Great White: Jack Russell "Calls It Rock n Roll"

[@jascatt3341]

That was a awesome Interview! I met jack around the late 90’s after a Great White concert in Portland, OR at the Roseland Theatre what a really cool and nice guy. I told him he did the best job on The Tribute to Rush album working man and I still think that today! Thanks for doing this interview with him.

[@80smetalrecyclebin]

Hey Jas. We love Jack too. Great guy and very talented.

[@matthewchristophermyers9106]

I think Shot in the Dark, so passionate an album, is so under-rated. I fear for this Dude. He's not the same after the tragedy. I want him to be as good as capable, I want to champion my hero, but I can't. The blame game never wins. I met him twice. The Jack Russell he could be is in the shadow of never. I hate that for him. I cut my vocal teeth on that guy.

[@stephengiffith1010]

GREAT WHITE. ONE FABULOUS BUNCH OF REAL ROCKING DUDE'S WITH A POWERFUL GREAT SOUND

[@AntonioFrancisco-zf2hf]

My sister had a copy of once bitten and I just loved it. She bought my my own copy, along with Robert Plants, now and zen, also Richard Marx first album, funny enough. But after that I was a huge fan. At the time the stores were filled with records. I mean actual flat, black and circular! Who’s also coincidentally, the name of the used record store I found all the other albums. Then I heard twice shy and I was hooked as it were. And on and on. Psycho city. Phenomenal. Was a little disappointed with sail away. Not because it was bad, but because I was all in to metal then and I hoped for something harder edged than that. But the sail was song is still one of my favorites. I know every freaking word. I was singing at my first concert with them and Jack saw me singing and pointed right at me. I was Star struck and since then I’ve gotten to meet several times. He even traded two of their tour shirts, for the shark Harley Davison shirt! Right off my back. He has always great to me. I hope he is able keep going for a while.

[@jascatt3341]

@@matthewchristophermyers9106 I agree with you so sad and what a terrible tragedy,

[@samright4661]

One of the Best singers from the 80s . Great White kicked Ass

[@nedaCFilms]

Summer of 1987 Great White's "Rock Me" video exploded on MTV around the same time Def Leppard's "Women" video and Whitesnake's "Still of the Night" video. That was the golden years of MTV, the pinnacle of '80s rock/metal.

[@markneeley7191]

When they backed up Whitesnake in SLC at the Salt Palace, GW was doing Zep covers that were so good, the crowd DID NOT want them to stop playing. Excellent concert !

[@jerryh6284]

One of the best voices in 80's Rock, yet one of the underrated bands of the 80's. Jack can still sing his ass off! Love you, Jack Russell 👍 Thanks for giving the world such dope songs & music to Rock out to! 🤘🏼I Don't Want To Face the Day🤘🏼 -Peace ✌️

[@tvalliere]

In my opinion, Jack is the most underrated singer of the era. Go listen to their Zeppelin live cover album and tell me he's not great. Anyone can sound good on a recording, live is where the great ones are separated.

[@FFLL2112]

True that!

[@ColtraneTaylor]

The era? He's better than Robert Plant!

[@davidharrison8397]

That's a fantastic album

[@hazor777]

Look up an early 1989 or 1990 MTV Unplugged - GW rocked it.

[@prsfanatic74]

He’s still as good as he was back in the day

[@TheBustedNut]

House of broken love is such a great song, so good!👍

[@LionessDeWinter]

I adore him. He seems so down to earth. I was thrilled when he accepted my friend request on FB. A fan's dream come true! One of the top vocalists, ever! xx

[@davidstewart4310]

To be fair, I'd accept your request to ;-)

[@voodoolife]

His vocals on House of Broken Love... Come on, give it up for one of the best singers of that era!

[@nedaCFilms]

Yeah, that's a great one. That entire album was on another level.

[@camilomontoya7412]

Such a talented band

[@80smetalrecyclebin]

Jack is not only talented but pure class

[@thewaxmuseum]

Easily one of the best bands of the 80's

[@rjc7289]

I remember my senior year of high school when GW's Twice Shy record blew up big and every rock and top 40 radio station was playing "Once Bitten Twice Shy" ad infinitum. I also had a cover band at the time that tried to learn "House Of Broken Love" as part of our set, albeit unsuccessfully! LOL! My favorite song off that record was "She Only", and I never understood why GW didn't release that song as a single. It would've been huge! Twice Shy still stands out as one of my favorite records of the 80's, and one of my favorite albums of all time for that matter. The musicianship, the songwriting, the production -- it was all top-notch! Mark Kendall laid down some tasty guitar solos, and you could set a clock by Audie Desbrow's rock-steady drumming and Tony Montana's in-the-pocket bass playing! A lot of fond memories of my youth are connected to that album and those songs, and I will forever cherish that time in my life.

[@katkenobi6765]

Agree about She Only! My favourite GW song.

[@stevetupper5185]

Ya and that nice Taco style in the shorts on the vid! Wow

[@stallownedstallion825]

Not only is JR one of the best rock voices, but incredible blues voice. Also, he can cover Zepp and The Cult like no other. Incredibly gifted vocalist.

[@samjacme3141]

he sounds better than Bob Plant

[@djn6007]

JR one of my top 5 lead singers of all time, he kicks ass !!

[@rlh888]

I can think of at least a 100 gifted voices that were flat out silenced that night, Who cares if B Band Boy can sing? Who really FN cares!!

[@rogers6168]

The ep they released before they got a major deal was one of the best of that era.

[@GeorgeSawtooth]

Mark Kendall is an amazing guitarist who is so underrated yet probably one of the best in the business. I like Jack Russell....seems like decent normal guy.

[@randywissler9923]

Jack has had a rough ass last 30 or so years, but God damn his vocals are so still on point !!!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@jimthar17]

Met the band in the late 90's when they were playing the club circuit. Met them after the show and they let us all hang out and talk and mess about on the stage and such. Really nice bunch of guys. No ego whatsoever.

[@debcarter7176]

Awesomeness Jack. Thank You for sharing. Peace & Hugs

[@bobwalters9151]

What a great band! Very underrated....

[@RetiredinKorea8587]

THis is great! love Jack....one of my favorite all time vocalists...Cool story! He should do a book! I first heard of them , when i saw them open for Judas Priest on the 1984 Defenders of the Faith Tour. I went to buy the cassette tape next day! Played it all thru 1984 in my car.........LOUD!!

[@80smetalrecyclebin]

The only way to listen to Great White is LOUD bro. Nice!

[@fredlandry6170]

Great White was one of my favorite bands as a teenager.

[@JRGW]

The best voice in Rock'n'Roll!

[@gibson7289]

Nope!!!!

[@holysmoke8439]

Robert plants coffee boy....

[@FFLL2112]

Definitely not saying he’s the best but he’s got a great, great voice. He’s a huge Zeppelin fan and if you haven’t heard the songs from the Great Zeppelin cd, check it out. It’s live and absolutely amazing.. any Great White or Led Zeppelin fan will love it 💯

[@joethegiant]

The original great white. Was such a great live band one of the best. Saw them multiple times from the Wilson theater in Fresno California to Tijuana Mexico

[@rocknjbindad3707]

Jack looks ready for a serious run at the big time again. Congrats.

[@LorrieLo]

Good luck Jack Russell and Great White I am thrilled about you and your band it's a miracle to get the time to see what you think now and hear your voice Lorrie your fabulous and sweet

[@nahnotsomuch2292]

Looks like he's doing a good job keeping himself right and upright.

[@bryanshirley3264]

Great Whites cover of Babe I;m gonna Leave You may be the best Led Zep cover ever.

[@BORNGEARHEAD]

Agreed.

[@TONKATOY]

Love the Great White! Here in RI, they don't get played cuz of the Nightmare Station Night Club Fire!! Alot of Great people died that night. I knew 3 that died, Sad Horrific Scene. Their guitarist died too. I really wanted to go, i'm glad I couldn't convince my best friend to go! He's Past now, but he saved my life by saying No Great Band! I listen online when I can. Keep Rock in Everyone Peace.

[@sarcasmoassholio2801]

Try to name a band Great White nowadays, there might be a little blowback lol. Rock Me has one of the greatest blues rock riffs of all time.

[@trendmassacre8423]

No pun intended on the "Blowback" statement?

[@billk9628]

I remember when that song came out, I was just learning to play, and I busted my ass to learn that song so I could rip that solo off in practice! Played it many times over the next 20 plus years and still to this day, that solo moves me like a mountain! Great song still in 2021! And will be like an anthem for generations to come!

[@stevetupper5185]

@@billk9628 ya i agree but what many dont realize its named after the shark great white shark. Not any racial thing like now.

[@BORNGEARHEAD]

Thanks for so many great songs to grow up to. Love and miss you guys!

[@aldelacruz5526]

I'm glad Jack got cleaned up and still with us. I'll always love his voice and music 🎶

[@streetcat957]

80's Great White was a blues band 🔥

[@that1barber550]

Most underrated band

[@vaughncook8815]

I mixed monitors for Great White in Hewitt Mn. two shows prior to the Rhode Island club fire, very humble, down to earth guys compared to others I worked with back then. I can't imagine what he went through to come back the way he did...Hats Off Jack!

[@Trumptydumpty978]

did they use the pyro at that show?...Curious

[@DYNAMITEDORK]

Love the interview

[@ZKAttack]

Voice of a lifetime - amazing singer

[@tacosupreme1984]

Just seen him play live yesterday. He is still great.

[@jeffwynings3782]

This dude has been through a lot and he can still sing. Seen him a couple of times in Maryland at M3.

[@toddvandell85]

Dante Fox headlined a show that my old band opened in Anaheim, about 100 years ago now. We weren't anybody, but we thought there might be a scout in the audience for the show. Yeah, that didn't happen.

[@fivestring65ify]

Hearing Jack talk, reminds me of Joe Walsh. He's a great vocalist. Great white is one of the greatest blues rock bands to ever play. Kendall is a master.

[@davidsmith-lg1eo]

I love that ep. OUT OF THE NIGHT is a classic.

[@tommymcmanaway4893]

Meet him and the rest of Great White at the hotel we were staying at in Lubbock when they were about to release Sail Away and hung out with them in the atrium after the concert. Jack was funny and gracious to talk with for almost an hour. It was so cool that he was interested in our thoughts on the album and the concert. Shared signed stuff with us and was just a normal guy with a shared love of music. Always happy to see him still doing his thing after all the challenges he's faced over the last few years.

[@JB-he1jt]

Just saw Great White at the Marquee in Tempe Az 7/30/21 and the band was awesome like always but Jacks voice was very much missed! Hope they reconcile and get back together or play again one more time....From a number 1 fan! 👈🎸🎶🤘😎✌️

[@Clarence2Worley]

Really loving this channel. Excellent interview. Been a fan of these guys since the very beginning

[@juancarlosibarra3245]

great singer and down to earth guy

[@dragonlea13]

Jack Russell is one of the most phenomenal rock vocalists of all time. He has made soooo many fantastic songs, hidden gems most don’t know about. He is one of the few vocalists from the 80’s who still can hit every note and still sounds just as great as he always did!! Don’t miss “Jack Russell’s Great White” in concert, it will be one of the best concerts you have ever been to. Also check out their masterpiece of an album “He saw it comin’”, every song is fantastic, it is Jacks best work!!!

[@_garebear]

Whenever I saw Great White at The Station incident, I always checked around for the fire exists. True story.

[@TheJackRuseell]

Hello everyone, We really enjoyed the video. TheJackRussellGreatWhiteStory

[@dansloan2275]

Right on Jack!

[@AndreasW-p4r]

What a legend 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} oooo great talks

[@monmixer]

I saw Great White in our home arena during the arena rock days. Then there was fire. Band sort of broke up for some time. about maybe 15 year ago I was working in a casino show room as a tech and I see they had booked Great White with original members and Dokken in the showroom. Much to my surprise it was the original Great White. Russell was pretty beat up. walking with crutch and sat on a stool the entire show but the music was all spot on. Of course George Lynch wasn't there nor the rest of the original guys. Mick Brown was playing drums. What character he is. Nice guy, made my day. .lol So I got to see Great White in one of there not so many performances back together again.

[@jerrymyers1798]

Thanks for sharing.

[@keith-kessinger]

Saw them with Whitesnake in San Diego in 87 or 88. What a bill!

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

Love this guy 🤘🤘 still listen to the music. And love playing it on my guitars too. A friend of mine and I were supposed to go to that show in Rhode Island years back. We decided not to go. Don't blame this man at all for that tragedy. I blame the owners of that shit hole club they owned. So many wrong things about that club. Not up to code with anything. I seen a couple shows in that place before great white played there.

[@donanger1968]

Love watching these!

[@digitalpenetrator2285]

Not a hair metal band. GW was a fantastic blues rock band. Sail Away... epic album. Lovin Kind... perfect song

[@dimebagvinnie644]

Yep 100 % !!! Cryin ..alone ..mothers eyes all hits !!!

[@tenbroeck1958]

Cool story. The stuff they can't really "teach" you about the business, because having a record executive quite their gig and become your manager is just something that happened here, not really a game plan to get signed. I love the honest truth Jack shares. He looks so much healthier these days.

[@hendrixon]

First album is Great!

[@scottanddebranelson8419]

yeah i liked the original group from the minute i heard once bitten. i really dig the bluesy kinda metal/hard rock sound almost had a southern flare to it with the piano. anyway i have been workin my way from the first to the most recent vids and hadn't gotten to this one yet when i cliked on the part two that just dropped and so i had to watch this one though out of order. thanks for this one and all of 'em really.

[@delbert9357]

Killer interview.

[@jasonpatterson410]

I love L . A .

[@jayteesgear]

Sooo interesting! Your channel is just KILLIN it! Great editing, great content (only thing thats a lil odd is the WAYY heavy intro song for a bunch of Glam interviews) 🧐... n e hoo keep rockin

[@JUNYEOLLEE-o6i]

Yeah.i remember his voice sounded like Robert Plant's that was really awesome!!

[@michaelconway6720]

Saw Great White when they opened for Dio in Dayton, OH 85-86? Had know idea who they were. They were great.

[@DavidSmith-ke1xb]

Cool to hear thanks

[@garywest581]

RIP BROTHER! 🤘

[@gorfpatrol5482]

Somebody must remember..I seen whitesnake in 87 or 88..I think great white opened..

[@keithgarnett4075]

Always thought they relied too heavily on covers....still one of my all time favorite bands though 🤘🏼

[@pedraw]

Ya, Van Halen never did a cover tune. Jus sayin'

[@keithgarnett4075]

@@pedraw haha VH loved a good cover too, didn't they! Who else was bad for them? 🤔

[@pedraw]

@@keithgarnett4075 G-N-R

[@dickycrayon7953]

Great channel.

[@hazor777]

THIS dude. This guy has been through some shit - and I mean life changing/character building SHIT. Some of his own fault, some life's cruel card dealt. Not a big GW fan, myself (though it was the era I came of age , and I love 80's RnR) - but I respect this guy. Rock on , Jack .

[@RatatouilleeJj]

RIP JACK ROUSELL

[@timothycormier3494]

Hey jack, some day I wish to speak to you face to face!! And apologize to you man to man for the things that I said to you that night in Rhode Island. I grabbed you by the shoulders and laid some blame on you that you never deserved!! Someday sir..fate will cross our paths again and I will have the opportunity to shake your hand and apologize. If your willing to hear it!

[@jkruegr]

Because of the fire? I want to blame him too.

[@timothycormier3494]

@@jkruegr yeah. I don’t blame anyone anymore. It was a horrible accident and if I don’t come to terms with it. I’ll never let myself accept it. But everyone has to handle it in their own time. God bless!

[@jkruegr]

@@timothycormier3494 I still think about it today and I was miles away in Arizona at the time - I ran into Dave Mustaine the morning after at a Starbucks and we talked about it. I thought the proprietor shared the blame and expressed that to him.

[@timothycormier3494]

@@jkruegr yeah Jeffery and Michael dedarian were the owners. It was really just kinda Jeff’s club and he ran the day to day operations. Michael was just the business partner. Jeff also was a journalist for channel 12 in providence. That’s why he was actually there that night. If you can believe it. They were actually doing a story about nightclub safety. That’s why there is so much footage of the fire from beginning to end. I’m in some of it. It was a crazy and horrifying night that will live inside of me for the rest of my life. But this night and me have come to terms about living in my head. Back then I was an avid concert goer. Since then I’ve probably seen maybe five shows and that’s probably higher than reality and it’s been 18 years since the fire.

[@fuzzo73]

@@timothycormier3494 The band's manager deserved blame too, didn't he serve time for it? I knew about the show, I'm in CT but didn't really have interest in a GW show without the classic lineup. Next day, doing deliveries around Worcester area and listening to WAAF with Mistress Carrie and the body count just going up every time she came back on air... the realization that it could have been me.....just a bad, bad, day. I still haven't been to the memorial they built. Maybe someday.

[@timkittle3605]

Jack White will always be the voice of Great White.

[@rhondathompson9189]

You mean jack russell , right

[@SBfor]

You need to fix the volume of your buffer music; it’s way louder than the interview volume. So your listening to the interview, then the buffer music blasts twice as loud. It’s getting annoying!

[@lisagirly3211]

Jimmy Darby KING MACKDADDY KEEP EMMMMM COMING

[@rockgod8195]

Hey Jack...Huge fan love all your work..Every time you came to Calgary me and the boys always go.. I have one question any update on your book?

[@Michael-jv2cn]

When did he start looking like Joe Walsh?

[@robintaylor485]

6:51 out in the cold Judas Priest

[@williamsebastian8415]

Is it me or Jack Russell turning into Joe Walsh?

[@pal4597]

Cool cat

[@samf.6298]

Still waiting for the follow up interview......

[@TheMetalMag]

great

[@mrpylak7103]

I thought they shined better as they got on. Hooked, Psycho City, Sail Away. Had a talent for writing excellent songs.

[@hidraaegi]

Any chance to made interviews with : 1- Uriah Heep menbers 2-Jeff Waters (Annihilator) 3- Phil Ridd (Sacred Reich) 4- Mike Muir (Suicidal T.) 5- Cronos or Mantas (Venom Venom Inc) 6- Eddie Ojeda ,Animal Mendoza or Jay Jay French(Twisted Sister) -Lita Ford 9- Chris Caffery or Oliva Jon (Savatage ,TSO,Spirits of Fire) 10-Don Dokken george lynch,pilson or mick brown 11 Juan Croucier(Speak Spanish ) from Ratt.12 Tyketto Danny Vaughan - Phil Soussan Rudy Sarzo - Ynwie - Vixen Britt De Naro 23- Bobby or Ray Fates Warning - Lizzy Borden Vescera ex Ynwie Zetro from Exodus , VINNIE VINCENT,JAKE E LEE,RON KEEL,JHONNY DEE(doro,waysted & tyketto), andy parker,nei carter from UFO ,VINNIE MOORE,MACALPINE,DD VERNI(OVERKILL), M.SCHENKER, ROBIN MC CAULEY,ERIC MARTIN,RANDY PIPER (WASP),DARREN WHARTON (DARE & THIN LIZZY), NEIL TURBIN(ANTHRAX), JIMMY CRESPO(AEROSMITH),TOMMY VICTOR(PRONG),PAUL SHORTINO ROUGH CUTT) ,JOEY VERA(ARMORED SAINT) KING DIAMOND,RIOT OR RIOT ACT (DON VAN S.),ADRIAN VANDERBERG OR DANA STRUM(EX VINNIE VINCENT INVASION AND ,SLAUGHTER).

[@mars-lpv3458]

The one that sounds more like Robert Plant than Robert Plant.

[@pedraw]

I saw Great White open for Judas Priest. I had no idea who they were. Thought they were good though. Hooked and Psycho City are my fav albums.

[@stevedamien638]

Great band, Saw them twice within four months(it never happened in my 30 years of concert goer to see twice a band within even a 2 years period)in the city I was born. First time they were opening for the Alice Cooper Trashes the World tour then months later they were back to open for the Scorpions on their Crazy World tour. Their show with Alice was a mess, too nervous about playing an area I guess,Jack was drunk and stupid out of his ass,Kendall was class as always. But!! when they opened for Scorpions,fucking christ they were good and professional, Jack was another guy then. Some who did not know about the band thought Great White had a new singer,lol Remember it was the Hooked album era and Jack had this wide blouse and bandana look and all tanned. When opening for Alice he looked like a drunk tank runaway.

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

Great bad live or on tape...seen them in 88/89

[@marvelharris9540]

What year was this interview?

[@EricGlassMusic]

dudes...figure out how to somewhat balance the interview volume with the theme music ffs.

[@seanerik7339]

Pretty Good White-ish

[@vickaps]

I want to hear about the fire

[@chrisevers1682]

I love Jack, but you can't blame the other original members for not wanting to play wirh him currently.

[@benjaminscisly4560]

great white without jack is just a name without a meaning...

[@nathanwalsh3028]

Won't why me and my wife are big fans but I had a chance to meet Jack during his big drug days back in the early 90's and he was a jerk off. It always sucks when you meet one of your heroes and hes a drug-addled loser who is at the same time mean as hell.

[@Crooked_Rhyme]

Interesting that he doesn’t mention that Face The Day is a cover of an Angels song (Australian band) he just over emphasises his own importance. Again.

[@scottwhite2757]

Angel City > Dark Room Bro..

[@ghairmichaud5765]

Kinda reminds me of Joe Walsh

[@TheCookster64]

Will never forget RI. Sorry not sorry. You all should have known better.

[@irvan36mm]

Why is it that all these ageing ‘80’s Hair Metal guys are looking like Brett Michaels, with the bandana and the same facial hair?