Band of Brothers (Brian Tarquin album)
Band of Brothers is the ninth solo studio album by guitarist Brian Tarquin, released on July 7, 2017, by Cleopatra Records. It peaked #21 on the Metal Contraband Radio charts September 2017. All tracks were recorded at Tarquin's Jungle Room Studios in Merritt Island, Florida and first predominantly vocal album recorded by Brian. Tarquin composed and produced the songs especially for military veterans along with singer Phil Naro from Billy Sheehan’s band Talas. It features guest appearances by singer Jeff Scott Soto (Journey, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Jeff Watson (Night Ranger), Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Gary Hoey, Tony Franklin (Jimmy Page, Blue Murder) and Tina Guo (Al Di Meola). Partial proceeds from the sales go to the Fisher House Foundation, who supplies housing to veterans' families while they are hospitalized.
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| Released | July 2017 | |||
| Recorded | January 2015-October 2016 | |||
| Studio | Jungle Room Studios | |||
| Genre | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, instrumental guitar | |||
| Length | 38:54 | |||
| Label | Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Brian Tarquin | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Guest musician | Length |
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| 1. | "Eastern Front" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Joel Hoekstra | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Pull the Trigger on PTSD" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal | 3:21 |
| 3. | "War Is Strictly Business" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Jeff Watson | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Sands of Time" | Brian Tarquin, John Leach | Jeff Scott Soto | 3:22 |
| 5. | "To Fight a War I Don’t Understand" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Tina Guo | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Night Patrol" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Steve Morse | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Lock & Loaded" | Brian Tarquin | Gary Hoey | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Clutches of Vietnam" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Brian Tarquin | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Love & War" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | Tony Franklin | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Alpha Bravo" | Brian Tarquin | Trey Gunn | 4:51 |
Personnel
- Brian Tarquin – rhythm, melody & solo guitars & bass on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6,
- Reggie Pryor – drums
- Rick Mullen – bass (tracks 4, 7, 8, 10)
- Joel Hoekstra – guest guitar solo (1)
- Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – guest guitar solo (track 2)
- Jeff Watson – guest guitar solo (track 3)
- Jeff Scott Soto – vocals (track 4)
- Phil Naro – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Tina Guo – electric cello (track 5)
- Steve Morse – guest guitar solo (track 6)
- Gary Hoey – guest guitar solo (track 7)
- Tony Franklin – fretless bass (tracks 9)
- Brian Tarquin – mix engineer, producer
- Additional vocal recording by Frank Tassone
- David Glasser of Airshow & Geoff Gray – mastering engineers
- Eric Christian – photography
- Miss M and Brian Tarquin – graphic design
References
- "Music Street Journal". Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- "Russel Trunk's Exclusive Magazine". Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- "Music Connection Magazine". Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- "Get Ready To Rock". Retrieved 2017-11-11.