PLUS An All-Acoustic Version Of “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You!”
Los Angeles, CA – Vocalist and co-founder of legendary ‘80s hard rock group Great White, Jack Russell, is proud to announce the release of a very special acoustic album revisiting the band’s 1987 multi-platinum masterpiece Once Bitten featuring some of their biggest and most recognizable hits including “Save Your Love” and “Rock Me!” Aided by the likes of guitarist Robby Lochner (who also produced and mixed the album), longtime Great White bassist Tony Montana (now on guitar), bassist Dan McNay and drummer Dicki Fliszer, these songs have been stripped to their emotional core, spotlighting the intensely passionate story at the heart of each song. Just check out the new version of the unforgettable ballad “Save Your Love,” which has been shorn of all rockstar pomp to reveal a heartfelt hymn yearning, love and loss.
Or just watch the new video, directed by Vicente Cordero of Industrialism Films (Queensrÿche, Tom Keifer), which communicates the song’s message powerfully:
Jack Russell explains “Once Bitten is one of my favorite albums that we did. I always wondered what it would sound like done acoustically. The experience recording this unplugged version was really neat. It brought back a lot of memories of the original recording session, things I had forgotten about. Interestingly, the songs that I thought wouldn’t translate acoustically like ‘Livin’ On The Edge’ and ‘Never Change Heart,’ the heavier songs, came out the best. Now, I’m looking forward to doing it again for …Twice Shy!”
Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes will be available everywhere starting May 1 on digital as well as CD and a limited edition BLUE vinyl LP from Deadline Music, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc.
TRACKLISTING
SIDE A 1. Lady Redlight 2. Gonna Getcha 3. Rock Me 4. All Over Now 5. Mistreater 6. Never Change Heart 7. Fast Road 8. Livin’ On The Edge 9. Save Your Love 10. Babe (I’m Gonna Leave You) (Bonus Track)
Band Members Jack Russell (Vocals) Tony Montana (Guitar) Robby Lochner (Guitar) Dan McNay (Bass) Dicki Fliszar (Drums)
Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes will be available everywhere starting May 1 on digital as well as CD and a limited edition BLUE vinyl LP from Deadline Music, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA – Multi-platinum selling hard rock act Great White, remembered fondly for their blockbuster singles “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” “Rock Me,” and “Save Your Love,” will be reissuing a killer double live album originally released in 1995. The album captures highlights from two shows in Southern California, one at the gone-but-not-forgotten House Of Blues in Los Angeles 1994 and one at the Celebrity Theatre in Anaheim 1994. Both shows were professionally recorded for absolutely stellar sound quality.
Vocalist Jack Russell reflects back on the shows saying “These were two of the best live shows the band ever recorded. They definitely captured us firing on all 8! The band has always been an exceptional band live and this album really captured the heart of what Great White was all about. It’s rare when you have a show where you’re proud of every single moment – these were two gigs that I can honestly say that about!”
For this 2020 reissue, Alan Niven, longtime manager for Guns N’ Roses as well as Great White, granted exclusive rights to Deadline Music, the metal imprint of Los Angeles-based indie giant Cleopatra Records. Niven proclaims, “Great White produced a catalog of songs the breadth of which was unrivaled by their contemporaries. Stage indicates both that and just how good they were live. There are no post-show overdubs on this recording. Over time, it has proven that it is what it is and it doesn’t get much better than that.”
The label will release a 2CD set of Stage packaged in a special mini-LP sleeve that fans and collectors will love. In addition, the release has been pressed on vinyl for the very first time in a double LP gatefold jacket with WHITE vinyl. Now, this epic live document can be enjoyed by turntable enthusiasts everywhere!
Stage will be available on all formats starting February 21, and will be followed later this year by very special acoustic album from Jack Russell’s Great White called “Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes” coming May 1!
DISC 1: House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA, 1994
1. Train To Nowhere
2. Sail Away
3. House Of Broken Love
4. Maybe Someday
5. Congo Square
6. Gone With The Wind
7. Afterglow
DISC 2: The Celebrity Theatre – Anaheim, CA, 1993
1. Face The Day
2. Old Rose Motel
3. Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You
4. Rock Me
5. Can’t Shake It
6. Once Bitten Twice Shy
7. Love Is A Lie
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