tune is "Can't Find My Way". The two best harder/faster songs are "Rhythm In a Red Car" and "Bad Taste". The last two tracks are diamonds in the rough, and perhaps my favorite tracks on the album. "31-91" is a minute-and-a-half acoustic (only) piece... which leads right into the album closer "In The Hands Of Time"... another ballad featuring some sparkling acoustic/Spanish/cut-gut guitar. Schon proves his guitar chops on "Double Eclipse" are right on par with anything he's done with Carlos Santana, Journey or Sammy Hagar (another underrated album - HSAS: "Through The Fire"). Some incredible playing here, rocking melodies, meaningful lyrics... a long lost treasure (4.5 stars).

what Schonn is all about.........and a little extra to boot..
people, what a killer release this is. i bought it in '92 when it was released, not knowing what to expect, as i had never heard a single cut from it. i knew Schonn was the axeman on this baby, and that was all i needed to know. i popped this cd in the player, and was instantly floored. what great melodic, poweful tunes filled my ears. i'm not much of a ballad fan, but even those are great. Dean Castronova on drums was the perfect choice for this type of release, as he adds the power to Schonn's precision. this is how Neal would have played with journey, had the suits let him do so. the Gioeli brothers, unknown to me at the time, do a masterful job as well. it's such a shame that great bands make an album or two, and just fade away, ie. Lynch Mob, Badlands and these guys, to name a few. this release is far superior to their second offering, but that one is pretty tasty as well. i suggest paying the coin for this cd, as it's worth every penny. Hardline 2 will run you about twice as much, but imports often do. get 'em both if ya' can, but this one is the best of the 2. peace.