The Cassette Chronicles #121 - Great White - Hooked

This week's new Cassette Chronicles article features a look back at the Great White album 'Hooked'.

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Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on January 30, 2020 at 7:27pm

I have been buying up the band’s releases because I have yet to hear an album that I don’t like. I can’t remember if I have listened to this one yet or not. I did just listen to Rising this week, and again I liked it.

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Permalink Reply by Yngve J. Chapleen on January 30, 2020 at 8:56pm

My 6 years senior uncle (and the original inspiration behind my Blues Ratz character, Bob) had the first 3 Great White albums on vinyl, which I got to borrow from him, at the time, and made a 60-minute Mix-Tape out of them.

Then I bought ... Twice Shy on cassette and eventually "Hooked" (with a -Fish Fully Out Of The Water- cover) on CD, but I do remember trading it the first chance I got. Obviously, I wasn't as "hooked" on the album as you are, but I do remember parting with it not because I hated the music but because I didn't really have another choice to get that Kingdom Come "In Your Face" CD the second-hand store was tempting me with. I can't remember any tracks from this album. I do have a double CD from Great White though; Something called sail away? that I haven't listened to in a long while.

For me, the band has one big flaw. Not in the music but the name. I think it should have a noun at the end. Perhaps: NORTH would be more resonating??? Just sayin'.