''Elation'' is the twelfth studio album by the American hard rock band
Great White, released in May 2012. It is the first Great White studio album to feature vocalist Terry Ilous. Additionally, it is the first one without original vocalist Jack Russell.
The album was announced on March 18, 2012,
for a release on May 18 in Europe and May 22 in North America on
Frontiers Records
Frontiers Music – formerly Frontiers Records – is an Italian record label, predominantly producing hard rock. It was founded in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is based in Naples.
History
In 1996, Serafino Perugino started working in the m ...
and also in Japan.
''Elation'' was produced, recorded and mixed by Michael Lardie and Mark Kendall, the band's two guitarists.
The album was later remixed by George Tutko and made available as MP3s on Amazon and MP4s on iTunes.
Reception
Since its release, the album has been met with mixed to positive responses.
Jon Hotten reviewed the album positively for ''
Classic Rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...
'' magazine, writing that "it shows some of the qualities that took (Great White) in their substantial heyday", when the band "made hard rockin' sound easy". He praises Ilous' "rasping-throat role" and concludes that, despite the lack of killer hooks "of the kind that Great White had in abundance" the band still shows its musicianship.
William Clark of Guitar International wrote: "Those memorable blues rock riffs that scatter Great White's biggest hits are in excess with ''Elation''." Sleaze Roxx gave a mixed review, saying "With Mark Kendall on guitar you really can't go wrong, but without his longtime partner Jack Russell, ''Elation'' isn't all it could be".
Track listing
All songs written by Great White
#"(I've Got) Something for You" – 4:31
#"Feelin' So Much Better" – 5:04
#"Love Train" – 4:46
#"Heart of a Man" – 4:27
#"Hard to Say Goodbye" – 5:18
#"Resolution" – 5:06
#"Shotgun Willie's" – 5:07
#"Promise Land" – 5:45
#"Lowdown" – 5:56
(bonus track)
#"Just for Tonight" – 4:33
#"Love Is Enough" – 6:04
#"Complicated" – 4:15
Personnel
The album was recorded by the Terry Ilous-fronted Great White; original lead vocalist
Jack Russell fronts another band, dubbed Jack Russell's Great White.
*Terry Ilous – lead vocals
*Mark Kendall – lead guitar
*
Michael Lardie
Michael Lardie (born September 8, 1958) is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger.
Early life
Lardie was born on September 8, 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska and raised ...
– guitar, keyboards
*Scott Snyder – bass
*Audie Desbrow – drums
Charts
References
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2012 albums
Great White albums
Frontiers Records albums