Johnny Hiland 2004 - Johnny Hiland

Artist: Johnny Hiland
Album: Johnny Hiland
Year: 2004
Style: Blues Rock
Time: 00:43:26
Bitrate: FLAC (tracks +.cue +.log)
Covers: JPG, front, back scans

01 G Wiz
02 In Your Face
03 Going Home
04 Truth Hurts
05 Swinging The Strings
06 Until We Meet Again
07 Gatton To It
08 Song For Helen
09 Celtic Country
10 Run With It
11 Opus D'Funk
12 Orange Blossom Special

Johnny Hiland - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Arrangements
Bill Holloman - Keys, Sax
Billy Sheehan - Bass
Pat Torpey - Drums

My friend sent me from The Netherlands this copy, but he has only a 150 dpi front and back scan. But the music is first class!

On his self-titled instrumental debut for Favored Nations,"Johnny Hiland" achieves something few new artists achieve in their first outing: a blend of taste and flash, in which emotional, solid composition and hair-raising performance complement rather than compete with each other. It takes a killer band to keep up with Hiland's energy and ideas, which explains the presence of Billy Sheehan, the "Eddie Van Halen" of the bass, Bill Holloman, who played keys and sax behind Hiland's main guitar hero, the late Danny Gatton, and drummer Pat Torpey from Mr. Big. This is a lineup that can keep up with Hiland's light-speed picking on "G-Wiz," "Swingin' Strings," and "Celtic Country." It can move with him through Western swing, screaming, razor-toned rock, and introspective ballads, and illuminate his soaring melodies on ballads like "Song for Helen" and "Truth Hurts" with sensitive empathy. Ricky Skaggs writes the final words, "I think "Johnny Hiland" is the most versatile guitar player I've ever heard. From Bill Monroe to Eddie Van Halen, he can play it all." (Guitar Nine Records)