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.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Eastern Front featuring Joel Hoekstra" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Pull The Trigger On PTSD Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 3:21 |
| 3. | "War Is Strictly Business Jeff Watson" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Sands Of Time featuring Jeff Scott Soto" | Brian Tarquin, John Leach | 3:22 |
| 5. | "To Fight A War I Don’t Understand featuring Tina Guo" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Night Patrol featuring Steve Morse" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Lock & Loaded featuring Gary Hoey" | Brian Tarquin | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Clutches Of Vietnam featuring Brian Tarquin" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Love & War featuring Tony Franklin" | Brian Tarquin, Phil Naro | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Alpha Bravo featuring Trey Gunn" | Brian Tarquin | 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
