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As I sat alone in the balcony, I closed my eyes and Lochner is an extremely gifted guitar player and not
reveled in how much Jack's vocals still moved me. only can he shred on the guitar, but he also has the
His texture and singing style is uniquely his and stage presence/persona that many guitar players
sound like no other. His pipes are still well-honed wish they had – a perfect combination. And as his
and can belt out all those classic songs as if you were friend, I can attest that his personality is real…he’s
hearing them from the album. In my opinion, if you humble, attentive, warm, and sometimes quiet (in a
are given the choice, this is the (J.R.) Great White good way).
band you need to both see and hear!
Through the night, the songs kept coming, fast and
Jack Russell’s Great White is out on tour in support strong. The audience was treated to tunes like “Lady
of their new release, “He Saw It Comin’.” The band Red Light,” “On Your Knees,” “Save Your Love,” and
did play two songs from the album, “Sign Of The “House of Broken Love.” Jack poignantly shared
Times” and “My Addiction.” These were great song some personal details about his struggles and
choices to include in their set and added much to demons, and lovingly dedicated “Save Your Love” to
the overall performance. his proclaimed savior and wife of 7 years, Heather.

Halfway through their set, Robby Lochner took his It’s no secret that Led Zeppelin is a huge influence
opportunity to shine. Robby’s solos aren’t a 200- on Jack, and he and Robby took center stage to
notes-per-second noise spree, but they were deliver an awesome version of “Going to
heartfelt and soulful and held the crowd at the California.” And talk about playing a crunching
Rialto Theatre at rapt attention. Here, version of Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song!” The band
Lochner showed us just how talented he is by closed the show for their enthusiastic audience with
serving up an unforgettable guitar solo that left me none other than “Once Bitten Twice Shy.” The
mesmerized, being a musician myself. crowd was on their feet, singing right along with
every word.

Jack Russell’s Great White’s outstanding sound was
only matched by their scintillating stage presence. It
was also obvious to me that each one of these band
members were immensely enjoying every minute
that they played for their fans. They live and breathe
rock and roll: they are Jack Russell’s Great White!

Check out the video “Sign of the Times”:

https://youtu.be/uaWTKVqam1k