Artist:Guardian
Song:Shoeshine Johnny
Album:Smashes: The Best of Guardian 1993-1998
Guardian is a hard rock CCM band who started out in the 80s but had most of their success in the 90s when they were a CCM version of Guns 'n' Roses. They were called Fusion when they were formed in 1982 in Los Angeles by lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Paul Cawley and bassist David Bach. They played local clubs wearing body armor stage outfits, an idea that Cawley got from a bible passage. Drummer Rikk Hart joined and a 1985 EP got them a record deal with EMI's Enigma label. But there was already a band called Fusion so the name was changed to Gardian. It was soon changed to Guardian. Guitarist Tony Palacios joined. They got rid of the body armor and finally released the 1989 album First Watch on Enigma. The album was produced by Oz Fox of Stryper who were a CCM version of Van Halen. Stryper was probably the most popular CCM metal band at the time. Cawley and Hart were replaced by Jamie Rowe and Karl Ney. Guardian left Enigma and started working with producers John and Dino Elefante. John was in the band Kansas but they produced CCM for their label Pakaderm with Epic/Word distribution. And that's when Guardian had success touring with Stryper. Shoeshine Johnny is from the 1993 album Miracle Mile. The problem was they kept changing their sound. They worked with producer Steve Taylor in the late 90s and had a Grunge influenced sound. They left Word in 1998 and went on hiatus. This budget comp covers the Word years. Though they continue to record and tour, Guardian is no longer a full time band. Bach works in Business Development for Apple. Palacios owns his own recording studio. Karl Ney works for a talent agency. Jamie Rowe has recorded solo and is currently a member of Kalamity Kills. Here's the video for Shoeshine Johnny by Guardian.
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