Great White Live in Orlando, FL
By
Sefany Jones,
Contributing Editor
Monday, December 30, 2002 @ 4:22 PM
Jack Russell & Co. Live at the
REVIEW BY: Mike Roy
I always love seeing shows at the House of Blues -- they are one of the best venues. Friday December 6th was Great White’s turn to play there, or should I say Jack Russell’s Great White. I didn’t expect a sell-out crown or anything, but when we got there around 8:30 (show time called for 9) there were about 100 people there. It was kind of disappointing.
The opening band was a band from Florida from the ‘80s called Juliet. Most people probably don’t remember them -- they had like one video on MTV. They sounded pretty good, but not too many people were into them.
Great White hit the stage at about 10:00 to a frenzy of a crowd (sarcasm mode on) of 200+ people and opened with the usual “Lady Red Light,” which is a great song. Jack Russell looked a little aged, but his voice sounded amazing as it always does. Mark Kendall was the only other original member there, and as you might remember him to wear a black hat with long blonde hair -- this time he was bald with sunglasses, I guess his hair line is a little behind the times, but nonetheless he sounded amazing. The other guitarist was Ty Longley, who was a young guy that played pretty damn good. I don’t know the names of the other guys, and Jack didn’t bother to introduce any of them except Mark Kendall.
In any event, the show went and sounded flawless with the exception of a small crowd, which I felt bad for the guys, but hey, what can you do. I would definitely recommend anyone to go see the show. Here is the set list although I don’t think I have it in order:
Lady Red Light
House Of Broken Love
Save All Your Love
Face The Day
Once Bitten Twice Shy
Rock Me
All Over Now
On Your Knees
Rollin’ Stoned
gwlover22 - 5/1/2008 6:31:15 PM GREATWHITE IS AWESOME MICHAEL KISSED ME(cheek) WHEN WE MET I LOVE THEM.
hemp39 - 5/10/2007 3:05:32 AM lets get some bands that really rock at the house of blues .
Metztli - 3/16/2007 7:43:48 PM kind of new on here stopping by to check it out..looks good
robie - 1/31/2007 3:48:47 PM footpathcowboy thats like blaming KISS for being Satans band.Its like blaming Ozzy for biting off the head of a dove, its like rediculous to blame GW for a shark attack. Go watch Detroit Rock City and shut the fuck up.You sound like Jeremys mom from this movie.R
robie - 1/31/2007 3:44:43 PM listen to that warpig dude he knows what he is talking about we need to quit blaming and pointing fingers it was a horrible accident and not intentional. GW rocks.R
robie - 1/31/2007 3:41:46 PM excuse me the right to free speech is the fifth amendment so any one can comment in this United States and how long should Jack have hung out in that smoke filled building? To make it legitmize, it was screwed up granted, but GW rocks fuck all y'all
ladygypsy - 8/16/2006 9:50:55 PM Jack Russell is a spineless bastard who set off fireworks in a small club (dah!), and then pussed out the door while 100 people including his own guitarist died. Heavy metal is associated with risk, adventure and daring. Jack Russell is a pussy whimp, who gives a heavy metal a bad name. Anyone who thinks he is not at fault is a fool. Bet people would have a differant rant to write if their family or friend had died. Oh well they think, it wasn't me or my family so no big deal to me (human nature I guess, I only care for myself or my own). You have no right to stick up for the band if your family didn't die. If they did and you choose to stick up for the band, your choice. Until then keep your mouth shut. At least I realize many more people than the club owners and tour manager were at fault, I'm not stupid. What about the band who set off the fire works, the city that allowed the club to operate or the past owner of the building who sold a dangerous death trap for profit to name just a few. Did the building inspector go to jail? Lastly the poultry so called money raised by the band is a joke $100,000 what a joke. Is that the best they can do, maybe they should go on diets of cheap food, sell their fancy houses, never take a vacation again. Whatever it takes to help the families left behind. If they were a real band, they could raise $1,000,000 without even lifting a finger, what a joke (and like they don't, they're just too dang cheap to give much money to the families). Yeah you raise money by getting it from other people, why don't you reach into your own pockets cheapskates, tight wads, sorry jacks. Yeah they care my ass, care about themselves that is.
footpathcowboy - 3/4/2006 9:55:24 PM The band has blown it on two levels. First, the horrible fire in Rhode Island, which killed 100 and injured more than 200. Secondly, they show no remorse for being named after the fish that bit of Bethany Hamilton's arm, costing her most of her blood and a week in the hospital. You guys deserve the fact that your influences, like Foghat, still get regular airplay, and where are you? Nowhere. You deserve it! Naming yourself after an animal that bites the arms off 13-year-old surfer girls is tasteless and crass. No wonder you guys don't get played on daytime radio anymore. Long live the REAL blues-rock and Southern rock that inspired you! You're nothing but a bunch of has-been copycats!
korny_nikkel - 1/6/2005 5:15:54 PM tom welling is a sexy bitch as well
korny_nikkel - 1/6/2005 5:12:05 PM korn kix ass and jonathan davios is a sexy bitch
korny_nikkel - 1/6/2005 5:11:21 PM michael bolton is not metal!!!!!!!
zap1958 - 10/20/2003 7:02:08 PM GREAT WHITE HAS GIVEN ME HOURS OF ENJOYMENT.AS A MUSICIAN I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET SOME REALLY GOOD ORIGINAL STUFF WITH 4OR5 OTHER GUYS.I CRIED WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE FIRE.A TRULY HOUSE OF BROKEN LOVE
MetalChik - 2/28/2003 10:03:22 AM All the hairbands from the 80's still ROCK! They kick ass and I hope they keep on kickin' ass for the next 20 years! Safely and without incident, of course!
WARPIGMILW - 2/25/2003 3:04:13 AM In reply to both Yermom and DrivingRain.
You may find it easy to blame the band, but in the real world you have to remeber Great White has used these type's of fireworks in club's without any problems at all. The type of pyro effect they were using is a class five (whitch is very low grade}.
You can stand on top of this while it's going off and not get burn't. What started this fire was the improper materials used by the bar, mainly the egg crate's used to dampen the sound. The state of Rohde Island law requiers the establishment to install fire retardent foam. The Station apperntly did not. They i'm sure to save money used the cheaper cardboard egg crates instead, on top of that they painted them black .
What people need to understand is a spark from a light or amp could of started this fire. Also the Bar
had there own Stage Manager. It his job to make sure the stage is safe. He reported to cnn that the Great
White never ask to use pyro. and that he had no idea they were using them. Someone tell me how he could miss three pyro pots that stand 18 inches high in the middle of the damn stage. If you want to blame someone
blame the Stage Maneger whom is employed by the bar.
If he would have done his job this would of never happened. Great White was there to intertane the fans.It is the Bar that has take responsability for the saftey of all. My prayers go out to all those who lost there life in this horrible accident.
magnetic_field - 2/24/2003 10:31:18 PM I have felt heartsick since hearing about this tragedy. I don't think all the blame rests on any one person's shoulders. It's so hard to make it in any band especially on the road in small towns. My heart goes out not only to the families of those who died but to Ty's family. Everyone touched by this event will carry it in the heart for a long time. By the grace of God may they all find peace.
