Giant (band)

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Giant
General information
Genre (s) AOR , hard rock
founding 1987, 2000
resolution 1992
Website http://www.gianttheband.com/
Founding members
Then Huff
Alan Pasqua
Mike Brignardello
David Huff
Current occupation
singing
 Terry Brock (since 2009)
guitar
 John Roth (since 2009)
bass
 Mike Brignardello (since 1987)
Drums
 David Huff (since 1987)
former members
Guitar, vocals
 Dan Huff (1987-1992, 2000-2002)
Keyboard
 Alan Pasqua (1987-1992)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Last of the Runaways
  US 80 06/16/1990 (36 weeks)
Time to Burn
  DE 50 04/20/1992 (10 weeks)
  CH 33 04/26/1992 (3 weeks)
Promise land
  CH 82 03/14/2010 (1 week)
Singles
I'm a believer
  US 56 11/18/1989 (10 weeks)
I'll See You In My Dreams
  US 20th March 24, 1990 (20 weeks)
  UK 96 06/09/1990 (1 week)

Giant is an American hard rock band that released two genre classics with the albums Last of the Runaways and Time to Burn in the late 1980s and early 1990s . These two albums are counted among the most important releases of the AOR (formerly: mainstream rock ).

The band's musicians are the former White Heart musicians Dann Huff ( vocals and guitar ) and his brother David Huff ( drums ), as well as the American studio musicians Mike Brignardello ( bass ) and Alan Pasqua ( keyboard ).

history

After the first two studio albums, the band broke up, as it became more and more difficult for classic mainstream bands to survive due to the emerging grunge sound. In 2000 the band got together again to record a third studio album (Giant III ) in the band's typical AOR style.

Then Huff has been a sought-after and successful studio guitarist as well as a music producer for a long time. Especially in the country scene in Nashville, he is considered a first-class music producer. His clients include top acts such as Keith Urban , She Daisy , Kenny Rogers , Rascal Flatts , Faith Hill , Jewel , Tim McGraw , LeAnn Rimes , etc.

Another reunion of the band took place in 2009, but only partially with Dann Huff, who appears on the album Promise Land as a studio guitarist, but not as a permanent band musician of the group. Then, due to other obligations, he was unable to take on the role of guitarist and singer again. The two remaining musicians David L. Huff and Mike Brignardello then hired the former Strangeways singer Terry Brock and the guitarist John Roth (including Winger ). In 2010 the fourth studio album Promise Land was released .

style

The style of music can be attributed to the typical American rock format AOR . The guitar playing by Dann Huff, who is considered one of the best rock and studio guitarists of all time, is formative.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1989: Last of the Runaways
  • 1992: Time to Burn
  • 2001: III
  • 2010: Promise Land

Live albums

  • 2003: Live and Acoustic - Official Bootleg

EPs

  • 1990: It Takes Two + Giant Live
  • 2006: Don't Leave Me in Love

Singles

  • 1989: I'm a Believer
  • 1990: I'll See You In My Dreams
  • 1991: Stay
  • 1992: Time to Burn

Web links

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  1. ↑ Giant at Billboard.com
  2. ↑ Giant in the German charts ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  3. ↑ Giant in the Swiss charts
  4. ↑ Giant in the British charts