JOHN WEST - Royal Hunt - Artension - BKR

Incroyable ! la note ultime qui ravira Ian Gillan !
1mn de fun et de delire

apres avoir fait son concert au Progressive nation sea organisé par mike Portnoy sur un navire de croisière, le chanteur s'amuse à pousser la note dans les couloirs du bateau en reprenant a capela la superbe ballade de Royal Hunt "far away" !
sûr qu il a péter certains cristaux et reveiller tout le navire  




et pour ceux qui veulent entendre la version entière et live, la voici avec un John au look davantage metalleux  

s emmerdent pas John West et Lonnie Park en charmante compagnie de J-Lo

John M. West
#5 is in the works!

mon favori prepare son 5eme album solo
        

J'ai l'album Earth Maker.     

Y a aussi un topic Royal Hunt ici : https://black-sabbath.1fr1.net/t424-royal-hunt

Phil a écrit:

J'ai l'album Earth Maker.     

ses 2 premiers sont de bons albums de heavy metal melodique ! du bon hard ! par contre la prod laisse à désirer

les 2 derniers "Earth maker" et "long time ... no sing" sont davantage aor west coast  

mais dans tous les cas, West recherche toujours la mélodie et son chant est toujours suave et/ou puissant ! et je me demande encore comment il arrive à tenir les notes aussi lontemps que ce soit dans les "o" ou les "i" et toutes les autres voyelles !??

si on est fan de Klaus Meine (sans l accent allemand), du Glenn Hughes aor, et du Joe lynn turner periode Rainbow, et qu on aime les chanteurs aux 5 octaves, il est indispensable dans votre cdthèque !

au Progressive Nation 2014

YEP  Again  la reformation d Artension semble en cours comme le tweet son chanteur     

John M. West
Had an interesting voicemail from one Vitalij Kuprij. Can u say - Artension reunion album??

petit souvenir ! esperons que la prod soit au rendez vous de leur talent
un groupe qui va ravir notre ami DKP   

Autre rappel : john west a remplacé le defunt Ray Gillen dans le groupe de Jake E Lee Badlands pour realiser des demo

document rare posté sur utub aujourd hui avec l interrogation de savoir si cela a été joué en France

belle perf acoustique : piano voix

john west s amuse sur fb à retracer sa carriere avec ses fans, et ses nombreuses collaborations
il avait mis dans la liste qu il avait collaborer avec Malmsteen, mais apparement uniquement sur demo : c est dommage qu il n ai pas fait un disque ensemble

mais le truc que j apprends, et je ne suis pas le seul, c est qu il aurait enregistré 6 classics de Journey en 98
j aimerai bien ecouter ça

voici le passage de la discussion fb


John M. West and recorded six songs with Journey in 1998
Freddy Villano What!?!?!?!?!
John M. West And with Yngwie '99
John M. West yup Jonathan Cains studio with Neal Schon there. Me doing 6 classic Journey hits

BLACK KNIGHTS RISING

un énieme super groupe au nom très purplien et Sabbathien, et une super tournée US
Pas d'album : un nouveau "King of Chaos" qui devrait faire le tribute band en puisant dans le catalogue DP BS et Rainbow
(étonnant ce choix fait par des pointures us, quand on sait que DP et Rainbow n'ont pas eu un succes continu aux usa)

Au départ, c'est Mark Boals qui devait assurer le chant, mais il est remplacé par mon chouchou, John West

Joe Lynn Turner a chanté avec le groupe lors des premières dates




Confirmed XG Tour Dates Featuring - Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore and Black Knights Rising - More dates on the way soon!:



We are excited to announce that John West will be Joining Black Knights Rising and the XG - Extreme Guitar Tour! John is known for his exceptional vocal work with the bands: Royal Hunt, Artension, Feinstein, Cozy Powell and live shows with Trans Siberian Orchestra just to name a few. John will also be handling vocals for Uli Jon Roth on the XG Tour. John will replace Mark Boals who due to unforeseen circumstances is no longer able to commit to this tour.

Here is John singing the Deep Purple classic Stormbringer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71u0EfkoMOU&sns=em


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Joe Lynn Turner a chanté avec le groupe lors des premières dates

If you haven't already heard Joe Lynn Turner will be singing with us on the first four shows in California and Vegas and also at the Arcada Theatre.. Don't miss it..


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explications sur ce groupe :

Black Knights Rising...

brings together an All-Star cast of musicians who have either worked with or have been monumentally influenced by two of the greatest Hard Rock & Heavy Metal heroes of our time... Ronnie James Dio and Richie Blackmore.

Asked to both "carrying the torch" and creating anew, the members of BKR rise to the monumental task by delving deep into the music catalogs of Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Together they breath new life into the songs that originally made these bands so well loved.

The first successful incarnation of Black Knights Rising Mk1 features guitarist Craig Goldy (Dio, Giuffria, Rough Cutt), drummer Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell), Elliott Rubinson on bass (Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker Group, Carmine Appice and CEO of Dean Guitars and DDrum) and vocalist Mark Boals (Dio Disciples, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, Ring of Fire). Craig & Vinny have written, toured live and contributed to many of the classic songs, recordings and live performances of the original bands.

Originally the concept was formed in late 2013, when Craig Goldy joined forces with producers Andrew Banks and Jeff Agins to perform as a guest guitarist during select live sets at the January NAMM Convention held in Southern California. As things go during these NAMM style jam events, he was joined by Vinny, Mark & Elliot under the temporary name of CGP or the Craig Goldy Project.

The band chemistry was there and the performances were top notch. Soon after these shows, the web was buzzing with videos and positive reviews. It was clear that there is an audience that wanted more and is starving to hear these amazing songs played live.

Special surprise guests may be attending at various shows globally depending on an artists availability. Past guests have included Michael Angelo Batio, Derek St. Holmes, Howie Simon, Roy Z, Gary Hoey & Uli Jon Roth.

Looking forward, other former artists from Dio, Rainbow and Black Sabbath have expressed an interest with verbal intent to become part of the BKR roster later in 2014 and into 2015. This will become an on going project that continues to morph and take shape, allowing multiple artists to join together on stage to play live the music they originally helped to create. With the growing artist roster, it will insure that audiences will continue to come back to see over & over the newest version of BKR to grace the stage.

Contact 480-734-1038 now to book shows at your venue with the BKR Mk 1 line up this fall of 2014.

@phil : je ne sais pas dans quel topic fourré ce post ?

Annonce amusante de JW ... si qlq1 a une photo ...

John M. West
33 min ·

Ok photographers!! Im looking for a cool live action shot of me singing. No guitar, just lead vocal. Shoulder length hair and rock n roll vibe. What ya got?
Need something awesome for the Black Knights Rising tour shirt... Post them up ..lets go !!tag me!!!
OK photographes!! Je cherche pour un tir de vivre l'action cool de me chanter. Pas de guitare, juste le chant principal. Cheveux de longueur d'épaule et rock n roll ambiance. Ce que tu as ?
Besoin de quelque chose de génial pour la chemise de tour Black Knights Rising... Affichez-les vers le haut...laisse aller !tag moi!!!

from John M. West:
"Practice here is going great!!

I am singing one song with Vinnie Moore from his new album Red Zone Rider, 8 songs with Craig Goldy II and Black Knights Rising (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Dio, Black Sabbath songs) and 4 with Uli Roth modern versions of his Scorpions classics..
A vocal workout for sure but I live for this stuff and my voice is in great shape. I am covering Klaus Meine, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Dio, Joe Lynn Turner, and Ian Gillan. But other than that -not too busy haha"


de John M. West: "pratique ici va beaucoup!!
Je chante une chanson avec Vinnie Moore de son nouvel album Red Zone Rider, 8 chansons avec Craig Goldy III et Black Knights Rising (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Dio, chansons de Black Sabbath) et 4 avec des versions modernes Uli Roth de ses classiques de Scorpions...
Une séance d'entraînement vocal à coup sûr, mais je vis pour ce genre de choses et ma voix est en grande forme. Je suis couvrant Klaus Meine, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Dio, Joe Lynn Turner et Ian Gillan. Mais sauf que, pas trop occupé haha"
Traduit par Bing

Mistreated
son mauvais pour apprecier la performance
mais on peut etre fan d un chanteur et reconnaitre que ce n est pas une chanson pour son registre
surtout qd le guitariste fait des pains partout ! je m etonne que ce guitariste ai pu etre embauché par Dio

j aime bien qd des artistes osent modifier un titre ! mais malheureusement, il y a des titres qui sont parfait dans le version d origine, et adapté aux musiciens d origine, et qu ils sont inmodifiables
ce n est pas anodin si Blackmore n a pas proposé ce titre à Gillan

je pensais que JW allait le chanter version Hughes, mais il reste soft
sauf que JW n est pas un chanteur de blues




PLus convaincant sur le registre vocal de DIO

pour les fans du sab, meilleur son ici

Neon Knight
cover de Black Sabbath où le registre lyrique de JW à la Dio et Meine, convient parfaitement    




Man on the silver mountain de Rainbow  




version explosive d Highway star    
JW envoie grave le bousin ... deja sur l intro ..; dommage qu il ne l envoie pas sur le final : il tuait tout le monde
Graig Goldie m a foutu la trique : il double les solo qu il joue dantesquement ; il boude meme comme Blackmore    
Appice dynamise les solo et le titre
le bassiste s eclate
bref une version d HS comme on en entend que trop rarement




Mistreated
bon là, il la chante version Dio, voire Hughes, il n a pas la voix pour ce genre de titre blues ... Dio, non plus ne l avait pas, mais avait reussi à la magnifier ; je trouve que JW s en sort plutot pas mal, meme si je pense que cela ne lui convient pas. le son est pourri pour me faire une opinion definitive

Goldie me saoule sur le solo, et ne semble pas avoir compris que c etait un blues



la fin du titre où le bassiste felicite JW



Burn sans JLT

review concerts BKR+VINNIE MOORE + ULI JON ROTH

http://classicrockradioeu.blogspot.fr/2015/02/2015-extreme-guitar-tour-january-27th.html#mymerch-iframe

2015 Extreme Guitar Tour ~ January 27th ~ Studio 7 In Seattle, Washington



Paramour Group and JAAB Productions brought the "2015 Extreme Guitar Tour" to Studio 7 in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, January 27th. The players for the Northwest XG Tour was an all-star group of superb musicians formerly from the likes of Black Sabbath, Dio, MSG, Scorpions, UFO, and Royal Hunt. We are talking about "Extreme Talent" with legendary guitarists Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore, and Craig Goldy! Also on the bill was the new super band, Black Knights Rising and introducing special guests from Toronto Canada, Old James.

Old James, which consists of Brian Stephenson (lead vocals and guitar), Andy Thompson (lead guitar), Jon Ublansky (bass), and Chris Stephenson (drums), took the stage first around 7:30pm. Old James gave us a potent, high energy show with all original material. The band has a great sound, infusing rock, southern rock, and metal with some funk and jazz. Their stage presence reminded me a lot of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, bringing back that old school Punk/Funk style. The Bands performance included, "Don't Put It On Me" a great song to showcase their talents as a guitar driven band with a solid backbone and a strong attitude. Old James performed an hour long set, then cleared the stage for Black Knights Rising.

In 2013, at the Los Angeles NAMM Convention while jamming together, Craig Goldy (guitar, former Dio), Vinnie Appice (drums, former Black Sabbath) and Elliot Dean Rubinson (bass, former MSG) discovered their undeniable chemistry and the Craig Goldy Project was born. Realizing the buzz and growing fan base on the internet about this band of legendary musicians playing songs from Dio, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Rainbow, Craig Goldy took the band to the next level and are now known as the Black Knights Rising. For the XG Tour, Black Knights Rising, depending on where they're playing and the availability of musicians, will have special guests. John M. West (singer, songwriter Royal Hunt & solo artist) completed the Black Knights Rising line up on this night and is one of the most talented power metal vocalists I've heard in a while.


Having never heard of Black Knights Rising before, my excitement grew as I viewed the setlist being taped to the stage! I then realized that what we were about to witness was a celebration of the life, music and soul of the band, Ronnie James Dio and the Strat-master of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore!

They took the stage around 9pm and as Craig Goldy was settling in making sure his guitar and amp sounded perfect, John West tried to entertain us with some hooker jokes that were intentionally drowned out by Goldy's loud guitar every time John tried to deliver the punchline. That had me laughing hysterically! After a few hilarious interruptions, Craig Goldy was ready to go and BKR opened with Rainbow's "Death Alley Driver".

This band of all-stars really hit it big with me and the audience as we showed our enthusiasm and sang along to Rainbow's, "Man On The Silver Mountain," and Dio's "Stand Up and Shout." John West did an amazing job on vocals covering many accomplished and loved vocalists in some of the most important rock and metal bands.

Vinnie Appice replaced Bill Ward on the drums for the 'Mob Rules' album released in 1981 and when asked about the comparison of the two drummers, Dio explained that Vinnie Appice brought a new flavor to the band and that he was a listener and played off of people. I saw this with Black Knights Rising as Vinnie closely watched the other band members and played off of their sound with expert technique and flair.

It was during "Mob Rules" that Craig Goldy delivered his first astounding guitar solo, but it was during the Deep Purple song "Mistreated" that Craig Goldy's solos left us only able to open our mouths to scream out our love for this performance! During our outburst of praise, Craig made a fist over his heart and smiled, a shining moment for this greatly admired guitarist.


Elliot Rubinson, wearing his Round 1 shirt (playing with three bands on this tour), lit up the stage with his personality and ended the BKR show with a late bass note, a total set up by the band, that made everyone in the band laugh and was a perfect ending to a perfect set!

Vinnie Moore started his career in 1986 with his first studio album 'Minds Eye'. This was an award winning album that Vinnie recorded in eleven days at the age of 21. Vinnie is well known for his melodic instrumentals, fast fingers, and clean shredding and being the guitar freak that I am, I was eager to see him perform.


With his brand new Minds Eye guitar, presented to him by Dean Guitars, in tow, Vinnie Moore (UFO guitarist & solo artist), Elliot Rubinson (bass-Round 2), Alesandro Bertoni (keyboards), and Ritchie Monica (drums) hit the stage around 10:15pm with a set list that included songs from three of his solo albums, 'Minds Eye,' 'Meltdown,' and 'Maze'. I was very impressed at the different instrumental styles Vinnie played for us. He hit us hard and heavy with songs like, "Check It Out," and "Meltdown," took us on a journey with "Daydream" and then wore his heart on his strings for, "Rain."


Uli Jon Roth. In 1973, really kicking off his career he became the main songwriter, lead guitarist, and sometimes singer with the newly formed Scorpions band. Uli Jon Roth has come a long way in those forty plus years and is now respected for being one of the most influential and skilled guitar players on the planet. With the anticipated release of his brand new Scorpions Revisited Double CD in the US, Uli and the boys, Uli Jon Roth (guitar vocals), David Klosinski (guitar), Alesandro Bertoni (keyboards), John West (vocals), Elliot Rubinson (bass-Round 3), and Kofi Baker (drums) walked on stage at 11:30pm for the Extreme Guitar finale.

The moment was magic as Uli, a sight to behold, elegantly danced his fingers on the strings of his sophisticated and complex 34 fret, Dean Sky Guitar to the opening chords of, "Sails of Charon." Uli's technique is flawless and his understanding of music so vast as we experienced Uli's 20th Century and very musically satisfying interpretations of "Sun In My Hand," "We'll Burn The Sky," and "In Trance."


Performing with great passion and fire, John West joined Uli Jon Roth on stage to sing some of these masterly re-imagined Scorpions pieces. Uli eventually took over the mic and sang, "All Along The Watchtower," a Bob Dylan classic and Jimi Hendrix's song about a spirit inhabiting nature, "Little Wing."

Elliot Dean Rubinson wearing his Round 3 Tshirt, truly, "The boss who rocks," played bass for Black Knights Rising, Vinnie Moore, and Uli Jon Roth! That in itself is an amazing talent to retain and play all that material in one night and with the hardest set at the end, (as Uli Jon Roth does not play off of a set list!) Elliot laid down solid, world-class bass playing, letting the guitars have the spotlight, but having an epic stage presence louder than any instrument.

David Klosinsky, a veteran of the Extreme Guitar Tour and performing on UJR's Scorpions Revisited CD as second guitar, stood beside the maestro and really accentuated Uli's Sky guitar style with his harmonizing and rhythm skills.


Another world-class musician I had the privilege of experiencing on this night was Kofi Baker, son of the Iconic drummer, Ginger Baker. Born with the drumming gene he inherited from his father, Kofi really showed off his genius proficiency in timing and his underlying jazzy style of beats and symbols were a perfect compliment to Uli's masterpieces.
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and the end was a musical journey, one rarely played live, "Sky Overture!" Using his Sky Guitar as intended, Uli hit those high frets, emulating violins for the first part of the Neo-classical suite and then used the lower frets for those intensely felt guitar notes. I could have lost everything in my personal life at that moment and I wouldn't have cared as for the first time musically, I felt as if I had been set free!

Rock is NOT dead people! It's very much alive and thriving, just ask Old James, Black Knights Rising, Vinnie Moore, and Uli Jon Roth and all the musicians for the 2015 Extreme Guitar Tour! Check for tour dates and KEEP IT LIVE!

Black Knights Rising Setlist:















Vinnie Moore Setlist:















Uli Jon Roth Setlist: (Incomplete)

1. Sails Of Charon
2. ?
3. Sun In My Hand
4. We'll Burn The Sky
5. In Trance
6. All Along The Watchtower
7. Little Wing
8. Drifting Sun
9. Sky Overture
10. ?


Tour Dates:
http://www.ulijonroth.com/sky/current/concerts_tours_1.htm

Old James Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/OldJamesband?ref=br_tf

Black Knights Rising Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/blackknightsrising

Vinnie Moore Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vinnie-Moore-Official-Fan-Page/227063497501

Uli

show complet en 2 partie ; son correct sans +

Appice est enorme à la batterie
JW demarre petitement sur du JLT, puis ça va mieux sur du Dio
il semble trop cool, tro modeste ! faudrait qu il y croit un peu + et qu il se lache
c est un tribute band donc on peut comprendre sa réserve et qu il ne se la joue pas rock star

mais bon, il reste un chanteur lyrique à la Meine et la Dio, mais pas vraiment un chanteur de rock ... mais quel coffre ! faut écouter les reprises de Dio où il est fabuleux il a reussi à me faire écouter en boucle "man on the silver mountain", un titre que je n'aime plus trop écouter
les repertoires de Turner et Coverdale lui conviennent moins bien

la participation de JW à un projet multi-artiste

Mickael KISKE peut aller se rhabiller
pitin ! quelle voix ! il monte crescendo, module et envoie le bouzin ... il est enorme -
qu est qu il fout dans ces projets de seconde zone ? pfff

j espere que sa tournée finie avec Uli John Roth et BKR va le relancer au 1er plan

je suis pas vraiment fan.. ce style de chant fait daté je trouve.. la voix est assez monotone tout le titre et même voilée sur les plus hautes notes.. et y'a aucune signature vocale.. des chanteurs comme ça dans les 80's y en avait à la pelle je trouve..

ha bon !?
peut etre que sur ce titre il ne propose une taciture aussi variée qu il peut le faire sur d'autres projets, mais je trouve qu il module pourtant pas mal, entre voix puissante, cassée, et aigue
d ailleurs ce n est pas anodin si je le compare sur ce titre à Mickael Kiske, qui malgré sa puissance dans les aigues, est pour moi un chanteur plat

je n ai pas eu l impression qu Uli Jon Roth ai pensé cela en lui rendant hommage sur ses prestations live - j epense meme qu UJR doit regretter d avoir fait appel à Nathan plutot qu à West pour son cd de reprises à Scorpions, car Nathan a pour moi, une voix, certes puissantes dans les aigues, mais totalement banale

enfin, peut etre n as pas tu ecouté la version d Hyghway Star qui est posté plus haut dans le topic, et qui pour moi est aussi bonne vocalement que celle d'un Gillan ou d un Hughes

je te la reposte là : le son est moyen mais on peut entendre le cri aigue du debut que Gillan n a jamais fait live, la voix "eraillée" sur les couplets et la voix hurlée aigue sur le refrain

pour moi c est la meilleure version vocale depuis tres longtemps, et je n ai pas souvenir que des chanteurs des années 80 l ai aussi bien chanté
au passage : supers solis de Goldie
et puis la reaction du public à la fin est sans appel m'enfin    

peut etre ne suis je pas objectif ? apres tout, meme s il a joué avec tout le monde, il n a pas veritablement percé, ce qui est un egnigme pour moi
A sa decharge, ya un paquet d illustre chanteur qui sont aussi rentré dans le rang malgré un palmares plus riche que je ne nommerai pas, mais qui sont faciles à deviner

si Jorn Lande est la reincarnation vocale de Dio (le rockeur) et Coverdale, John West est celle de Hughes, Meine, voire meme Dio (le lyrique)
dans ces 2 registres opposés, ce sont mes 2 chanteurs préférés loin devant tous les autres
je conçois que sa taciture vocale tres Meine, peut etre convenu sur les couplets, mais quand il monte dans les grave et evidemment les aigues, pour moi il ne touche plus terre
il a une technique vocale parfaite et bien au dessus de la moyenne

Franck a écrit:

si Jorn Lande est la reincarnation vocale de Dio (le rockeur) et Coverdale, John West est celle de Hughes, Meine, voire meme Dio (le lyrique)
dans ces 2 registres opposés, ce sont mes 2 chanteurs préférés loin devant tous les autres
je conçois que sa taciture vocale tres Meine, peut etre convenu sur les couplets, mais quand il monte dans les grave et evidemment les aigues, pour moi il ne touche plus terre
il a une technique vocale parfaite et bien au dessus de la moyenne
...

West, réincarnation vocale de Klaus Meine ? Hé bé, le "réincarnateur", il s'est bien gourré dans les dosages ...
Je ne connais pas bien West, mais qualifier sa tessiture vocale de "très Meine" me semble surprenant. Où est passée la chaleur de la voix de Klaus ? Et je n'ose pas parler d'émotions ...