Alcatrazz - 'Jet To Jet (2025)' (official audio)
On a short trip we made a landing
Then we were strangers in town
How they stared as we made our exit
We're white they're all brown
Dr. Livingstone where are you
When we need you the most
We're white as ivory on the ivory coast
Jet into jet
Eat their poison like true ambassadors
We will drink up their beer
So predictable washed out white
Men foreigners are here
Call me master I'll call you boy
If that's all that you need
How that wounds me just
Leave me here to bleed
Black mans burden is on his shoulder
and keeps him well in his place
Two hundred pounds worth of megawatts
That smack him in the face
There's no reason to take the weight
Life's not strapped to your head
Don't wear the token till
The token black is dead
Band: Alcatrazz
Country of origin: United States
Location: Los Angeles, California
Formed in: 1983
Genre: Heavy Metal/Shred
Years active: 1983-1987, 2007-2014, 2019-present
Audio: "Jet To Jet" (2025)
Album: "Prior Convictions"
Type: Full length
Release date: November 7th, 2025
Label: BraveWords Records
Track Listing:
01. Transylvanian Requiem (New Song)
02. Stand And Wait Your Turn (New Song)
03. Jet To Jet (2025)
04. Starr Carr Lane (2025)
05. Hiroshima Mon Amour (2025)
06. Island In The Sun (2025)
07. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live (2025)
08. God Blessed Video (2025)
09. Skyfire (2025)
10. General Hospital (2025)
11. Kree Nakoorie (2025)
Band members:
Giles Lavery - Vocals
Joe Stump - Guitars
Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards
Gary Shea - Bass
Mark Benquechea - Drums
Then we were strangers in town
How they stared as we made our exit
We're white they're all brown
Dr. Livingstone where are you
When we need you the most
We're white as ivory on the ivory coast
Jet into jet
Eat their poison like true ambassadors
We will drink up their beer
So predictable washed out white
Men foreigners are here
Call me master I'll call you boy
If that's all that you need
How that wounds me just
Leave me here to bleed
Black mans burden is on his shoulder
and keeps him well in his place
Two hundred pounds worth of megawatts
That smack him in the face
There's no reason to take the weight
Life's not strapped to your head
Don't wear the token till
The token black is dead
Το μακρινό 1983 ο (πρώην τραγουδιστής των Rainbow και Michael Schenker Group) Graham Bonnet δημιούργησε στο Los Angeles τους Alcatrazz, οι οποίοι συνεχίζουν (με... μεγάλα διαλείμματα) μέχρι τις ημέρες μας. Η πιο πρόσφατη επανένωσή τους έγινε το 2019 με δισκογραφικό αποτέλεσμα το (πολύ καλό) album "Born Innocent".
Τον Δεκέμβρη του 2020 ο δημιουργός της μπάντας (Graham Bonnet) έμεινε εκτός Alcatrazz (με αποτέλεσμα να σχηματίσει τους Graham Bonnet’s Alcatrazz) με τα υπόλοιπα μέλη να τον αντικαθιστούν με τον Doogie White (βλ. Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker Group, Tank, Cornerstone κλπ). Το αποτέλεσμα της συνεργασίας το ακούσαμε προ τετραετίας με το full length album "V", για να ακολουθήσει πρόπερσι ο δίσκος "Take No Prisoners".
Πέρυσι ο Doogie White αντικαταστάθηκε από τον Giles Lavery (βλ. Jack Starr, Warlord, Dragonsclaw κλπ). "Prior Convictions" τιτλοφορείται το νέο πόνημα της μπάντας, το οποίο αποτελείται από δύο καινούρια τραγούδια και εννέα παλιότερα των Alcatrazz επανηχογραφημένα φέτος. Θα κυκλοφορήσει μέσω της BraveWords Records και αναμένεται τον τελευταίο φθινοπωρινό μήνα.
Ακούμε την επανεκτέλεση του τραγουδιού "Jet To Jet", με τον Giles Lavery να μας λέει σχετικά: «"Jet To Jet" has been one of my favorite Alcatrazz songs all of my life, even if the riff is a little similar to Rainbow's "Spotlight Kid"!... actually, it's like "Spotlight Kid" on steroids!!! What a great song and so much fun to perform live... I hope everyone checks out and enjoys our new 2025 version of this Alcatrazz 1983 classic!»
Τον Δεκέμβρη του 2020 ο δημιουργός της μπάντας (Graham Bonnet) έμεινε εκτός Alcatrazz (με αποτέλεσμα να σχηματίσει τους Graham Bonnet’s Alcatrazz) με τα υπόλοιπα μέλη να τον αντικαθιστούν με τον Doogie White (βλ. Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker Group, Tank, Cornerstone κλπ). Το αποτέλεσμα της συνεργασίας το ακούσαμε προ τετραετίας με το full length album "V", για να ακολουθήσει πρόπερσι ο δίσκος "Take No Prisoners".
Πέρυσι ο Doogie White αντικαταστάθηκε από τον Giles Lavery (βλ. Jack Starr, Warlord, Dragonsclaw κλπ). "Prior Convictions" τιτλοφορείται το νέο πόνημα της μπάντας, το οποίο αποτελείται από δύο καινούρια τραγούδια και εννέα παλιότερα των Alcatrazz επανηχογραφημένα φέτος. Θα κυκλοφορήσει μέσω της BraveWords Records και αναμένεται τον τελευταίο φθινοπωρινό μήνα.
Δελτίο τύπου: «In advance of their forthcoming 2026 studio album, Alcatrazz reveal a new release to land just in time for their extensive November/December European tour. Prior Convictions contains newly re-recorded versions of nine 1980s era Alcatrazz songs, all featuring new vocalist Giles Lavery. Plus two brand new band compositions “Transylvanian Requiem” and “Stand And Wait Your Turn”.
These new versions of classic Alcatrazz tunes (plus the pair of new songs) continue the powerful hard hitting metal direction Alcatrazz have demonstrated since reactivating in 2020! This is now their forth release this decade, and the band show no signs of winding down any time soon! "Shredlord" Joe Stump delivers hi-octane intensity with his neo-classical approach to the guitar...
While founding members Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea continue the Alcatrazz musical legacy they started in 1983! Giles Lavery (Warlord / Jack Starr / Dragonsclaw) honors that same muscial legacy of these classic metal anthems and proves that he is indeed the right choice to take the band forward into their next Heavy Metal chapter!»
Ακούμε την επανεκτέλεση του τραγουδιού "Jet To Jet", με τον Giles Lavery να μας λέει σχετικά: «"Jet To Jet" has been one of my favorite Alcatrazz songs all of my life, even if the riff is a little similar to Rainbow's "Spotlight Kid"!... actually, it's like "Spotlight Kid" on steroids!!! What a great song and so much fun to perform live... I hope everyone checks out and enjoys our new 2025 version of this Alcatrazz 1983 classic!»
Band: Alcatrazz
Country of origin: United States
Location: Los Angeles, California
Formed in: 1983
Genre: Heavy Metal/Shred
Years active: 1983-1987, 2007-2014, 2019-present
Audio: "Jet To Jet" (2025)
Album: "Prior Convictions"
Type: Full length
Release date: November 7th, 2025
Label: BraveWords Records
Track Listing:
01. Transylvanian Requiem (New Song)
02. Stand And Wait Your Turn (New Song)
03. Jet To Jet (2025)
04. Starr Carr Lane (2025)
05. Hiroshima Mon Amour (2025)
06. Island In The Sun (2025)
07. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live (2025)
08. God Blessed Video (2025)
09. Skyfire (2025)
10. General Hospital (2025)
11. Kree Nakoorie (2025)
Band members:
Giles Lavery - Vocals
Joe Stump - Guitars
Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards
Gary Shea - Bass
Mark Benquechea - Drums
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