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  • at least he is singing it with passion. i personally loved jani lanes voice. it was more than just "passable". i guess everyone will see if warrant is still any good if they ever release a new album that has new songs that were not written by jani.

  • Wasnt Mason with Cry of Love?

  • @doofy148 Sure was and kicked ass with 'em too.... different vibe to Kelly Hollands tenure. Almost like two entirely different bands on those two records.

  • @StephenChesneyWJ Warrant's decline was unfortunate but it happened to 95% of the 80's Hairmetal bands. Whats really funny is the 90's and 2000's rock went though a similar decline. Rock groups that were hot 5,10 or 15 years ago cant sell many CDs, get radio airplay or concert tickets today!

  • @doofy148

    No he was with Lynch Mob with George Lynch from Dokken. I remember Cry of Love though they werent bad.

  • It's simple, this was Jani's song and it's hard to accept anyone else singing it (even Mason who has a great voice). Jani had a great voice, funny personality and songwriting talent that never got the true recognition it deserved. And he was sexy as hell during live performances. No Jani, No Down Boys!!!

  • Ok when you think of Warrant you always think of Jani Lane and probably always will BUT I saw Robert Mason when he was the frontman for Lynch Mob...Roberts voice BLEW me away...I have the self titled CD Lynch Mob and Robert's voice still BLOWS me away...Robert in that damn good...Robert ROCKS

  • @Trendesa1 I though Robert was something special when I first heard the song "Bad Motherf**ker" from Big Cock's debut 'Year Of The Cock' album.

    I have only heard Oni Logan's vocals with Lynch Mob - I will have to check out RM's tracks now.

  • @yankees23241 - ok you may not like his voice or the fact that he's singing Jani's songs but lets be real, he doesn't suck.

  • You know, my heart gies out to janis family during this troubled time but I really do believe we see warrant in their younger days.

  • sorry, but WARRANT is a fat bloated blonde dude that can actually sing! thats the way i'll always remember them. RIP Warrant.

  • RIP JANI LANE....

  • Mason is an incredible singer.. I don't like or hate Warrant, but Mason's singing with Cry of Love and Lynch Mob is awesome!

  • I was a buddy of Roberts back when he was in Adrian Dodz(In fact I took photos at their show case gid at the Cat Club),He's a great guy.Plus he used to my friends band Edger Cayce-Prophet).He has way better voice than Jani.

  • Gotta check them batteries in those wireless mics prior to the show boys! LOL

  • I'm seeing Warrant tommorrow night in concert. I hadn't seen how MAson was replacing Jani and was worried it might suck. This wiped away my worries.

  • I like his energy!!

  • I actually hated Robert Mason when he sang for Lynch Mob, mainly because i loved ONI Logan's voice.

    But, he does an amzing job replacing Janie Layne in warrant. The style of singing fits hits voice.

  • Is this the singer that used to front Lynch Mob? If so, he is a GREAT frontman, I did a show with them at Limelight, NYC and he blew everybody away, give him time.......

  • This guy is a good singer BUT I feel Jani in his heyday was GREAT, have any NON real Warrant fans heard, Blind Faith acoustic, I saw Red Acoustic, the Bitter Pill acoustic? If people say Jani Lane sucked they probably think the Jonas Brothers are great vocalist(NO OFFENSE) unfortunately Jani let his DEMONS get in his way and there is PLENTY of video to back that up but back in the day JANI was a OK !

  • I do NOT like this guy in Warrant. It's all wrong.. and his body language just pisses me off for some reason.

  • Agreed, Mason is one of the best singers out there.

  • i saw jani at m3 last year...and warrant will be there this year...for anyone talkin about jani...he was amazing!!!

  • Damn man this guys sounds way better than Janie does these days. Janies new stuff with Saints of the Underground sucks. (Thats just my opinion) This guys sounds more like old Janie than Janie does. I do agree Janie was a great singer but Rober it more versatile and has more range. Robert can pull off any Janie song and more. Janie cannot pull off any Robert Mason songs. Janie can sing Warrant and thats it. Right now Robert is singing Warrant better than Janie though.

  • what the fuck!!!! this in NOT warrant!

  • Robert is a way better singer than Jani ever was or will be, period

  • Here's what needs to happen, Jani needs to full on recover from being an alchohlic then perform some good ol fashion sober shows, and then we'll wee if he can sing.

  • im glad to see these havent let personal problems keep them out of the game. who wouldnt want to see jani stay, but its not there fault. in the words of the great gene simmons "why should i let someone elses screwed up life screw mine up"

  • It's amazing... their cover of low rider sounds just like WAR...

  • Lane is a much better singer but if he was still boozing and wouldn't get help, then life goes on. However, no, this guy doesn't impress me voice-wise.

  • My god...I feel sorry that Warrant does not have Jani...no offense to Mason, I'm sure he's a good guy and I know of him from Lynch Mob years ago...but it's hard to replace a guy like Jani Lane that had one of the finest voices I ever heard in the genre of music that they play. The chemistry Warrant has with Jani is the real thing. This is nOT. BTW, Jani also wrote every song on the 1st 3 records. What has Warrant put out after Jani that is significant. That's what I thought. Mason who?

  • Let's be real - Jani Lane had a passable voice at best. It fit the music he wrote but in every aspect of a technically good singer he was only "OK". Jani had a very emotional delivery yes but he was NEVER a great live singer.

    Mason is a much better singer and has his shit together personally.

  • @RocktheStageNYC I thought Lane had a pretty good voice, but alcoholism wrecks pretty much every aspect of one's life if they keep drinking. I just saw Warrant in concert this past weekend & they put on a good show and yes, Mason does have his act together. I actually felt sorry for the other Warrant band members when they had to kick Lane out of the band for a 2nd time. Some people just never learn. I wish him sobriety for the future though.

  • @RocktheStageNYC your comment is totally right. he sounds awesome on the albums but he couldnt deliver what he recorded on the cd on stage. mason sounds just like he did when he was in lynch mob both live nd on recordings

  • @RocktheStageNYC i don´t think so. you sould listen the six albums with jani.

  • @ceciliamarquina - I have every Warrant album - including Jani's solo record. I saw Warrant many times throughout the years and Jani was never a great live singer. He sounds great on the albums but in concert he rarely delivered the goods. He never practiced or rehearsed so his vocals were very inconsistent. Even at Warrant's peak in 1990 he wasn't a great live singer. Robert Mason sings exactly what he sings on record. Technically a much better singer. I liked Jani's voice just not at a gig.

  • @RocktheStageNYC how dare you to say he is better??? crazy world

  • @ceciliamarquina - how dare I? Easy...I typed on my keyboard. In my professional opinion as a singer of 20 years and world renowned vocal coach I can plainly say Robert Mason is a better singer. You may not like his voice or the fact that he is fronting Warrant - but the guy IS a better singer technically. He may not have the soul Jani had but from a singing standpoint Robert is a superior singer.

    I loved Jani's voice but he was never a consistently great singer in concert.

  • @RocktheStageNYC Jani Lane (R.I.P.) will always be how I think the early songs should sound.

    However, I am neither deaf nor closed minded and agree Robert Mason is the superior singer on certain levels.

    Did you ever happen to catch Jaime St. James live with Warrant?

    I did not - but think his early work with Black 'N Blue showed he was naturally closer to the style of Jani than Mason. The song "I'll Be There For You" especially has a quality that I saw fitting into Warrant.

  • @destrask - Yes I saw Jaime St. James live with Warrant (a friend of mine is their booking agent) and yes he was better suited for the old songs than Mason is but I HATED all of the material they wrote with Jaime. Warrant simply could not write a decent song with Jaime on vocals.

    I like all their voices, my point was simple - technically Robert is a superior vocalist to both Jaime & Jani.

    Oddly enough "I'll Be There for You" was written by Jonathan Cain of Journey and not by Black 'n Blue.

  • @ceciliamarquina Jani Was WARRANT!!! RIP Jani you and your angelic voice shall be missed dearly. Still, Mason is a good singer and very Sammy Hagar-like to me

  • @RocktheStageNYC

    Jani kicked ass live, but I agree that Mason kicks it too.

  • @RocktheStageNYC Yes Mason has always been a very talented singer, but Jani Lane was an artist. That's the difference, Jani put a rock band together and lived the dream with songs he wrote. All these guys who make it have a vision and passion. But I feel Jani's pain because he didn't age well and had a problem with alchohol. Very unfortunate.

  • i just ordered that same mic stand with the steering wheel base! i cant wait to get it in

  • where can i buy it??

  • @guitarcro - micstands(dot)com

  • As far as Lynch mob goes...I always thought Oni Logan as a better fit, but Mason does a great job with Warrant's material, gives the band life again.

  • fuck this dude has a great voice. never heard him before

  • he used to be with lynch mob and sang on cry of loves "Diamonds & Debris" album

  • Awesome. first 3 fucking minutes are "Nothing but Blackness with Lowrider playin'. great post.

  • Robert Mason has always been top-notch.

  • ROBERT MASON IS BAD ASS! KIcks Jani's ass! Check out Cry of Love's, Diamonds and Debri CD...

  • 1st performance I've seen of Mason with Warrant. Very impressed, especially after seeing Jani at Rock the Bayou.

  • Mason is a ringer.

  • lol i dont know how many conserts you have been to but most of the bands were messed up like the crowd. Everybody was having fun. I think hes trying to hard looks fake.

  • Mason appears to be a good frontman. Still in love with the music and the audience. So many bands from the 80's.. the frontman has lost the passion for the music. Hopefully Jani can find that passion again

  • i was there .,,,,god that was a kickass show....at least he wasnt drunk or high and did a hell of a job !

  • lol maybe if he jumps around enough and jacks the mic stand off enough maybe the crowd wont notice its Jani. lol at least Van Halen didn't try to find a look alike sound alike David Lee Roth..

  • i knew robert mason from a band called gems edge in nj back in the mid 80's.

  • wow,sold out show.the band sounds great,but im not a fan of mason,if jani would just get clean,and get his act together

  • Not gonna happen anytime soon...Jani was just arrested on a misdeamenor DUI in Los Angeles County...read it on Blabbermouth.

  • Warrant, Lynch Mob, or backing up Ozzy............ Rob Mason kicks ass.

  • I'm eager for a new cd by warrant with Mason on vocals.

  • Maybe Jani could write some new songs and Robert could sing them.

  • Robert Mason is one great singer,no doubt.

  • he is a good replacement but he aint no jani lane. i saw warrant live with jani and he gave the best performance i saw from a live band, sounded identical to the cd very few bands can do that. :0)

  • Robert Mason is one of the best singers out there. RESPECT!

  • Who cares how short his hair is? It doesnt make him any less an awesome singer.

  • Mason should never have cut his hair short...

  • Um, because the 80's are over and he has fashion sense?

  • Funny as hell!

  • Why have all the old rockers cut their hair?

    Mason used to look fucking cool, what's this indie trim about?

    Good performance mind, ; )

  • Robert Mason is one helluva singer... Lynch Mob, Cry of Love, all great stuff... awesome dude!

  • Completely agree...have you heard Big Cock??

  • bring that lowrider song back up there,sounds good through the amp

  • this guy voice rocks

  • excellent song

    jani is a great songwriter but drinking cost his place.

    this new guy rocks, hope he doesn't screw up

  • Have ti disagree with some...at least this guy tries to go direct with the CD version of the song...

  • sorry this sucked jani rocked and will get stright and be better then ever the band should of stuck by jani and helped him instead of getting this fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I was at this show. I was disappointed how few people there were. I wish it would have been Jani...but then again if he was all drunked out i would have been pissed. This guy can sing. His voice seems a tad bit too high though. One thing i did notice is was he didn't add much entertainment between songs...but then again he was the FNFG and didn't want to step on any toes. I didn't know how good that bald guitar player was. He was amped up much loader than the other guy i thought.

  • Robert has been getting more positive reviews than negative from the people that have seen him live. The guy is a pro. You can't please everyone all the time, but I'm glad the rest of the band is enjoying themselves and entertaining the real fans. Best of luck to Jani.

  • @noelanm8r check out robert with lynch mob that guy gots a good set of pipes

  • help jani to stop drink!! help him to back!!

  • this guy is a joke i saw him in oklahoma wannabe jon bon jovi stunk it up... bring jani back

  • i agree with you 100%

  • Robert Mason is a dedicated, hard-working, brilliant performer with a voice that has stood the test of a 25 year career. He's well respected in the industry and the band is thrilled with him. I'd say you're outnumbered.

  • I agree, it isn't like Mason came out of nowhere... He's paid his dues.

  • I love the Big Cock stuff!! He's an amazingly versatile performer. Considering he has such a powerful stage presence, he's a pretty humble down-to-earth person too.

  • I like Robert better then Jamey St James.

    Jani was great back in the day I wish he could/would get his shit together.

    Warrant keep on Rockin

  • You guys who want Jani back are STUPID! I've had the luxury of seeing them w/ Jani in 2008 when they reunited. He was so drunk, he forgot half of the lyrics... the timing was way off as well. Robert Mason is an outstanding vocalist and fits Warrant very well. Go watch them live and tell me I'm wrong! Uncle Tom's Cabin sounded OUTSTANDING with Rob singing. I have nothing against Jani. I wish them all the best of luck. Rob Mason does both Jani and Warrant justice!

  • jani está enfermo, y robert mason es lo mejor que le pudo pasar a warrant, como dicen por fin tienen un cantante de categoría. warrant rules!, jani R.I.P

  • i want jani's voice

    no warrant without him!

  • I hope Mason will be the temp singer.

  • OMG this sucks..Jani rule !!!!!!

  • hes good but he is no Jani and i mean Jani sober too bad cause Jani sober nobody can touch him.

  • pure rock!1

  • Rob Mason is AWESOME!!!!!!!! Finally Warrant has a great singer man!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • That is exactly what Jani was referencing. Going down on a chick.

  • Robert Mason is one of the greatest vocalists ever, I seen him live in Lynch Mob and he was amazing!...I love Jani Lane too but he is in a bad state and I hope he gets better because when Jani's voice is in top form he's great!

  • love jani lani but mason its o.k.!!!!

  • shit thats great! I,ll have to get to a show. I always dug this band.

  • I gotta say, Warrant definitely made a good decision here. It sucks that Jani can't do it, but the fact is, he can't, at least not right now. We can keep hoping the dude'll get the help he needs and get straightened out, but in the meantime, Robert Mason looks like he will KICK ASS fronting Warrant. Great voice, and a good match.

  • Go to the the Warrant myspace page and check out the video of Robert singing parts of all the songs!! Its the best Warrant has sounded since the late 80's

  • Lip Syncing??? Now thats funny. I guess you have never heard Robert Mason before? You might want to look him up somewhere. They had to replace Jani AGAIN because half the time he was falling down on stage high as a kite! Check out the Las Vegas clips on youtube. He is so wasted he can't remember his own lyrics. Check out Big Cock, Cry Of Love, or Lynch Mob to hear Roberts voice. He is a bad MF!

  • Yep youre right. The dude is way better than fatti lane and hes definitely not lipping it.

  • Robert Mason fuckin' smoked that!!! Dude's voice is better than ever.

  • i'll take mason over lane any day. Mason is a pro!

  • Good job mason!!! and hey.. i also think its a shame that jani is gone again, but, lets face it; mr. jane has been unstable since the first time he quit the band back in the days..

  • jani cant get straight its sad... but mason is pretty good.

  • jani isn't warrant he made a fool of himself and the others! Robert MASON ROXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    Congrats Warrant for getting a vocalist Supreme!!

  • Robert is really really cool but WARRANT IS JANI AND VICE MUTHA EFFIN" VERSA!

  • Thank you so much for sharing this video! I have been raving about Robert Mason since the show last night and now I can direct everyone to this video and prove what an amazing performer he is.

    Thanks again!!

  • Rob is always a pro. He sounds great with them. If Jani wants to be an unprofessional drunk then fuck him, Rob will do just fine.

  • Warrant is back! Robert fits this band like a glove! Can't imagine where this will go after a few more shows under their belt. The show last night hands down rocked the joint with Robert nailing every tune. I'm excited for them!

  • i still wish that the original singer would have been there...but robert tore it up !! it was a great show

  • Kick ass!!!

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