{"id":424,"date":"2010-12-07T10:23:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T10:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2010\/12\/07\/john-waites-rough-a-tumble-an-exhilarating-return-to-rock-for-the-british-singersongwriter\/"},"modified":"2010-12-07T10:23:34","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T10:23:34","slug":"john-waites-rough-a-tumble-an-exhilarating-return-to-rock-for-the-british-singersongwriter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2010\/12\/07\/john-waites-rough-a-tumble-an-exhilarating-return-to-rock-for-the-british-singersongwriter\/","title":{"rendered":"JOHN WAITE\u2019s Rough & Tumble \u2013 An exhilarating return to Rock for the British Singer\/Songwriter"},"content":{"rendered":"


Frontiers Records<\/span> is excited to announce the release in Europe of JOHN WAITE\u2019s new studio album<\/span> entitled Rough & Tumble on January 21st, 2011<\/span>.
Waite\u2019s anticipated new release follows 2007\u2019s Downtown\u2026Journey of Heart and shows a new and fresh side of the British singer\/songwriter\u2019s creative output.\u00a0 Part of the album was recorded in Nashville.\u00a0 The record wrapped with a spirited studio session in Los Angeles with the members of his touring band.<\/p>\n

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Waite says of Rough & Tumble: \u201cAs much as I feel the release of the live album, In Real Time, last May was a defining moment and as much as I have enjoyed playing those songs, I consider this album a new beginning.\u00a0 I approached this project with an entirely different ambition musically than I\u2019ve had in the past.\u00a0 It\u2019s the first record I\u2019ve made that I think is made up of singles.\u00a0 All 12 tracks are contenders.\u00a0 They\u2019re all alive in their own way.\u00a0 I\u2019m not really sure what the energy is behind the songs, but there is a real kind of velocity in the album where we just picked up speed and kept going.\u00a0 We just wanted to play and win.\u201d<\/p>\n

A good portion of Rough & Tumble was written and produced in a sweet pocket of creativity enjoyed over the past year and a half with Matchbox Twenty<\/span> lead guitarist\/songwriter Kyle Cook, who Waite met through a mutual friend. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty much extraordinary,\u201d Waite says about the material he created for the new album. \u201cIt\u2019s not like what people would expect from me. It\u2019s a step to the left. There\u2019s a rock imprint on the music and a melodic presence, but it\u2019s just shifted gears. It\u2019s an extreme record.\u00a0 It has an identity and a philosophy of its own, which is really fresh for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Waite\/Cook collaboration has proved to be nothing short of phenomenal, as evidenced by songs like \u201cEvil\u201d (a thumping rocker-meets-dance-club tour de force), \u201cBetter Off<\/span> Gone\u201d (a hook-laced better-off-on-the-open-road anthem), the deep groove-laden \u201cLove\u2019s Goin\u2019 Out of Style\u201d and the soaring magic ballad \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely<\/span>\u201d. \u201cI\u2019m not saying it\u2019s high art, but genuinely speaking, it\u2019s fantastic for me,\u201d Waite says, reflecting on his new music. \u201cI certainly am interested in spending the rest of my life doing something creative rather than just living in the past\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Rough & Tumble, Waite also managed to keep the rougher live rock edge that shines through on In Real Time alive and well. The no-holds-barred, riff-ready title track and the driving renditions of \u201cSweet Rhode Island Red<\/span>\u201d (a Tina Turner number<\/span>) and \u201cMr. Wonderful\u201d (a new take on a hidden gem originally included on his debut solo album, Ignition) are set to shake heads during the next tour.\u00a0 The melodies of the amazing \u201cShadows of Love\u201d are yet another highlight of Waite\u2019s new superbly varied and interesting musical statement. <\/p>\n

Rough & Tumble final track listing includes:
Rough & Tumble, Shadows of Love, Evil, If You Ever Get Lonely, Skyward, Sweet Rhode Island Red, Love’s Goin’ Out of Style; Better Off Gone, Further The Sky, Peace of Mind, Mr. Wonderful, Hanging Tree<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The songs \u201cShadows of Love\u201d and \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely\u201d can be listened to in full exclusively on the Frontiers Web Radio.\u00a0 Tune in at: www.frontiers.it\/webradio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The first single \u201cShadows of Love\u201d is available NOW for digital purchase !<\/p>\n

Weblinks: www.johnwaite.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> (The All New Official John Waite Page<\/span> Coming Soon<\/span>) \/ johnwaitethegreatest.web-log.nl<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> \/ www.myspace.com\/johnwaite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \/ www.frontiers.it<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \/ www.myspace.com\/frontiersrecords<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n

MUSICIANS:<\/p>\n

John Waite \u2013 Vocals
Luis Maldonado \u2013 Electric & Acoustic Guitar<\/span> on \u201cRough & Tumble,\u201d \u201cShadows Of Love,\u201d \u201cSkyward,\u201d \u201cSweet Rhode Island Red,\u201d \u201cMr. Wonderful\u201d
Tim Hogan \u2013 Low End on \u201cRough & Tumble,\u201d \u201cShadows Of Love,\u201d \u201cSkyward,\u201d \u201cSweet Rhode Island Red,\u201d \u201cMr. Wonderful,\u201d \u201cFurther The Sky\u201d
Billy Wilkes \u2013 Drums\/Percussion on \u201cRough & Tumble,\u201d \u201cShadows Of Love,\u201d \u201cSkyward,\u201d \u201cSweet Rhode Island Red,\u201d \u201cMr. Wonderful\u201d
Kyle Cook \u2013 Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Programming & Harmony Vocals on \u201cEvil,\u201d, \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely,\u201d \u201cLove\u2019s Goin\u2019 Out of Style,\u201d \u201cBetter Off Gone,\u201d \u201cPeace of Mind\u201d; Keys on \u201cEvil,\u201d \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely\u201d & \u201cLove\u2019s Goin\u2019 Out Of Style\u201d
David Santos \u2013 Bass Guitar<\/span> on \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely,\u201d \u201cLove\u2019s Goin\u2019 Out of Style,\u201d \u201cBetter Off Gone,\u201d \u201cPeace of Mind\u201d
Mike Webb \u2013 Hammond B3 on \u201cShadows of Love,\u201d \u201cSkyward,\u201d \u201cSweet Rhode Island Red,\u201d \u201cFurther The Sky\u201d
Fred Eltringham \u2013 Drums\/Percussion on \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely,\u201d \u201cLove\u2019s Goin\u2019 Out of Style,\u201d \u201cBetter Off Gone,\u201d \u201cPeace of Mind\u201d
Shane Fontayne<\/span> \u2013 Electric & Acoustic Guitar on \u201cFurther The Sky,\u201d Acoustic & Baritone Guitar<\/span> on \u201cHanging Tree\u201d
Rodger Carter \u2013 Drums\/Percussion on \u201cFurther The Sky\u201d
Bobby Keys<\/span> \u2013 Saxophone on \u201cLove\u2019s Goin\u2019 Out of Style\u201d
Jennifer Paige<\/span> \u2013 Background Vocals on \u201cIf You Ever Get Lonely\u201d & \u201cBetter Off Gone\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Frontiers Records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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