Over the years, it seems as if Great White has specialized primarily in two styles -- Led Zeppelin knock-offs and melodic metal in the '80s mold.
Surprisingly, on the group's eleventh studio effort, 2009's Rising, neither of the aforementioned styles are truly showcased.
Instead, the group -- which includes four-fifths of their lineup from their '80s heyday -- focuses on material that never manages to rock like their earlier albums.
Which is odd, because love 'em or hate 'em, most would agree that Great White was at the very least always a loud rock band.
Instead what you get are songs that can be categorized as blues-based ("Down on the Level," "My Sanctuary"), acoustic ballads ("Last Chance," "Only You Can Do"), or restrained rockers that never manage to truly take flight ("I Don't Mind," "Is It Enough").
At a few spots, unmistakable '80s sounds do rear their head ("Loveless," "Danger Zone"), but it doesn't prevent Rising from sounding like a surprisingly flat album from Great White.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SituationKendall, Lardie, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | All or Nothin'Kendall, Lardie, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | I Don't MindLardie, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | ShineKendall, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | LovelessLardie, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Is It EnoughKendall, Russell | Great White | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Last ChanceKendall, Lardie, Russell | Great White | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Danger ZoneKendall, Russell | Great White | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Down on the LevelAudie Desbrow, Desbrow, Kendall, Lardie, Russell | Great White | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Only You Can DoKendall, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | My SanctuaryKendall, Russell | Great White | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 12 | Let's Spend the Night Together (Bonus Track) | Great White | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 409 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desbrow | Composer |
| 2 | Audie Desbrow | Composer, Drums |
| 3 | Great White | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Joe Hajek | Graphic Design |
| 5 | Kendall | Composer |
| 6 | Mark Kendall | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Lardie | Composer |
| 8 | Michael Lardie | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Mandolin, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, Sitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Russell | Composer |
| 10 | Jack Russell | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Scott Snyder | Bass Instrument, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |