Great White - "Rock Me" The Ritz - NY - 1988

[canadianboater]

What a kick ass song!! Love how they take their time building up to chorus. Whenever it's on sat radio I find I'm turning it up a little more every 20 to 30 secs and when "rock me" finally gets sung its wide open and kids are screaming "dad! Turn it down, it's too loud" but now they like these good old tunes as music is in a bad way these days.

[2112VIKING]

Check out Great White's web site @ GREAT WHITE ROCKS.COM

They're still rockin' and layin' it down!

Thanx guys for all the years of REAL rock that you have shared with all of us!

[janemarie927]

Love this:))) Thanks for sharing

[TheCozybear65]

saw these guys in 87'. Rock Me...!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sale1996]

Sweet little baby...you don`t need to g0o...

[bstabler8]

Just saw these guys last night in concert they truly are awesome!

[seandeyoung01]

These guys are fuckin awesome!

[karebare222]

love how Michael rocks the harmonica.....

[121126]

this band was very tight and if ya ask these old ears these cats could give anyone the 8 and the break

[iasparro]

One Dislike REALLY? musta been my girl friend cause i listin to this song OVER and OVER and OVER! haha GREAT WHITE ROCKS!!!!! Sure wish the 1980 never ended

[theoneandonlypda]

@iasparro lol thats funny... mustve been your girlfriend haha

[KylK1ng]

Led Zeppelin shirt! Absolutely amazing! Great White is a super hair band lol

[misshair]

A-MA-ZING...perfection!!! AAA++!!!

one of the underrated bands!!!

[Iriska1986100]

that live performance impressed the hell out of me:)

[fallenstarz87]

i once read a review for great white that said these guys never really got famous during the 80s rock explosion...that i agree with. but then they said there only good song was "once bitten twice shy"...then i SHAT out my ears drums. definitely 1 of my favorites from the 80s. goes to show that its not all about talent. not only did they write kick *** songs but they performed em justs good as they recorded not a whole lot of people in any band or genre of music can say the same about themselves.

[pruzman]

@fallenstarz87 well, whoever said that Once Bitten, Twice Shy was their only good song is a moron. this song alone proves it.

[Me2L8ly]

@pruzman - There are many other Great White songs I would put ahead of Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Rock Me has always been one of my favorite Great White songs.

[SummernlightningUSA]

amazing fucking voice, that guy never needed autotune

[RoxyLepRocker]

Oh yeah, I'm the 92 000 viewer! :D and aah, what a voice. Michael Lardie <3

[shakeapaw]

fantastic band fantastic song xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Alset4ever]

Saw them live for the first time in May, after 25 years! Was off the radar. Have you heard Tesla's new "Twisted Wires" album? It's absolutely amazing....grab one:) Rock on!

[LuckyInJuly]

this might just be the best song of its genre...i'm not willing to argue that it's not.

[LORDGOAT1976]

Damn they do, they Ruled.

[endurohexecr250]

ace!

[finscreenname]

Show how old I am, they opened for Judas Priest's Defenders of the Faith tour in Baltimore, spring of 1984. What a great show. Just before JP "jumped the shark" with Turbo. G/W were no names then but still rocked.

[theoneandonlypda]

Led Zeppelin shirt... fitting since him and Plant sound identical. This songs long intro is worth it.

[beachbrat927]

I wish someone would "Rock Me"!!!!

[myree211]

LOVE THE SONG AND THE BAND...

[Andy152R]

The best 80's metal voice there is!

[luvinevryminitofit88]

One person needs to do a cup check.

[scramdunk]

the one two punch. I played save all your love by great white and then rock me for girls. This has twice got me lucky. you can't argue with results. It turns out the ladies have good taste in music as well.

[Stallkyr]

This is one of the best rock songs ever. Great bluesy hard riving rock. Awesome. Jack Russell at his best.

[whammimjammin]

@Stallkyr you got that right, one of the best songs to dance to also. every bar band knows this one

[dandamanwitdaplan92]

this version is way better than the studio one

[NetworkES335]

nothing better than a drivin' beat - good harp - great guitar sounds - powerful vocals

[cdickenson64]

I saw these men in March 1991. My wife was 6 months pregnant with my daughter. They put on a FANTASTIC show. My daughter even rocked that night. Still love the music! It gives me goose bumps that they build to a thunderous climax. Almost better than sex.

[cdickenson64]

I saw these men in March 1991. My wife was 6 months pregnant with my daughter. They put on a FANTASTIC show. My daughter even rocked that night. Still love the music!

[greekshark]

...and..one guy who doesn't rock at all!!!lol...i loooooove this band!!!

[ThEInSaNeMoNkEy12]

GOD BLESS EVERY 80'S BANDS, AND 70'S!!!!

[greekshark]

This is my fav band.Fantastic performance!!!

[rokstar807]

This is what REAL ROCK is all about! Brings back great memories of ice cold Coors Light overflowing outta the cooler,jammin' in the basement with a few buds in the neighborhood,driving the neighbors crazy.I saw these guys in '89 with Tesla and Badlands.My buddy caught a towel from Jack at the show.Makes me sad,to see/hear what today's "music has become.I can't believe how this horrible rap shit has brainwashed and distorted society.Thanks for posting this vid! It's fucking amazing!!!

[lilbeatlesfangirl4]

Wow! 02-02-1988!  That is exactly 6 years before I was born on 02-02-1994!

[madchief2000]

I love the bass playing! Good stuff

[LoadedLikeaFR8TrAIN]

Great rock song Great performance  Love the 5 second MTV cameo haha back when MTV was music television and played rock

[luvinevryminitofit88]

Mtv Started to go down hill from here.

[italiano294]

j' adooooooooore ^^

[BrngBckOldCOB]

I've listened to this video about 3 times over and over and I keep waiting for this guys voice to crack. It never does. What an absolutely AMAZING vocal display.

[bonfirejovi]

@philiplindblom poison are terrible

[luvinevryminitofit88]

@mizzouborn - 80's hair metal/bands are kickin ass bro!! Cinderella and Great White were, 'and still are,' proud to be part of that, KICK ASS DECADE!!!

[tlw6224]

this is my favorite great white song!!! this band was great,and i love the bluesy feel to this song.and jack russel can sing.

[Babygirl10lv]

@tlw6224 A good friend of mine Lorne Doyle AKA: Lorne Black who palyed bass for Great White back in the 80's (when Great White was Great) was the guy who wrote this/ your favorite song, "Rock Me". When Jack and Niven got rid of Lorne, they (in my opinion) got rid of the Great in Great White. I happen to know that Lorne has some kick ass music that he has made ever since then, I know this because he re-recorded the album at my house, so I have them all on disc, and they're GREAT.

[gary2700]

The drummer at 7.46 deserves a medal; what a hero. Bring this shtt back. Amazing.

[micway71]

@gary2700

Shit Audie is a busy boy on those drums!!! The whole band was badass!!! They never got the attention they deserved. They were always shadowed by G&R and what a shame because Great White was much better and talented.

[chloewalker8089]

this was the same time in which GN'R also performed! GREAT STUFF

[seandeyoung01]

This shit is the best!

[BX02]

I love these guys..their music is sick, it rocks and all the good stuff about the music and band.. EXCEPT..This guy must have had the WROST hairstyle in that era..There's no way...I mean were the hair stylists on dope everyday they cut his hair.. GEEEEEEEEZZZZZ..Everyone els in the band looks like a rocker..This guy's hair make him look like Mr. Gruesome from the Flinstones... c mon.....

[BrngBckOldCOB]

@BX02 LOL! That was an excellent call. You gave me my laugh for the day. Thanks.

[88mpny]

I was trying to figure out what kind of guitar mark kendall's playing i thought it was a charvel but it looks like an aria pro here? great song miss the 80's music. probaly the best era.

[5150rain]

@88mpny If I'm not mistaken? Looks like a kramer to me? Don't know for sure either!

[88mpny]

@5150rain I think they are made by Buddy Blaze both this red one with the woman portrait and his lightning bolt strat. I saw an interview with Mark that was recent and he said someone showed him their BB custom made guitar and Mark had him make a few for him.

[wingless07]

I saw them at a club back in 97. I caught an empty water bottle that Jack tossed into the crowd. He autographed it for me. They rock live. I listen to their stuff all the time. I miss the 80s.

[RoxyLepRocker]

Is this from a DVD or something?I refer to the sound and the text in the end.

[RoxyLepRocker]

So damn pretty should be against the law,Mr. Lardie =)

[lewboc]

This was the 1st song I ever heard by Great White and have never stopped listening to them.

[SuperDarkDefender]

Awesome performance they were all sick with the flue at this concert.. Amazing band..

[thebrainstorm9803]

Sounds really great live! I would have loved to be there! Unfortunately, I was born in 1983 and I was only 5 yrs old in 1988. Anyway, I've been watching this concert here on Youtube and I'm really enjoying it.

[shovelthumbs78]

Glam rock, big hair bands or whatever - these guys are one serious bunch of live musicians. Who can sing live like that these days? 80s metal/hard rock forever

[lucasboy800]

it's greet white and i know why cause i have a cd of them

[seandeyoung01]

This is not just some 80's hair band. These guys are absolutely superb!

[N2Rck2]

Great White is one of my Favorite groups ever..Jack Russel can sing like Robert Plant and that is not easy at all.."Rock Me" and "House of Broken Love" are my very favs of theirs..Mark Kendal's guitar playing is so underrated....awesome band..The 80's were the best..I have 820 records started collecting 1962..and 300 CDs..Music is my best friend.

[SonofMorgoth]

Compare their live sound to the live sound of Aerosmith or Van Halen--especially the vocals (thats right, Dave). And I am a huge Asmith and VH fan. But these guys totally kick ass.

[SuperDarkDefender]

Fuck so proud to be a 80's teenager. 39 now but this band still rocks me like yesterday!!

[shovelthumbs78]

@SuperDarkDefender Well said friend, i thank God that he put me in that generation and let me witness the greatest bands of all time at their best.

[EddieBasurto]

They are playing at Speaking Rock Casino in El Paso, Tx August 3rd, 2010.

[packkkin]

Never fails, every summer I pull out the Great White albums. They put me in such a good mood. Jack Russell is one of my favorite singers from the 80's for sure. So much energy and excitement in his voice. If you guys have time check out my channel and our bands original, very 80s sounding, and yes I am using Great White video on youtube to promote myself. hahahaha.....big influence.

[FDGRebel]

seen them back alice cooper in belfast and they were awesome, like listening to a CD, then alice came on and he was pants. GREAT WHITE ROCK!!

[Rmckito]

It doesn't get to much better then this

[SSmith10ER]

One of the greatest live performances EVER caught on tape. Love the slow building groove ending in an awesome outro-solo.

[swetre]

great

[wouldntyoulike2know]

So sexy. This song gives me goosebumps all over. Whew! And matters are not helped by my sexy Michael Lardie playing his harmonica. That lucky damn harmonica!!!!! haha. I love this.

[CrazyTasty61]

Fuck that song rocks!!! Shit!

[spiko181]

1983 ,i had the privalidge of attending a court ordered drug class, and the lead singer was in this meeteing for the same reason. He introduced himself to me,but at that time,I didnt have a clue who Great white was.

[FDGRebel]

@spiko181 thats class

[gardenia6]

Great show. Did MTV record/air this one? I only remember the GNR and White Lion shows from the Ritz. Not sure how I missed this one, but damn I wish I hadn't.

[CrazyTasty61]

@gardenia6

HAHAHA, that's cool...

[seandeyoung01]

Damn this song brings back memories ;)

[DaisyMclintock]

In the beginning frontman Russel says, "I said easy boy." Oh god how I love that!!! And Lardie is sooooo sweet!

[XxMafiaSoljaxX]

meet these guys and partied with them at the cajun campgrounds in Louisiana....really cool guys

[jaydog605]

Dude, I saw these guys come on before whitesnake and they kicked ass.....

[Xanthanias]

Best Great White song ever!!! Definitely need a bottle of Gatorade and an IV, if you make love to your woman all the way through this puppy!

YOU GUYS ROCK!

[kontoskaliou]

Mark Kendal is on the top with the best guitarists ever...

[ZillaFitness]

@mizzouborn I was just saying that the other day!! They were both so much more than just a "hair band". Great bluesy rock and roll.

[wildcowgirl77]

the bass is just sexy hot.

[quincy555]

This song gets better and better every time you listen. What a masterpiece!

[merishane]

Great band live seen them in 1989 they opened for Whitesnake !!!! awesome concert !! csc/10

[FireHalen1]

Fucking-A. These guys sound great.

[chokonacock]

I was at this show, just turned 21...they SMOKED...NOT hair metal, these guys were straight up blues based kick ass rock n roll, lots of booze, and girls girls girls everywhere, all young and beautiful, not covered in tattoos and body hardware, and no fat/old chicks whatsoever. Man those were the days....

[fivestring65]

@chokonacock I remember those days. I was a rock and roll kid stuck in a dead end job in a dead end town. I watched this show on MTV back when they played music, not the shit that's on there now. I agree with the comment about the ladies. Seems like nowadays, the women make an attempt to look like shit. 80's chicks ruled.

[SCARBAND]

what a great voice live.. i wish more bands performed so well live like these guys.

[Craigzy1]

I was 21 back then at hammerjacks in Bmore, Md. Call it what you will but there is no rock like this anymore.

[SuperDarkDefender]

I was 17 this year back then and God how i wish to go back to these years...

[youbestbequiet]

They make fun of "Glam Metal" but any of them are insane live. True musicians unlike the garbage put out today and the trashy grundge era that ruined good rock.

[richdogg626]

he sounds like robert plant

[thezill69]

@richdogg626 They actually have a rare release from 20 years ago where they do all Zeppelin songs live. They do an amazing job dude.

[libertydiva08]

This has got to be in the top 10 sexiest songs of all time....Just saying!!!

[Petie1]

Thanks..Guy's like Russell,lardie and Kendall especially do not get enough dues!,,,,,,They Rock!....Hey the Whole group friggen rocked!,,,I miss these day's and that woman that Rocked me!

[Bigrobkerr]

better than GNR

[greekshark]

This is my fav band.One of the best live bands ever!Thanks for posting this.Amazing quality!!!

[merishane]

awesome song & band too bad 1 of the guitar player's burned up in that bar fire in R.I . a few year's back,I think it was the blonde guy with the red guitar .. So sad 4 all that died that night .... csc/09 in Lynchburg V.A. (U.S.A.)

[RebelliousHutterite2]

Nope, the blonde guy is Mark Kendall.... still alive and still in the band. The guitarist you are talking about is Ty Longley, who was also in the band playing guitar at the time of the fire.

[merishane]

thank's 4 the info bro !!! csc/09 in Lynchburg V.A. (U.S.A.)

[lacika67]

this one the best, LONG LIVE THE 80's HEAVY

[jamesmaro]

ilu bby gurl 4ever n ever

[warriorsoul28]

i was a 90s teenager. metallica and guns n roses were in at that time. but i prefer the 80s they were far cooler

[ten8goa]

This is the stuff i listened to in high school and learned to play my Les Paul to. They still sound amazing to this day. Great White Rules

[INDOMETALHEAD]

i wish i was born in 1964 instead of 1994 :(

[jamesmaro]

no u dont

[slashduffizzy1987]

Hey man me too, only '63 not '93.

[jdoublej698]

I was born in 1988, shitty i didn't get to enjoy this shit when I was a teenager. It sux now cuz all the music now is corporate manufactured, catering to an audience in order achieve max profits. I view music as an art form where artists make their own music and the audience comes to them. It's the other way around now, the pushing the music on us!

[soulseek1111]

Dam I miss the 80's, being a 80;s teenager was the best years of my life!!

[YouSpamTard]

Yep, i was a 70's 80's teenager. We are lucky we had that music. Kids today have Jonass brothers and what not crap. I was these guys in concert around 88. They were hipped up and warmed up and that guitar player was so pumped up he was like a jitter bug, yet smooth as silk. Hes got great hands and if you think he sound good here, you should hear what it sounds like standing right in front of his Marshall stack. I will never forget it.

[soulseek1111]

I hear you, So gratefull you and I grew up with decent music not like todays music. Im surprised to hear alot of todays kids realize that and listen to music of our generation. Hopefull music of this caliber will return. Thank you YouTube!! for the memories...

[YouSpamTard]

Yes, some kids, some of them, go back to our time because they want the good music. There ear tells them what is good. When you we didnt have time to go back generations because there was so much new music every single day we could not keep up with it all. Plus, it was better music than some of the older stuff. I hope music gets better. It is ill now, or even dead already, but I hope it will get better soon, It has too, its so low now there is no place to go but up. LoL

[ujko3]

ROCK ME babe!!!

[robarh]

i love those big loud 80's snare drums

[thrashmetalowns666]

if they had the flu then they really got themselves together for that show, almost perfect, the only problem i had was the fans shouldve been booming!

[TheViice]

amazing performers..right before this show they were all sick with the flu, mark still has it here.

[Content2B]

I saw them in 1987 in Philly at the Tower Theater!

[gwlover36]

Oh my god!!!!!! This is so amazing!! Thanks so much! I miss seeing them its been almost two years, I wish I could go to EVERY show these guys put on, but my age restrcits that, ughh, especially when they keep having over 21 shows!!

[beatitbuzzkill]

amazing song to have sex to, amazing song, brings back memories:) 1987

[screwYou77ahh]

i heard this song in my dad's car!! damn this is rock!! great

[stubborngoat]

Lardie sure is pretty, isn't she? Long live GW!

[Flyelectricblue]

Is it just me, or does Jack Russell sound an awful lot like Robert Plant? Love it!

[wwizzard63]

I agree - never heard this before - recommended by a friend. OMG just like Bob LOL

[Bigrobkerr]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[Petie1]

Axe kicken band!.Seen them 4 times and they never disapointed.Mark Kendall is easily one of those underrated guitarist and he can kick axe!...The vocals all the way through....drums,bass etc.....They Rock!

[Bigrobkerr]

way more talented than gnr, and sound better

[scottca55]

This was back when they were popular as hell

[121126]

this is very powerful rock and roll the jams by this group will stand the test of time

[MILWAUKEELOCOTROL24]

i like the lead singers shirt!!! zeppelin!!!

[Smurphdog1994]

These guys are playing in Waterloo Iowa for FREE

[nowUfunny2]

Ass kickin yes it is. rocking blues...and my soul breaths it in and wants more

[MILWAUKEELOCOTROL24]

absolutely love this song! i drive around with this blasted all the time! long live great white!!!!!!!

[hardrocker7501]

Es una estupenda canción, con un ritmo increíble de instrumentos y cambios de volumen de . voz

[herbiedrumr369]

LOTS of talent in this band, AND sorry but hafta sey that Whitesnake got a ass KIKKIN haven great white as an opener!! *no offense "holyMuscle' but Queensryche is the most under rated band, (not seyin they better "russel and co"

[waldonewman]

I'm a big Queensryche fan, but I would say maybe Queenryche gets a little more respect than Great White. They are both underappreciated by the masses.

[blacksabbathmetal]

Totally agree. Queensryche needs MUCH more attention.

[bonfirejovi]

sorry i love great white but whitesnake's 1987 is the best album of the 80s followed probably operation mindcrime or appetite for destruction.

[ddevil66666t9]

who are you?? fucking kanye west?? lulz

[nowUfunny2]

who knew? great rockin blues. i was just following some links for Deep Purple. this is the kind of music i crave like an addiction.

[beatitbuzzkill]

Fuckin amazing!

[rejrockmetal]

really great band.i would never compare them with poison or warrant(although they are ok).great white is pure hard rock

[beatitbuzzkill]

I know!

[HolyMuscleOfLove]

This is the most underrated band in History!

Were are the other 5 bands that sound just like this?

You're not talking about the called "hair metal" bands, like Poison, or Warrant (great bands too).

stevieVantanna, try Tokio Hotel, or maybe, Elton John.

A band with a pure rock, like Great White, isn't for sensitive hears.

[endurohexecr250]

that`s the way music should be: passionate, thrilling, rocking!!!! great, great white!

[jasyar]

great song, great melody, great musician, great live....GREAT WHITE!!!!!!

[giannaluva65]

Man, Mark Kendall's playing is great, but the rhythm guitarist's les paul custom has SOOOO MUCHHHH tone lol

[sweetpea3339]

I love this song. Did not know it was Great White!

[dickflem69]

do not make em like tht anymoooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrr, why why, tht song was on the hame roadkill, wkd game wkd song, great white rule...

[dinsordam]

Show some respect stevieBanana!!!!!

[stevieVantanna]

I bet Jack Russel's dog is a Jack Russell Terrier.

[stevieVantanna]

I always heard this on the radio, but never knew it was Great White haha - there are like 5 other bands that sound just like this.

[giannaluva65]

name them? Id love for you to show me a band that sounds like great white!! because your never going to.

[dinsordam]

Sorry,

Only one word describes this performance.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Clebertj]

Guitar is Blonde Malmsteen lol....CLONE ^^

[10CRAZYDIAMOND]

This is real pedal to the metal music! One of the greatest cruising tracks of all time. Great song, great band. Enough said

[beatitbuzzkill]

BEST SONG EVER!

[WEEtie97]

Warrant Sucks cherry pie what kind of song is that GREAT WHITE IS KILLER MAN wwhat a great performance from these guys one od my fav songs

[beatitbuzzkill]

yeah man yer right warrant does suck great white is so much better! FUCK WARRANT

[jamesmaro]

fuck yea rock me