HARDPAN - Hardpan

Hardpan is not a band, really. It’s more of an event. Four American songwriters and guitar players – TODD THIBAUD, CHRIS BURROUGHS, TERRY LEE HALE and JOSEPH PARSONS – caught on tape at a certain very strange moment in American history. The Hardpan album is what it was, a sonic snapshot of ten crazy days in Arizona. All four of them have this solo thing going on and have a number of albums released in Europe by Blue Rose and Glitterhouse. They have all been leaders of their own bands for years and toured Europe extensively. And they are four very different personalities. They knew it would be a challenge but everyone got on with the spirit of a band. It started off fun on September 10, 2001 in Tucson. They laughed all night before they awoke on September 11 when the world has changed. Non of them wanted to play music but it was their job to make this record, and they only had ten days to do it. It was a unique experience for all of them, subtly adapting to each others styles. They recorded every track virtually live. Every lead vocal is live. Most of the back-up vocals and almost all the guitars are live. And even the percussion is live except for one song (no drummers in this group). They are proud of this. They came together and played their best and captured the event. The album has four distinct moods, depending on who is doing the singing. It all worked because they were all playing together, backing each other up as best they could, and putting the world out of their minds for a while to make good music. Record Label: Blue Rose Style: Rock