Year : 1984 (Rock Candy Remastered 2013)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 149 mb
Bio:
White Sister were an American hard rock and AOR band formed in 1980. Their song "Save Me Tonight" appeared on the soundtrack album for the 1985 Columbia Pictures film, Fright Night.Their song "April" can be heard in the 1986 Metro-Goldwyn Mayer film, Killer Party. The band also performs in the movie. The band recorded the song "Touch the Sky" which can be heard in the 1986 film Thrashin' starring Josh Brolin. Their song "Dancin' on Midnight" appeared on the soundtrack album for the 1989 Magnum Pictures film Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Their song "Fashion by Passion" appeared on the soundtrack album for Touchstone Pictures film Stella starring Bette Midler.White Sister was formed in Burbank, California by lead vocalist/bassist Dennis Churchill-Dries, guitarist Rick Chadock, lead vocalist/keyboardist, Gary Brandon and drummer Gus Moratinos. [2] The group played their first gig at The Ice House in Pasadena, California and worked their way up; eventually headlining shows at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, Whiskey A Go Go, Roxy Theatre, and other prominent clubs in Hollywood, California. Original drummer Gus Moratinos left amicably in 1981 citing musical differences, and was replaced by Richard Wright to round out the second incarnation of the band.White Sister met Gregg Giuffria from the band Angel at a gas station one evening, and wound up working with him to assist with song writing, leading Giuffria to produce White Sister demos and eventually, their debut album, released in 1984, on EMI America Records.Shortly after the release of the album, the band approached EMI to secure tour support money. They believed that their powerful live show would aid greatly in boosting sales, but unfortunately, the label was not willing to fund a tour for the band. Additional friction was caused when the label requested that the band change its name, since another national band also had the word "sister" in their name (Twisted Sister). After a band vote, the members decided they would not change their name, citing the fact that more than one other national band had the word "white" in their name, and those bands were being marketed successfully by their labels. EMI relented and the self-titled album was not re-packaged.Brandon parted ways with the band before they released their second album entitled Fashion by Passion on the FM Revolver label. Brandon went on to do multiple TV appearances, and tour, with British pop sensation John Parr, while the remaining band members patched the lineup and eventually traveled overseas to the U.K. themselves, where their reception was a bit warmer than in the United States. They toured with the band FM and established a cult following in the process.Churchill-Dries, Chadock and Wright would eventually let go of White Sister and go on to form another group, Tattoo Rodeo, which was signed to Atlantic Records.After suffering health complications, Richard Wright died on June 14, 2006, at the age of 44.In 2008, Brandon rejoined Churchill-Dries and Chadock, as the 3 original members were invited to the UK to play the Firefest rock festival. A full-length concert DVD of their 2008 Nottingham performance was filmed and released in 2009. The DVDs sold out in short order. The band was invited back by the festival organizers in 2009 for an encore performance, but this, possibly their final White Sister show, was not filmed professionally.On October 15, 2012, Rick Chadock lost his battle with cancer.Churchill Dries recently completed his first solo album (entitled "I"), which was released May 15th 2015.Brandon is currently performing live with his solo band, supporting the release of his archived album Radioux City (1989-91), which was released in August 2015. Original White Sister drummer, Gus Moratinos, joined Gary for a couple of the 2015 shows, with plans to do more.
Album:
The self-titled debut by WHITE SISTER is without a doubt a mandatory item in your AOR collection, being this 'Remastered & Reloaded' reissue by Rock Candy Records the definitive version.The flamboyant Pomp rock movement of the late Seventies influenced a number of acts who took up that particular musical mantle during the following decade.Groups such as Giuffria, Shooting Star and Spys were undoubtedly the frontrunner's but following close behind and, arguably the greatest of them all, were Los Angeles based four-piece unit White Sister. Their self-titled debut is, simply put, one of the finest Pomp AOR albums of all time.A chance meeting in a gas station with former Angel keyboard maestro Gregg Giuffria paid handsome dividends when Gregg, smitten by the band’s music, agreed to produce their debut album which was released in 1984.Exploding with all the melodic goodness that you would expect from a fine Pomp AOR record, the emphasis was on great songs and even greater musicianship, allowing the tracks to cruise along on a rough hewn carpet of muscle and melody.You have terrific, lush keyboard / synth lines and vocals by Garri Brandon which simply swept you off your feet whilst the set to stun guitars of Rick Chadock drilled the infectious tunes into your brain and behind it all the skin tight rhythm section of Dennis Churchill (who also doubled up on lead vocals) and Richard Wright.Sems such as "Promises", "Walk Away", "Can't Say No" and "Don't Say You’re Mine" are some of the very best in this genre. The awesome "Whips" is an unreleased Angel track gifted to the band by Giuffria, and it's another highlight. To be honest, all are...The only (minor) fault in this record was production - more specifically, that some songs were recorded at different sessions. Then, production was good, but the mastering failed when the tracks were transferred to the master tapes.There were a couple of reissues before, but trust me, none sounds even closer to this superb, first class remaster by Rock Candy specialists.This is the DEFINITIVE White Sister's debut edition shaped from 24 BIT digital technology, including 16 page full colour booklet, 3,000 word essay, enhanced artwork, photos and new interview with producer Gregg Giuffria.
"White Sister" is a true masterclass in AOR, make sure you get your lesson soon.
Line-Up:
Dennis Churchill - lead vocals, bass
Rick Chadock - guitars
Garri Brandon - lead vocals, keyboards
Richard Wright - drums
Tracklist:
01. Don't Say That You're Mine
02. Straight From The Heart
03. Love Don't Make It Right
04. Breakin' All The Rules
05. Whips
06. Can't Say No
07. Promises
08. Walk Away
09. One More Night
10. Just For You
+ Video "Promises" (Live Video 2008)
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