JOHN WAITE - review added 30th April 2010
Live Album Review: In Real Time (Live) (2010)
For fans of: Rock... and good songs
In Real Time sees the former singer of Bad English and The Babys, John Waite, putting out a collection of tracks recorded on tour in 2009. Joining John, who also plays rhythm guitar on 'In Dreams' and 'When I See You Smile', is Tim Hogan on bass, Luis Maldonado on guitar, and Billy Wilkes on drums.
As well as cuts from his various bands and solo albums, John pumps out a cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Rock And Roll'. It's all very agreeable and sounds beautifully crisp. If the shows themselves sounded anywhere near this good in the flesh they must have been amazing. I have to say that John still sounds splendid too. There is no mistaking his voice for anybody else's, and this really is as good as he ever sounds.
Negative points? Not a lot really. This style of music is never going to be as exciting live as boisterous heavy metal, and there are definitely a few other tracks I'd like to have heard, but that's about it.
Overall, this is a great release. With his 10th studio expected sometime in 2010, it looks like this is a good year for John Waite fans.
Check out... All of it.
Track List:
01. Change
02. Back On My Feet Again
03. In Dreams
04. Every Time I Think Of You
05. Band Intro
06. Prelude
07. New York City Girl
08. Best Of What I Got
09. Missing You
10. Head First
11. Rock and Roll
12. When I See You Smile Bonus
Label: Frontiers Records
Artist's website(s): John Waite , MySpace
