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JOHN WAITE is back 2010!

Rovers Return.

Hi everyone!

We are very exited to be 
coming back to europe so soon.

The band had a great time on the last 
trip and are all geared up to play wherever we can.

It should be exiting and fresh.

We have been recording a live album and hope to 
have that out in time for the trip.

See you soon !   

best John Waite and band.

February 17th: Vienna (A), Szene Wien February 18th: Munich (GER), Metropolis Music Hall February 20th: Karlsruhe (GER), Brauhaus February 21st: Essen (GER), Zeche Carl February 22nd: Verviers (B), Spirit Of 66 February 24th: Zoertermeer (NL): Boerderij February 25th: Weert (NL), De Bosuil February 26th: Hellendoorn (NL), De Lataarn February 28th: Carlisle (UK), The Brickyard March 1st: Wolverhampton (UK), The Robin 2 March 2nd: London (UK), The Underworld Camden

After a succesful European tour in june 2009 we are very happy to announce the return of the best vocalist John Waite to Europe.

John Waite will be touring The Netherlands, Germany , Belgium, England,Austria and maybe more countries to come.

In good cooperation with my friend from

Rockville and John Waite I can confirm these

gigs

So stay Tuned!!

If you want to book John Waite

please go to Rockville

Or mail to contact : info@rockville-music.com

Or by phone:

++49/+89/31577479 mobile ++49/+170/8375838

John Waite Biografie

John Waite.

Heel veel mensen kennen John Waite zonder dat ze zich dit realiseren!

Alhoewel een eerste kennismaking met zijn naam niet meteen tot herkenning leidt, levert een korte opsomming van de muzikale prestaties van John Waite heel snel wel herkenning, bewondering en respect op.

Vooral zijn unieke, herkenbare zuivere en fragiele stem brengt mensen in vervoering.

John Waite is: The Babys, de solohit Missing you en natuurlijk Bad English. Geboren in Lancaster, Engeland op 4 juli 1952 is John Waite vooral bekend door zijn emotionele, breekbaar gezongen prachtige rockballads.

Hij is als geen ander in staat de verstilde emoties en verkilde liefdesrelaties formidabel vocaal vorm te geven unieke songs met mooie melodielijnen!

De stem van John Wate is uniek.

De prachtige ingetogen kristal zuiver gezongen markante breekbare vocals maken dat nummers als Isn't it time, Everytime I think of you( met the Babys) Missing You en Time Stood Still, en When I See You Smile(Bad English) steeds vaker gezien worden als hoogtepunten in de rockgeschiedenis.

Met The Babys scoorde John Waite naast Nederland ,in Japan, Italië, Duitsland maar vooral ook Amerika grote hits.

Vooral bekend zijn: Isn't it Time( nr. 4 in Holland in 1977), Everytime I think of you( nr. 7 in 1979) en Piece of the action.

Nummers die door o.a. Frits spits zijn grijs gedraaid.

Nadat The Babys die in 1981 uit elkaar gingen, scoorde John in 1984 een nummer 1 hit in Amerika met Missing you.

Dit nummer was een MTV 'Darling' .

In deze song beschrijft John Waite de miserabele eenzaamheid die hij voelde wonende in Amerika, na de scheiding van zijn jeugdliefde Lynn die in Engeland achterbeleef.

Missing you is talloze malen gecoverd door andere artiesten. Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Brooks and Dun, Tylor Hilton maar ook onze eigen Bert Heerink( Vandenberg) bewezen eer aan de kwaliteit van de song door een eigen versie op de markt te brengen.

In 1989 vormde hij met een aantal oude vrienden van The Babys, Bad English.

De naam Bad English is afgeleid van een snooker term.

Bad English was volgens de '' kenners'' en typische Arena rock band zoals er eind jaren tachtig meer waren in Amerika.

Het eerste self-titled Bad English album bereikte de platinum status en met When I See You Smile scoorde John Waite zijn tweede nummer 1 hit in Amerika.

In Nederland werden zonder de hulp van een ondersteunende video( want Bad English. was al ter ziele) toch twee grote hits gescoord van het tweede album Backlash, namelijk Straight to your heart en Time stood still.De laatste bereikte als ex- Veronica alarmschijf de vaderlandse top tien in 1992.

De kortstondige samenwerking met zijn Nederlandse vriend Adje van den Berg leidde niet tot muzikale uitingen die bewaard zijn gebleven voor het nageslacht. Jammer genoeg, dat wel!

In 2001 toerde John Waite met zijn oude Bad English maten die de superband Journey vormen door Amerika.

En was er een stille hoop dat hij met Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon en Dean Castronova, allen ex-Babys en ex-Bad English ooit weer samen een plaat zouden maken. Zeker nu ze weer op vriendschappelijke basis met elkaar omgingen.

Echter John Waite blijft liever als solo artiest zijn succevolle cariere vervolgen.

In ieder geval is John Waite met zijn nieuwe fantastische solo plaat Downtown Journey of a Heart(Frontiers records, Rounder Records) terug in de belangstelling. Terecht!. De belangstelling die hij met zijn staat van dienst en met de kwaliteit van de nieuwe cd en zijn uit duizenden herkenbare stem meer dan verdient!

Op de nieuwe cd Downtown,Journey of a Heart (2008)staan naast een opnieuw in gezongen adembenemende uitvoering van The Babys classic Isn't It Time,een wonderschone versie van Missing You, gezongen in duet met Alison Krauss en een glasheldere acoustische versie van de wereldhit When I See You Smile.

In februari 2010 is John Waite terug in Europa.

In Nederland o.a. in:

February 24th: Zoetermeer (NL): De Boerderij
February 25th: Weert (NL), De Bosuil
February 26th: Hellendoorn (NL), De Lataarn

Wouter Kramer.

February 17th: Vienna (A), Szene Wien
February 18th: Munich (GER), Metropolis Music Hall
February 20th: Karlsruhe (GER), Brauhaus
February 21st: Essen (GER), Zeche Carl
February 22nd: Verviers (B), Spirit Of 66
February 24th: Zoertermeer (NL): Boerderij
February 25th: Weert (NL), De Bosuil
February 26th: Hellendoorn (NL), De Lataarn
February 28th: Carlisle (UK), The Brickyard
March 1st: Wolverhampton (UK), The Robin 2
March 2nd: London (UK), The Underworld Camden

March 4th: Lisbon (P), Cinema Sao Jorge (www.egeac.pt)

March 4th: Lissabon (Portugal), Cinema Sao Jorge

Another gig added to the 2010 European TOUR!

This time it is in Portugal.

So John Waite will be there for his first ever!

March 4th: Lisbon (P), Cinema Sao Jorge (www.egeac.pt)

All Along THe Watchtower ; Disney Epcot 10-31-09

Pictures taken by my friend Maria Junghans

Message from John Waite

Hi everyone!

We are very exited to be 
coming back to europe so soon.

The band had a great time on the last 
trip and are all geared up to play wherever we can.

It should be exiting and fresh.

We have been recording a live album and hope to 
have that out in time for the trip.

See you soon !   

best John and band.

John Waite live at Palm Desert Civic Park - October 15, 2009 full show!!

The full concert on VIDEO

Setlist:

1. Change
2. Back On My Feet Again.
3. When I see You Smile.
4. How Did I Get By Without You
5. Whenever You Come Around.
6. Isn't It Time
7. Every Time I Think Of You
8. Missing You
9. Best Of What I Got
10. New York City Girl
11. Midnight RendezVous
12. Head First

The band:

John Waite

Tim Hogan on bass.

Bill Wilkes on drums.

Luis Maldonado on Guitars !

Pictures : Maria Junghans

 

 

Bad English Rockin' horse

Bad English was an American rock band supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.

The members decided on a name for the band while playing pool. John Waite missed a shot and Jonathan Cain made a comment on how bad his "english" was (referring to the spin a player puts on the cue ball) and the band decided to use the phrase.

Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, continued on to form Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded. The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller with three hit singles, including the number one hit "When I See You Smile" written by Diane Warren, the top 10 hit "Price of Love," and "Possession." Another track from the debut album, the AOR song "Best of What I Got", was featured in the soundtrack to 1989's Tango and Cash.

The band's second album, 1991's "Backlash" came and went without any fanfare. The only single, "Straight To Your Heart," just missed the Top 40, peaking at #42. Ricky Phillips writes on his website that the group had parted company before the second album had been mixed. Both Phillips and guitarist Neal Schon expressed frustration with the "pop" side of the bands songs and wanted a harder edge. In the end, it proved to be the band's undoing as everyone left to pursue other projects.

In later interviews Waite revealed that although he loved playing to stadium-sized audiences, he was uncomfortable with the corporate rock image that he felt the band had presented and has been a solo artist ever since.

With great albums as Temple Bar, Figure In A landscape and Downtown Journey Of A Heart. On the last album a fantastic duet with Alison Krauss: Missing You.

Bad English drummer Deen Castronovo later went on to join a reformed Journey with singer Steve Augeri, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Ross Valory. He also played on Ozzy Osbourne's album Ozzmosis in 1995.

On the video:

Almost unfindable: good live stuff for Bad English, with a great solo by Neal Schon at the start of this song.
I believe the only existing live version on video for Rocking Horse.
Shot at the Myriad Convention Center , Oklahoma City, november 16th 1989.
To support their first album. Self Titled: Bad English.

Unique:

With: Golden Earring on the radio: Radar Love Is Comming through!
John waite loved this Dutch mega band.

He even wrote a song with a simular title: Twillight Zone.

Which was never released.

Bad English - the only existing live videos!! Price Of Love and Ghost In Your Heart

The strange thing about Bad English is that there are so few live video recordings.

Allthough the band was famous for it's live quality performances.

John Waite said in 1990 that he would love to make a live album with BE.

But as we all know that was never meant to be.

This video shows a very rare live performance of Bad English in Oklahoma City, at november 16th.

This was shot at their first tour supporting the self debut album.

Venue: Myriad Convention Center.

It's shaky and not so good filmed, and a lot of focus on the guitar star of the band Neal Schon, but the sound is good enough.

John talked in the intro.

Here's a story

''this song is about marriage

The girls scream, the boys booh

About divorce

nobody wins really !

This song is about the shadow that falls across your heart, for the rest of your life

This is The Ghost In Your Heart''

JW Marriott Resort, John Waite PLUS Video!!

We all have our favorite artists; mine are The Who, Paul Rodgers and the man I had the pleasure to see last night at the JW Marriott Resort, John Waite.

For those that may not recognize his name immediately, you definitely know at least one, but probably several of his songs. His classic Billboard #1 hit and hugely popular song “Missing You” from his 1984 album No Brakes has been covered by mega artists like Tina Turner, Brooks & Dunn and Rod Stewart to name a few. In 2007 the song was rereleased as a duet with Waite singing alongside bluegrass goddess Alison Krauss. It received wide acclaim, reached #34 on the country charts and reminded people, 25 years later, what a great song that really is.

You might also know “Change” from his 1982 album, Ignition. This song was in heavy rotation on MTV; yes…back when MTV actually played videos… and featured Waite as a reporter trying to rescue a beautiful blonde from the ledge of a building—a great tune.

Other popular songs include the #1 hit “When I See You Smile” from the 1989 Bad English album, the super group of the same name formed in 1988 and included Journey members, Jonathan Cain (who was also in the band The Baby’s with Waite in the 70s) and guitarist Neal Schon. Drummer Dean Castronovo would actually go on to join Journey and bassist Ricky Phillips, another band mate from The Baby’s rounded out the group.

Speaking of The Baby’s, other Waite hits you probably know include, “Everytime I think of You”, “Isn’t it Time”, “Back on My Feet Again” and “Midnight Rendezvous”, all songs that he played for the crowd last night.

The resort at the JW Marriott at Desert Ridge provides a lovely and intimate setting under the stars. This show was a part of a continuing concert series that included jazzman, Boney James the night before and in March (26, 27 & 28) the resort will feature a festival with acts that include REO Speedwagon, John Legend and once again, Waite.

John Waite came on stage a little before 8 p.m. to the delight of the crowd and opened with “Change”. Clad in a chic black striped suit, the 57 year-old Waite looked great and sounded even better. He treated the crowd to the first of several Baby’s tunes with “Back on My feet Again” which did indeed get people on their feet and then continued with the power ballad, “When I See You Smile”-- always a crowd favorite.

The band Waite assembled was tight and really jammed – of note was the stellar guitar work from Luis who wowed the crowd on more than one occasion. Waite shared that he’d just returned from England and before the show, I had the good fortune to spend some time with him where he told me he’d only gotten about 4 hours of sleep! I wondered how on earth he would be able to do it – but there is no doubt that when you have a crowd giving you the energy, that’s all it takes—and this crowd didn’t disappoint.

The Bad English tune “Best of What I Got” was next followed by “How Did I Get by Without You” a lovely and romantic song that is a bit less known, but one of my favorites. You can find it on his 1995 album Temple Bar. Next came a hard-rocking cover of the Bob Dylan classic “All Along the Watchtower” which was just awesome. The covers continued when Waite treated us to a beautiful version of the Vince Gill song, “Whenever You Come Around”. Waite shared that he’d performed it at Opryland in Nashville with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss, good thing for us because this song was a real treat.

The sweet, “New York City Girl” from 2005’s The Hard Way was next and then Waite launched into a series of songs that moved the crowd to the edge of the stage and had people dancing in the aisles. “Everytime I Think of You”, “Isn’t it Time” and “Missing You” thrilled us while “Midnight Rendezvous” and “Head First” rocked the house. After a short break and a stage pounding cry for more from the crowd, the band returned to do a blistering version of Zeppelin’s “Rock & Roll”.

The only bad thing I have to say about this show was that it ended too soon. We all wanted more Waite!! Well…I guess we’ll have to be patient until he returns to the Valley in March. This was in fact a nice long set of songs that spanned John Waite’s career and really showcased his vast and varied catalog of fantastic songs. He is a gifted singer and the years have not robbed him of that gift one bit—his voice is as good, or dare I say even better than it was over 30 years ago.

Go get his album Falling Backwards or Downtown: Journey of a Heart, both are compilations that feature most of the songs he played at this show and then stay tuned to your Phoenix Concerts Examiner for news and ticket info for the upcoming show in March. As a music fan, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to see a truly fantastic musician, performer, singer and songwriter – John Waite is the real deal and his show is a must-see.

A+ to you John—thanks for always putting on such a great show—whether acoustic or full band you ROCK! See you in March…

P.S.-it's a rare treat to get a set list, and even cooler if the one you get is handwritten! Check out this one I got from the show last night...

All photos courtesy Traci Baker, used by permission.

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Saturday Night No Brakes

Saturday night( written by John Waite)

Taken from the golden album No Brakes, 1984

''And just like Vermeer''

Every Time I Think Of You -Toppop

This is a version that I remember seeing for the first time on Dutch TV.

It was aired in the in Holand world famous Pop show Toppop.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Summer Concert Series 8-11-06

Video Isn't It Time from the same event!