Great White - "Rock Me" The Ritz - NY - 1988

[@arrowwaterable8008]

Somebody, make a time machine , please. Take me back to 1980's and let me be in those days again when I was a teenager.

[@chosenwon5618]

Amen brother, those were the days!!!!

[@anthonycadena.6541]

Me too never would have gotten married

[@treyfriedmann]

I’m with ya brother. I was a teenager then too. Miss the 80s. The girls were hot, the music loud and the beer was ice cold

[@warriorgrl2268]

Absolutely 💯. Miss the 1980s What a magical era.

[@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113]

YES!!! Thank you!

[@seandeyoung01]

This is not just some 80's hair band. These guys are absolutely superb!

[@CharlieBrown99]

This song you can listen to a million times without getting tired.

[@cindybucholtz9642]

One of my fav songs..this is real rock and jack is beyond kickass

[@tomcampbell5186]

This guy had an incredible voice And literally sounds just as good as the album. Not many can do that.

[@jeanluc1313]

He’s still pretty good. Miles better than most of his peers.

[@dylanrowan6626]

John Paul Most definitely! Jack has been through a lot of traumatic stress over the years and hasn’t had it easy and yet after all these years and at his age Jack Russell still has it! It’s a shame that the original band members can’t see eye to eye and went their separate ways. Especially the legal dispute over who got to keep the name Great White. THE Great White just hasn’t quite been the same without Jack as frontman, they’ve had a number of lead singers over the years and most of them sucked honestly. However their newest front man Mitch Malloy has been the best one out of all the others and he seems to be a great fit for the band. In all reality I think the biggest problem that caused the break up was the bands concern of Jacks drug & alcohol abuse. I’ve listened to interviews with Mark Kendall and the guys and they tried effortlessly to help him and make it work and eventually they just got sick of it. Eventually Jack got the help he needed but I guess it was a decision that was made too late and Mark Kendall himself said he would never play with Jack ever again, which sucks but Jack has been doing great and still sober! He’s still currently doing shows and killing it!

[@robertwelch3240]

@@dylanrowan6626 saw 'Jack Russell's Great White' in 2019, and they were just phenomenally good. Russell still has the voice.

[@bilbobaggins4710]

@@robertwelch3240 it's wierd too ...that voice coming out of that old wrinkled dude

[@robertwelch3240]

@@bilbobaggins4710 🤣

[@hellrazor67]

😭 Rest easy, Captain Jack. You will be missed. Thank you for the years of amazing music, concerts, & giving it your all.

[@shanecochran1969]

This song and band never gets the credit they so deserve....

[@lancer367]

Hands down one of the best live bands ever. This is what a real performance is.

[@your_huge_ego_bores_me]

Saw them at the Keystone in Berkeley when they were a Zepplin tribute band. With Randy Hanson. What a night.

[@robinwilloughby1444]

So true,I've seen em 7 times never disappointed

[@turng41]

I saw them In Johnson City TN in 89. I was very impressed with the performance. If memory serves me correct they were with Tesla and special guest Badlands. Actually all 3 bands were good!

[@jaysantos536]

Until they BURN the house down........

[@jski007]

Jesus everything about this song is perfect

[@robertemory3620]

I agree, the slow build up, rock solid bass line , gettin it on with chicks, blistering lead , easy lyrics to sing along with..one of my all time favorites..takes me right back to that time in my life..Damn i wish we could go back..i felt safe ..not a care in the world.. I hate the world today and what America has evolved to..freaks , creeps,and shitbags

[@larryhogan231]

The best voice in rock ever

[@aaronneff6522]

@@larryhogan231 let's hold on a bit here. Good voice and good band. Best voice in rock history is quite a bit out there. I do enjoy GW, but...man

[@aaronneff6522]

I get that. It was just a big statement. I'm a big Queensryche fan too. Comparing his voice to mid 80's Geoff Tate is quite a bit off

[@darthdennis6681]

@@robertemory3620 wow!! Dont know you, but we GOTTA be the same age...

[@devinspruill]

NEVER AGAIN WILL SUCH POWER EXIST IN LIVE PERFORMANCES. LONG LIVE 80'S HARD ROCK/METAL. \m/\m/

[@edwarddavis5885]

yeah technology fucked that up didn't it?

[@Digiusep1]

Absolutely, the passion for the music is evident. Just like Queensryche in their heyday with Chris Degarmo stomping his his foot to the beat when he was playing his heart out.

[@patricksmith7492]

Totally agree. Naysayers call them hair bands and shit but judge a book by its cover, 80's rock was when musicians still played their hearts out.

[@canadianboater]

What a kick ass song!! Love how they take their time building up to chorus. Whenever it's on sat radio I find I'm turning it up a little more every 20 to 30 secs and when "rock me" finally gets sung its wide open and kids are screaming "dad! Turn it down, it's too loud" but now they like these good old tunes as music is in a bad way these days.

[@kimtallentabstracts]

I totally agree that's ME TOO

[@steveshepherd4291]

Meet hm once at LAX,to Palm Springs, great rocker

[@stevenl5652]

Great White was one of the best 80's rock bands period. This is so tight even better than the studio version. Not many bands can pull that off.

[@micway71]

I believe Gun’s and Rose’s played that evening too. I recall arguing with a female friend how much better GW was than Guns. This was a badass show!!!!

[@denisebrashears1552]

@@micway71 they both Rock in my opinion

[@bilbobaggins4710]

I remember playing their CD in the car....clean and tight... vocals and instruments...very good engineering

[@Bigdogfindley]

Saw them in '91. They opened for KISS and blew KISS off the friggin' stage. Jack Russell has one of the all time greatest voices in rock & roll...

[@maidenrulz73]

Saw them in 90 with Alice cooper....Alice had to play hard to follow great white I tell ya.....jack is a great front man as well

[@johngood8135]

saw that concert. in 90

[@scottandrenae]

Felt the same way seeing Skid Row open for Bon Jovi. Skid Row and Sebastian's voice were amazing. Overshadowed BJ big time

[@aaronmorrone2451]

Saw them open for Whitesnake, 1980 something in Providence, RI

[@robertvitullo5526]

@@aaronmorrone2451 I was there I think it was 87

[@springs2112]

Always loved the "mood" and "texture" of this song. This live sounds even better than the studio version. Awesome!

[@chrisdickenson8116]

This song is so powerful. It builds from a mellow beginning to an earth-shattering climax. Like great sex.

[@MetallianDefender]

Did U just lose ur load jack?

[@tnwhiskey]

Man the 80's kicked ass.

[@nostalga44jo]

BIGTIME!

[@tyleratchley8669]

Wish the fuck I could go back!

[@tyleratchley8669]

Bar bands played better music than the stuff now

[@monmixer]

ahh, the old daze, the smell of booze, weed , perfume and cocaine all through the room and kick ass rock and roll. I could have lived in the 80's forever. where is the damn time machine?

[@lh7693]

l would be on it...

[@lisajo88rockin16]

An me!!!😍😊😂😂

[@Mulkey40]

Bro you find it and I'll buy the first 12 pack for the trip

[@MVuke84]

When musicians could actually kill it live...

[@petulantfrenzy5532]

And a shit load of cigarette smoke too, and actual lighters for the ballads. Fuck the 80's were awesome.

[@MVuke84]

Mark Kendall's guitar has such good tone and he plays so clean. One of my favorite live performances to watch and listen to.

[@westoftherockies]

hell yeah, his tone was killer, geez and a good sound guy.

[@Stallkyr]

This is one of the best rock songs ever. Great bluesy hard riving rock. Awesome. Jack Russell at his best.

[@butcho7492]

Mark Kendall is one of the most underrated players from the 80s-you hear that tone??? Great note choices too.

[@chrisreckner5340]

THE greatest rock song of hair band times...I lived it and loved it. Imagine in the great 80s turning on FM radio and this thunder comes on....

[@deborahcooper9085]

I would get a speeding ticket if I had a fast car listening to this song.

[@madisoneclectic3101]

Awesome. I sure miss that America.

[@fuocobrucia3134]

Corporate greed has desecrated the art form. Now everything is porn, soulless, distasteful, money-driven. The world ended in 1999

[@davidshaw4907]

One of the most underrated classic rock songs ever in my opinion... Should be up there with the likes of Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway To Heaven.... One of my favourite songs of all time I might add and I shall never tire of hearing it.

[@Fantisan95]

Right on man... This is one of the best cruising songs ever recorded

[@aadam3692]

Save your love also! Well im glad its underrated.

[@adanvaldcontreras4283]

Hell yeah very underrated song.

[@edwarddavis5885]

good songs you never tired of did I say that ok oh well

[@scottfree2929]

*I saw this band in 1981, when they were just a Led Zeppelin cover band. I really enjoyed the show at Penny Arcade in Charlotte, NY. Bought the band a round, during their break. I was 16. Good memories.*

[@mikeg5734]

Just how flawless can a performance be?

[@tammycreswell1149]

I miss the 80s,,, best times if my life,,, a great decade,,, the attitude,, the drugs,, and of course the Rock n roll

[@kerriyingst2920]

I think this one of the sexiest classic rock songs ever!!!

[@Shadem16]

+Kerri Yingst I'll strongly second that. A personal favorite of mine when it comes to sexy classic rock songs.

[@edwarddavis5885]

+Shadem16 I agree rock on dude

[@1967version]

Kerri Yingst one of the sexist tunes ever.

[@venturamichael50]

Great White is one of those bands that it kills me to see them playing nightclubs and festivals and state fairs at thier age,but at the same time I'm thankful because they were one of the best to come out of LA,right up there with Guns n Roses.

[@thomascars1]

Michael Ventura if Axl had his voice that he did in 2006 right now, Guns's current performances will sound so great. Wish Izzy and either Matt or Popcorn would come back tho

[@patricksmith7492]

Totally agree. While we all like the Crüe and Poison, Great White was my personal favorite growing up in the 80's.

[@Is..4110]

One of the best damn rock vocalists ever. , if not the best....

[@darthdennis6681]

Hmmmm....and hmmmmm

[@darthdennis6681]

@Gringo Loco3 yeah...but the best rock vocalist ever?!...over Plant,Halford,Mercury?! Dude...get real!

[@thebsmithimages6544]

@@darthdennis6681 all of those guys are overrated, Jack Russell was on another level

[@darthdennis6681]

Zeppelin Clone Band....PERIOD! ( He's even wearing a Zeppelin shirt...CRINGY!! )

[@georgekolotouros230]

I remember Jack Russells pipes !! This band totally rocked .Underated.

[@slammszarate7547]

My first concert ever was Great white Tesla and kix at the ector county coliseum what a nite !!

[@abdonelectric957]

You should hear his voice now, outstanding and somehow even better with age

[@abdonelectric957]

true

[@richardwills7768]

This song should be played at the volume that rattle the windows...

[@ruthcarter946]

It used to be played that way!!!

[@sds4life17]

Haha..I know i always did🤘

[@schmedlywhiplash6267]

Blow the windows outta the neighbors too........😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stevejohnson1219]

Hold my beer 🍺

[@tomwalton1188]

One of the most underrated bands ever

[@RockinRaggedyANN]

In 1987, i was rocking. I was 23! Still rocking...

[@westoftherockies]

excellent and mark kendals guitar tone is awesome

[@tigerbalm666]

The days of great music and musicians are...long gone. Sad :(

[@rockdog2843]

I want the 80's back! I miss good bands and good music!

[@murielbernardi545]

21/02/23 ,SENSACIONALES

[@paranormaldrummer999]

Great song.. great year.. great band.. one of the best hair bands of the 80s.. hands down..

[@gvin9464]

One of the best bass intros ever

[@TrailerHitchRVCenter]

Thank you! Indeed.

[@darkdefender1111]

Wish I was 17 again growing up with this and many other great bands of the time. Great memories this song brings to mind!

[@williamcoe9200]

Jack has the greatest vocals in rock history

[@robertcampbell6942]

One of the best live bands I've ever seen and I've seen em' all!!!!

[@morphinmary4759]

I was there!!

[@rafterrafter5320]

Me too😂😂😂

[@susanoconnell7661]

So jealous - looks like it was amazing show!

[@fryderykchopin5266]

So underrated.

[@Babygirl10lv]

@tlw6224 A good friend of mine Lorne Doyle AKA: Lorne Black who palyed bass for Great White back in the 80's (when Great White was Great) was the guy who wrote this/ your favorite song, "Rock Me". When Jack and Niven got rid of Lorne, they (in my opinion) got rid of the Great in Great White. I happen to know that Lorne has some kick ass music that he has made ever since then, I know this because he re-recorded the album at my house, so I have them all on disc, and they're GREAT.

[@ssgemeritus2115]

Tell the kids.... this is what rock IS. Grainy video but the rock shines thru

[@infantrycord]

Have to agree SSG. Who needs the video imo

[@edwarddavis5885]

yeah tell them that this is real rock let them watch won't hurt

[@chihibelgacem5509]

the good rock never dies

[@jettschenker]

Jack Russell is a great rock singer. He's got a voice that'll blow your goddamn eardrums out.

[@greekshark]

This is my fav band.One of the best live bands ever!Thanks for posting this.Amazing quality!!!

[@wtf8020]

They sounded just as good live as they did on the album...

[@stevebarde8766]

Jack Russell, the lead vocalist of Great White ... Really 'had it' as seen in this footage ... as near as I can tell, that style of rock is stuck in the late 1970's ... Thru the 90's ... Long live Great White

[@kathyhatfield4208]

Damn. This band was solid live.. I just saw them and they still are kickass in August 2022. When I saw them in 1988, they absolutely blew me away how good they were. Great White ruled the airwaves and they deserved it. W0W. So glad I found this video..I forgot just how great they were back then. Dang. What a solo and all around badazz song ROCK ME is.. and what a performance of it! 🙌🏻 Enjoy RoCkErS 🤘🏻

[@electricstrawberry3233]

yeah, this is the eargasm you were looking for

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

Fun song to sing a long

[@soulschizm2424]

Wow, it's been awhile since I heard this one. Russell was a monster back in those days, just belting out the vox. First rate stuff.

[@Janalyn2011]

Great live preformance ...

[@debbielynn7881]

How the hell did I miss this gem. If I forgot it...shame on me. So So great ..his gravelly voice just sets this song on fire! The best fricken music was all thru my 20s.... the 80s.

[@thedogwhisperer2144]

Amazing vocals that connect wirh my soul! What a band.

[@TimAnderson-r7p]

One of the best live in concert voices ever,rest in peace Jack keep rocking in heaven

[@luvinevryminitofit88]

@mizzouborn - 80's hair metal/bands are kickin ass bro!! Cinderella and Great White were, 'and still are,' proud to be part of that, KICK ASS DECADE!!!

[@nmckeown101]

Quite possibly the best live performance I have ever witnessed. This song will live forever

[@60BloodyChamp60]

This is so freaking great. The way they kick it up a notch with the chorus...great live version of a great song. This song is up there Stairway to Heaven, Freebird, and the other alltime great rock songs if you ask me. It’s just so perfect and it never gets old.

[@larryhogan231]

I swear this is the best voice ever..My god!!! F...... Amazing!Sad,dark,sexy.How can you go wrong??The best!!

[@ancientrockqueen]

WHOOOOO HOOOO ROCK ME ROCK ME< MY FAVORITE SONG !!!!!!!! KICK ASS,,,,THANK YOU!!!

[@Digiusep1]

Definitely one of the best rock songs ever. To sound this good live is truly amazing. The lame acts of today can't even sound this good live with computerized enhancing equipment.

[@anthonyventurella3662]

Great sound. Great quality. Great song. GREAT BAND !

[@DERedhead65]

HELL YEAHHHHHHHH Long live our 80’s!!!! 💋

[@jlcrocks4ever]

My favorite Great White's song! Cool performance! :)

[@craigbrown5359]

Amazing tune great classics never age but the band does and recently lost Jack Bruce...RIP and thanx for the memories!

[@samreilly4360]

I saw them with Whitesnake in 87 when i was 14 and i hadn't listened to them in years and i came back to this and i have to say this is a killer song, great band.

[@Blimpus]

One of the best! Thank you Jack!

[@morphinmary4759]

A real band.

[@karebare222]

THE GREATEST SONG/VIDEO EVER OF ALL TIME!

[@dwilliams2166]

I had the privilege to see Great White open for Skid Row, both with current lineups, last year and it was one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen. Both of these bands are still powerhouses even 30+years later. Mark and Michael and Snake and Scotti are some of the best guitarist team players for each band. Can’t beat the 80’s! 🤘🏼

[@AudiophileTubes]

KILLER song!

[@ZillaFitness]

@mizzouborn I was just saying that the other day!! They were both so much more than just a "hair band". Great bluesy rock and roll.

[@canuckeh782]

I seen them open for Dio one time ,they rocked the place.

[@sds4life17]

Wow nice! Saw Dio many times never new they opened for him, I remember when they opened for Whitesnake in 1988!

[@jeffgessner9764]

The slow intense build-up to the chorus is powerful. Amazing performance here by these guys.

[@nowUfunny2]

who knew? great rockin blues. i was just following some links for Deep Purple. this is the kind of music i crave like an addiction.

[@LohannaFrauches]

Fuck, its rare on youtube to find live videos ! Love it!

[@chilislayer]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[@amelyssblog7682]

They literally sound like on the studio version.. That's so rare these days, I would kill to be a teenage back then and hear them play live👌😩

[@larryhogan3609]

This is the best voice in rock in my opinion..

[@kylehawes4287]

87 was a good year shits dope sounding my friends mom had this album we listen kids now still listening it voice is sick as hell.

[@OTCRock4one]

Jack Russell's voice sounds killer live!

[@yammerhaw101]

Best rock song ever!

[@scottandrenae]

Slow and Easy from Whitesnake is the perfect rock song imho. But, this is a close 2nd

[@johnnyenglish9622]

Aldo Nova? Wasn't he Canadian and friends with Jon Bon Jovi? Not bad eh!

[@patricksmith7492]

yammer haw Mark Kendall and Tom Keifer where the 80's best guitarists.

[@BOKOLIS76]

This is absolutely immaculate..what a sound and performance!!

[@sweetpea3339]

I love this song. Did not know it was Great White!

[@mikeoudt3216]

Fricken Awesome

[@YouSpamTard]

Yep, i was a 70's 80's teenager. We are lucky we had that music. Kids today have Jonass brothers and what not crap. I was these guys in concert around 88. They were hipped up and warmed up and that guitar player was so pumped up he was like a jitter bug, yet smooth as silk. Hes got great hands and if you think he sound good here, you should hear what it sounds like standing right in front of his Marshall stack. I will never forget it.

[@davidharrell5396]

Melted my face. Again.

[@davidharrell5396]

And again

[@davidharrell5396]

It just keeps getting better.

[@kathleengrove5280]

Just L♡VE these guys. Boy dose this bring back some SWEET MEMORIES! OH YEAH!

[@kenw.1112]

He has a absolutely amazing voice. I started to take more notice to this band than ever and I come to conclusion not only is this one of the best tunes I ever heard but this vocalist is one of the best I EVER HEARD! HE HAS A REALLY UNIQUENESS THAT YOU DON'T HEAR WITH OTHER BANDS. HIS VOICE MAKES YOU WANT TO HEAR HIM SING !

[@rickwitkowski4498]

Still, a great frickin rock song...

[@DYNAMITEDORK]

6:37 is amazing!!!

[@corvettez069]

COME ON AND ROCK MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YEAHHHHH

[@eclecticx]

Loved seeing Great White in the 80s. Incredible decade, impossible to comprehend unless you lived through it and witnessed shows like this. Yeah, there was decadence and ignorance and because of both, that decade was so damn enjoyable. Jesus, what a rush.

[@JuanRamirez-ny1qk]

Woooooo Rock me!!!! We need this back so bad!!!!

[@deboraseverin9562]

Such a flawless live version of my top favorite hard rock song of the era! Perfect song, it has everything, slow and fast tempo, sounds like a ballad but it is not, fantastic vocals, amazing guitar solos. A masterpiece, on record and live! Always loved Great White!❤

[@schmedlywhiplash6267]

Looks like you've done well too baby.....😀😘😘😘😘

[@chloewalker8089]

this was the same time in which GN'R also performed! GREAT STUFF

[@tre2472]

sounds even better live..... love every part of it. 🎼🎶🎵🎸🎤