{"product_id":"jag-the-only-world-in-town-cd-aor-hard-rock-whiteheart-giant-members","title":"JAG - The Only World In Town (CD) AOR Hard Rock, WhiteHeart \u0026 GIANT members","description":"JAG - The Only World In Town (CD) AOR Hard Rock, WhiteHeart \u0026amp; GIANT members\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemastered and Reloaded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor Fans of Whiteheart, Giant and Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 Panel fold in Jewel Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes Lyrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnhanced Cover, Photos and More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJAG - THE ONLY WORLD IN TOWN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE ONLY WORLD IN TOWN (1991)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eJAG’s second album was “arena rock” all the way. Even more importantly, the songs on this album have some significance. First, Billy, while touring Australia with WHITEHEART, heard the hit song, \"Hands up in the Air'' from the band BOOM CRASH OPERA and worked with JAG to record it as the first song on the album. The song, 'Two Worlds Collide\", was going to be cut and recorded by the band GIANT. Since GIANT already had 14-15 songs for their album, John talked Billy into making it a JAG song. Dann Huff played all the guitars, and it became the 4th song on the album. The idea for the song The Only World In Town came from John's eight-year-old daughter. \"We were driving along and I was talking about the monopolizing phone company, saying 'they were the only game in town'. Then my daughter, who was in the back of the car, pipes up. 'Hey papa, this is the only world in town.'  The song looks at the way we are destroying this world of ours and speaks about the 'source' of all the world's problems, about how, until we get our hearts changed, the world won't change.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLead Vocals: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Garies (Jag)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLead Guitar: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Brittain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrums: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChuck Connor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBass:\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMichael Lusk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHands Up In The Air\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e40 Watt City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat God’s Love Means\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo Worlds Collide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Only World In Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSense of Wonder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastermind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSomebody’s Watching You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Time I Looked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten In Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you like Whiteheart, Idle Cure, The Brave, Journey and Foreigner, you'll want to keep reading...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJAG is similar to bands like Liason, Whiteheart, Nouveaux, The Brave, Idle Cure and Fighter. They are polished with a slick sound but also enough grit and guitar crunch to make them a favorite among Christian rock fans. \u003c\/span\u003eThey just might be the best under-promoted and under-appreciated AOR Hard Rock band of that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStrong songs loaded with powerful vocals and killer lead guitars solos thanks to Dann Huff (Giant, Whiteheart). It helps when you have Billy Smiley at the helm and David Martin, Phil Maderia doing song writing alongside. But the big surprise is you’ll actually swear you are listening to a Whiteheart album or even some reincarnation of a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGIANT \/ WHITEHEART\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esupergroup like Mr. Big, none of which is a bad thing. Anytime you can have members from such great bands helping you form your sound it can only be a plus. Billy’s hands on the throttle and Dann Huff (GIANT) handling most of the guitar work, both founding members of Whiteheart, helped put these albums in a different league.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHad these albums been released five years earlier, in the mid 80's they would have been all over the radio and the band would have played main stage at all the Christian rock festivals. We are grateful for the opportunity to have these remastered 30 years later.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey deserve your attention and will command your respect.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust listen...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NSgF2C1qVn8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NSgF2C1qVn8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE EARLY BEGINNINGS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJAG started in 1987 when John Allen Garies released an independent cassette called\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIT’S YOUR CHOICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the private label\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteady Wind Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeaturing 10 songs. It was released without much fanfare but just 2 years later, JAG, as John was known by, released\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSHAKE IT OFF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJAG AND THE BITE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 45rpm 7\" Record (shown below) in 1989. \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2606\/9196\/files\/Jag-and-the-bite.png?v=1598361759\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2606\/9196\/files\/Jag-and-the-bite.png?v=1598361759\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is where the story would normally say “That record got the attention of Billy Smiley, founding member of Whiteheart.” However the truth is JAG didn't cut his teeth in the insular CCM scene. Before becoming a Christian in 1979 he made his living \"playing bars as a drummer\/vocalist in Texas, playing blues by ZZ Top, Johnny Winter and Zeppelin.\" In 1986 John Allen Garies (JAG) released his first independently recorded album mentioned earlier and it did open a door for him when attended a Whiteheart show and somehow made his way onto the Whiteheart tour bus and gave Billy his SHAKE IT OFF tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBilly, impressed with what he heard, went on to produce 3 albums for the band, THE LONGEST ROAD (1990), THE ONLY WORLD IN TOWN (1991), and FIRE IN THE TEMPLE (1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Girder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705121145078,"sku":"uqf1789817629238","price":5.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/4907\/6470\/files\/jag---the-only-world-in-town-cd-aor-hard-rock-whiteheart-giant-members_1.png?v=1789817633","url":"https:\/\/intentionalcladfit.shop\/products\/jag-the-only-world-in-town-cd-aor-hard-rock-whiteheart-giant-members","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}