Gilrock Ranch

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Gilrock Ranch
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Studio album by Brad Gillis
Released 1993 (1993) [1]
Recorded Gilrock Ranch Studios in Lafayette, California
Genre Instrumental rock, hard rock
Length45:11
Label Guitar Recordings
Producer Brad Gillis, Paul Carlson, Toby Wright, John Stix
Brad Gillis chronology
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Gilrock Ranch is the first studio album by Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis, released in 1993 through Guitar Recordings. [2] The album marks the first recorded work of keyboardist Derek Sherinian. [3]

Night Ranger American rock band

Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco formed in 1979 that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and have sold 17 million albums total. The quintet is best known for the power ballad "Sister Christian", which peaked at No. 5 in June 1984.

Brad Gillis guitarist

Bradley Frank "Brad" Gillis is a guitarist most famous for playing with the band Night Ranger. He was in the band Rubicon during the 1970s before Night Ranger. Since forming in 1979, Gillis and drummer Kelly Keagy are the only members to have appeared in every incarnation of the band and all studio releases. However, since Keagy missed several shows for the first time in 2017, Gillis is the only Night Ranger member to have appeared at every live performance in the band's history. He has also played for Ozzy Osbourne and Fiona, and has released solo albums. Gillis’s musical side projects include placing over 300 songs for ESPN’s Sports Center, The X Games, Fox Sports, Tiger Woods Sony PlayStation Games, EA Sports, The Fuse Channel and many others. He has appeared in over a dozen music videos, with TV performances on American Bandstand, Solid Gold, Rock & Roll Tonight and thousands of live concerts. He also participated in the one-time collaboration, Hear 'n Aid, for the promotional single, "Stars," which helped raise $1 million for famine relief in Africa. He was one of several lead guitarists to contribute guitar solos for the cause, including Vivian Campbell, Buck Dharma, and Neal Schon. His first solo album Gilrock Ranch produced a top twenty single, “Honest to God,” which was co-written and sung by Gregg Allman.

Derek Sherinian American keyboardist

Derek Sherinian is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kiss, Steve Vai, and Joe Bonamassa. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994–99, is the founder of Planet X and also one of the founding members of Black Country Communion and Sons of Apollo. He has released seven solo albums that have featured a variety of prominent guest musicians, including guitarists Slash, Yngwie Malmsteen, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Sheehan, Zakk Wylde and Al Di Meola.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stampede"Brad Gillis, Derek Sherinian3:01
2."Honest to God"Gillis, Gregg Allman 5:06
3."Opus Winfrus"Gillis, Sherinian5:10
4."Monster Breath"Gillis, Rodney Freidrich4:44
5."Slow Blow"Gillis, Sherinian5:01
6."Mr. Lollipop"Gillis4:58
7."If Looks Could Kill"Gillis, Allman, Freidrich4:17
8."Lions, Tigers & Bears"Gillis, Sherinian, Carmine Appice 4:43
9."Shades of Pomposity"Gillis, Sherinian3:42
10."Gilrock Ranch"Gillis, Sherinian4:29
Total length:45:11

Personnel

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

Bassline

A bassline is the term used in many styles of music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic, traditional music, or classical music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, cello, tuba or keyboard. In unaccompanied solo performance, basslines may simply be played in the lower register of any instrument such as guitar or piano while melody and/or further accompaniment is provided in the middle or upper register. In solo music for piano and pipe organ, these instruments have an excellent lower register that can be used to play a deep bassline. On organs, the bass line is typically played using the pedal keyboard and massive 16' and 32' bass pipes.

Audio engineer engineer who operates recording, mixing, sound reproduction equipment

An audio engineer helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound. Audio engineers work on the "...technical aspect of recording—the placing of microphones, pre-amp knobs, the setting of levels. The physical recording of any project is done by an engineer ... the nuts and bolts." It's a creative hobby and profession where musical instruments and technology are used to produce sound for film, radio, television, music, and video games. Audio engineers also set up, sound check and do live sound mixing using a mixing console and a sound reinforcement system for music concerts, theatre, sports games and corporate events.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gilrock Ranch - Brad Gillis". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  2. ↑ "In Review: Brad Gillis "Gilrock Ranch"". Guitar Nine Records. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  3. ↑ "Derek Sherinian Selected Discography" Archived August 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine .. dereksherinian.com. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
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