Snowy White And Friends - After Paradise 2011 DVD (2012)

SNOWY WHITE is something of an unknown known size. Since the beginning of the seventies he is a fond wanted and booked session musicians, but also with several solo albums at the start as a guitarist (and singer). WHITE played with PETER GREEN, played with THIN LIZZY, he accompanied PINK FLOYD and was traveling with ROGER WATERS. In the "the wall" Zarco 1990 in Berlin even partially in the foreground. But a superstar, a guitar hero never became of him, for he is far too modest, of which you can convince yourself in the 25-minute backstage documentation of this DVD. An esteemed musician who is never verscherzte it with his longtime companions, he always is. And his companions came to apparently happy and in spite of closely packed schedules - also to refer to the interview section, than to record a concert DVD SNOWY WHITE AND FRIENDS. No mega-event, whether outdoors or in a large hall, but rather a club session in the "MuziekCentrum de Bosuil" in the Dutch Weert. The right atmosphere for a wonderfully intimate appearance. By friends for friends.The basis of White's music and his bands and projects (BLUES PROJECT, BLUES AGENCY, WHITE FLAMES) - is the Blues. Earlier, he had occasionally properly rip it, but now it meets the relaxed interaction "After Paradise". Where "relaxed" is by no means dead. SNOWY WHITE and his companions celebrate the Blues, give an idea of the darkness that surrounds him, and spread an incredible heat at the same time. There are outstanding musicians at work and no profile neurotics. WHITE understands both as shine guitarist how to take back and allow his band mates. So can the rhythm section, which sparkle both keyboardist with impressive performances, and Kuma Harada and Walter Latupeirissa get room not only as a bassist, but also on guitar.Space breathing, time flowing; a crazy, brilliant diamond - there are many passages that show why the warm and simultaneous brilliant tones, the SNOWY WHITE of guitar fit had virtually to PINK FLOYD. Sometimes, as in the dynamic "the journey", there are also linde echoes of SANTANA.The image Director fits the music. No frantic cuts, no shaky camera movements. Many close-ups and long. You can watch the musicians playing, who is especially good, can accompany them. Rarely pans into the audience. It is casual, unspectacular, see well; the music you can enjoy but without the pictures. On the soundtrack, there is leider(?)-PCM sound only, is but of excellent quality. Also speaks for the choice of location.That contains a slip me this DVD (in a CD-sized digipack): to listen to the concert, it is necessary that "making of" choose to view the interview section, according to the "play all" click. Can you live with.– by Jochen König

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Tracklist
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1. I m Getting Ready
2. Midnight Blues
3. I ll Be Moving On
4. Red Wine Blues
5. Judgement Day
6. Blue To The Bone
7. Slabo Day
8. Tears In My Eyes
9. Lucky Star
10. Bird Of Paradise
11. The Journey (Pt 1 & Pt 2)
12. Falling
13. On The Edge Of Something
14. Ongoing…
15. Can t Get Enough Of The Blues
16. At The Crossroads
Extras: Interviews with the Band

Personnel:
Snowy White - Guitar,Vocals
Kuma Harada - Bass and Rhythm Guitar
Richard Bailey - Drums
Walter Latupeirissa - Bass and Rhythm Guitar
Juan van Emmerloot - Percussion
Ruud Weber - Bass and Rhythm Guitar
John 'Rabbit' Bundrick - Hammond and Piano
Max Middleton - Keyboards
Jeff Allen - Drums
and Snowy's Son,Thomas White - Percussion