GREAT WHITE ARE!
“Whatever happened to Great White?” has been a recurring question over the last couple of years, in fact virtually ever since they toured Britain with Whitesnake in early 1984 and then trekked across America with Judas Priest, winning reactions and reports ranging from merely good to great wherever they went.
Paul Suter
“Whatever happened to Great White?” has been a recurring question over the last couple of years, in fact virtually ever since they toured Britain with Whitesnake in early 1984 and then trekked across America with Judas Priest, winning reactions and reports ranging from merely good to great wherever they went. Then silence. Rumors surfaced of line-up changes, of being dropped by their label; now they’re back, and, indeed with a new drummer.
Evidently there’s a story to tell; right now Great White seem to be in a very positive position, with healthy support backing up what is, in fact, a new record deal. The band had been signed originally to Capitol subsidiary EMI America, parting with them at the end of 1984; after a period gathering themselves up for a new assault, they self-financed a new album, Shot In The Dark, which won immediate and heavy local support upon its release. The single culled from the album—“Face The Day”—even hit number one on L.A.’s major KLOS radio station. Capitol was soon in hot pursuit of the band.